GE 102—AgendaWeek 1

 1. Introduction to the class—

Syllabus & Requirements Research and Collegiality

a. Primary Sourcesb. Secondary Sources

  

   

2. What does it mean to analyze art?

QUICKWRITE: Define Artist.

Links to descriptive words for art:http://eroosevelths.pgcps.org/~cunningham/descriptivewords.htmlhttp://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/jordan/analyzingart.htmhttp://www.sfmoma.org/artthink/#

 

 

Link to PDF Chart: What Constitutes Art:http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/intherealms/for.html

Link to Lascaux

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

Links to Keith Haring

http://www.haringkids.com/

http://www.postercheckout.com/FrameStudio.asp?PrintID=52628

Form for analysis:

WebRevArt_Analysis_Rubric_Broudy.htm

3. How does society use art?

Art Statements:

Tolstoy: http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/361r14.html

Sustainable arts: http://www.sustainable-arts.org/legal.html

Yahoo dialog: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070403121901AAqKxQ5

JSTOR (source info here—you need to log in at library): http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0004-3125(197609)29%3A5%3C9%3AAIS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6

QUICKWRITE: Who is the person who has had the greatest influence on your art so far? Describe this influence and include a drawing.

4. Who analyzes art? Where and why do they do it?Links for how to:http://www.csun.edu/~pjs44945/artlect.htmlhttp://www.powayusd.com/teachers/kopstad/Art%20Analysis/default.htmhttp://library.concordia.ca/research/subjects/arthistory/HowtoAnalyzeArt.pdfhttp://www.forgottendelights.com/essay/Annotated%20Art/02WhyAnalyze.htm

5. Who says what art means?

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/intherealms/pdf/pov_intherealms_artchart.pdf

Business:http://www.forgottendelights.com/essay/Annotated%20Art/02WhyAnalyze.htmGallery statement:http://www.columbiavalleyarts.com/you.htmlA personal statement:http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenzodom/266645529/Ancestral art:http://www.ancestral.com/meaning.html

6. Components of a formal research paper—APA Style

pp. 425-4311) Title Page

2) Abstract

3) Text of paper including: Method, Results, Discussion, References

4) Notes are parenthetical

5) Reference List, including all in-text citations

 

HW for Week 2:

Read pp. 387-411 in text;

Study for quiz next week;

Select three possible paper topics and bring them, typed to class;

Locate and bring in print/review analysis of a designer or piece of work in your major from a magazine/newspaper/web source and remember to bring author/source info. Preferred: Find an analysis that makes a comparison.

Copy out the “Form for Analysis” from the link under #2 above or you can handwrite it.

 Note: DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA. You must have an author.

7. Learning Log #1

At least two full paragraphs:1) Explain what you will take away from this class today—Ideas, facts, techniques, tips, content2) What questions did this week make you ask? What isyour answer at this time?