Introduction to art

appreciation
 Syllabus

Art Appreciation 1301| Lecture | #12196

Fall Semester 2019
16 Weeks (8.26.2019 to 12.15.2019)

TUESDAY/THURSDAY|11:00am-12:20Pm
3 Credit Hours | 48 hours per semester
Darla Barolini

Preferred Contact: Email:

Darla.Barolinilawrence@hccs.edu
Darla.barolini@gmail.com

For Field trips my # 914-645-3994

Course Overview
This course will survey the history of art beginning with the Stone Age to the
present. Through readings, written assignments and slide lectures, students will
become familiar with examples of different types of art. Students will learn about
the creative process of artists in order to cultivate an appreciation of the changing
technique, materials, and purpose of art making throughout history. They will
explore and analyze influential works of art as a way to gain an understanding of
the arts as a universal method of communication and expression.

For your success:

https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/d.barolinilawrence
● Reading the textbook
● Attending class in person and/or
online
● Completing assignments
● Participating in class activities
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Introduction/ Silibus Sculpture
Elements of Art and Design Craft
Introduction to… Architecture
Drawing
Printmaking Review
Painting Exam 3

Review Installation
Exam 1 performance Art

Photography Artist today (contemporary)

Ways of seeing Final Exam Study sessions
Mixed Media Presentations
Final Exam FInal Essays Due
Review
Exam 2
First Draft of Essay Due
What is required for the course?

Textbook:
Sketchbook: In this class you will be required to keep a Sketchbook. This can be
fun! You can use your sketchbook to take notes in class as well as doodle if that is
not a distraction to you.
Examples of artist sketchbooks
Notebook for Vocabulary
Assignments

● Five page essay double spaced.

● 5-10 minute presentation
● Various In sketchbook homeworks
● Group Exhibition project
● Three exams
● One final exam
Essay Options :
● Pick a particular theme in painting, sculpture, craft art, or architecture. OR
● Compare and contrast 2 works of art from any time period. OR
● Pick a particular artwork that intrigues you from at least five different time periods. OR
● Focus on works with a specific function or content from at least five different eras. OR
● Select a theme of your choosing using at least five examples to illustrate.
● Is there a particular artwork you like or dislike and why?

As you write, trace the topic through various periods of history. Incorporate your knowledge about
influences on the making of art-visual, social, political, religious, multicultural, etc. This is an essay about
your understanding of what we have covered this semester. It is a way of understanding what you
remember and it should be helpful in preparing for your final. It is also a way for the instructor to find out
what you have learned.

AVOID writing about the subject with non-specific, meaningless phrases that say nothing. Write clearly
and legibly. Be serious about this work. Consider it a personal review of what you learned. Paper is
provided for the essay.
Presentations:

For your presentation you will have to provide 1 page short essay on your
topic. Presentation is due the last 2 weeks before winter break: November
28th through Dec. 12th- will be are scheduled times for presentations. Each
presentation will be about 5 to 10 minutes long discussion, where you will
briefly state what it is you are presenting and how it relates to what we
learned this semester.
Presentation options:
Short powerpoint , video, or photographs,
Artwork , sculpture, diagram or collage, painting
( these are options but it is not limited to these) .
Exams: Three Exams Plus Final Exam

Exam 1: end of September

Multiple choice Exam 2: October 17th
Exam 3: November 19th
Match Final: December 10th
Short answer questions
Long answer questions. Note: these are not set dates and
can be changed.
Field Trips

One in class trip to the Menil collection or an

Alternative assignment

Address: 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006

Phone: (713) 525-9400
My phone: 914-645-3994
I will send email reminders to your
HCC emails. if you do not use an HCC
Email you MUST email me from your alternative
email.