ART 101 - Art Appreciation

1. Understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
   1. Differentiate among a variety of historical and cultural contexts in terms of characteristics and purposes of works of art.
   2. Describe the function and explore the meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times and places
   3. Analyze common characteristics of visual arts evident across time and among cultural/ethnic groups to formulate analysis, evaluations and interpretations of meanings
2. List the visual elements of art
3. Define the principles of design for a better understanding of art
4. Identify well-known art work
   1. Identify work by name (50)
   2. Identify work by artist (50)
5. Identify artists’ style
   1. Neoclassicism
   2. Romantic.
   3. Realism
   4. Impressionism
   5. Post impression
   6. Fauves
   7. Expressionism
   8. Cubism
   9. Dada
   10. Surrealism
   11. Social change
   12. Classical and Romantic
   13. Abstract Expressionism and Related Work
   14. Color Field Painting
   15. Pre-Pop, Pop, and Pop-Related Art
   16. Op and Hard-Edge Abstraction
   17. Minimal Art
   18. Conceptual Art
   19. Earthworks and Site Works
   20. Installations and Environments
   21. Events, Happenings, and Performance Art
   22. Photography
   23. Photorealist Painting and Super-Realist Sculpture
   24. Feminist Art
   25. Diversity in Recent Representational Art
6. Label media available for two-dimensional use
   1. Drawing
   2. Painting
   3. Printmaking
   4. Photographic
   5. Electronic arts
7. Label three-dimensional media
   1. Sculpture
   2. Mixed media
   3. Performing arts and performance art
   4. Craft
8. Analyze one specific work of art
   1. Inventory the subject matter
   2. Identify the art elements
   3. Determine how the subject matter and art elements are related
   4. Interpret how this information helps define a meaning for the work
   5. Reconsider the conclusions
9. Study the Des Moines Art Center
   1. Evaluate the three different architectural spaces
   2. Compare the three different architectural spaces
10. Research contemporary artists
    1. Write a research paper interpreting his/her work
    2. Use proper notation and bibliography
11. Respond in a journal to awareness of art in everyday life, including art presented through the media
12. Comprehend the reading material assigned
    1. Read text
    2. Answer assigned study guide questions
    3. Create new questions as assigned
    4. Participate in class discussions of reading material