INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ART

Required Text

Kleiner, F. S. (2016). Gardner's art through the age: A global history. (15th ed.) Boston, MA:
Wadsworth/ Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 9781337053570

Course Description

This course is a general introduction to major movements in the arts from the late Eighteenth to the
Twenty-first centuries. It is designed for the beginning student and assumes no previous experience in
art or art history. The course will focus on painting and sculpture with reference to architecture and
decorative arts. In addition to an introduction to the major artworks the course will teach the
fundamental of visual analysis and the language used to describe works of art.

Course Objectives

Apply the language of art history in discussions and writing.

Describe the stylistic elements of select major art movements of the 19th through 21st
centuries.
Identify and describe the major importance of the main historic movements from the late
nineteenth century to present.
Compare, contrast, and classify how certain artworks relate to the historic and cultural context
in which they were made.
Apply historical knowledge of art history to describe and analyze artworks observed in a
museum or gallery.

Tentative Schedule

Week Assignments
Week 1 "What is Art Reading
History? And Different Lecture "Glossary Terms"
Ways of Seeing" Lecture "Video Lectures"
Discussion "Introductions"
Assignment "Summarize Terms"
 Week 2
"Impressionism and
Post Impressionism
Europe and America
1870-1900"
Week 3 "Symbolism,
Sculpture and
Architecture and the
Decorative Arts in
Europe and America
1870-1900"
Week 4 "Modernism
in Europe and
America 1900-1930"
Week 5 "Modernism
in Europe and
America 1920-1945:
Post-War"
Week 6 "Modernism
and Postmodernism in
Europe and America
1945 to 1980"
Week 7
"Contemporary Art
Worldwide"
Week 8 "Review and
Reflect"
Work must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the date due.
Estimated Workload
The following table outlines the academic effort required by students to be successful in this course.
While the times in the table are approximate, it is presented to help students with their time
Reading
Lecture "Video Lectures"
Lecture "Glossary Terms"
Discussion "Impressionism Vs. Out-of-Doors Urban"
Assignment "Artwork Review"
Reading
Lecture "Glossary Terms"
Lecture "Video Lectures"
Discussion "Rodin's Influence"
Assignment "Changes in Art"
Reading
Lecture "Glossary Terms"
Lecture "Video Lectures"
Discussion "1905 - 1910 Development"
Midterm
Reading
Lecture "Glossary Terms"
Lecture "Video Lectures"
Discussion "Total Architecture and Machines for Living"
Assignment "Virtual Museum Visit"
Reading
Lecture "Glossary Terms"
Lecture "Video Lectures"
Discussion "Conceptual Art"
Assignment "Artwork Review"
Reading
Lecture "Glossary Terms"
Lecture "Video Lectures"
Discussion "Contemporary Art"
Assignment "Postmodernism and Neo-Expressionism"
Reading
Discussion "Government Funding"
Discussion "Review & Reflection"
Student End of Course Survey
Final
management. Please note, depending on the student's background knowledge and experience of the
course subject and an individual student's academic capabilities, these times will vary. If you have any
questions or concerns, please direct them to your instructor or student advisor.

Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours

Required
1 Online Readings/Lectures 0.6
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 1.1
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 6.0
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours

Required
2 Online Readings/Lectures 0.5
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 2.4
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 6.0
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours

Required
3 Online Readings/Lectures 0.5
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 2.4
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 6.0
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours

Required
4 Online Readings/Lectures 0.5
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 2.9
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 7.5
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0
Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours
Required
5 Online Readings/Lectures 0.5
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 3.3
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 9.0
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours

Required
6 Online Readings/Lectures 0.5
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 3.7
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 6.0
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours

Required
7 Online Readings/Lectures 0.4
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 2.4
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 6.0
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Week Type of Activity Activity Estimated Hours

Required
8 Online Readings/Lectures 0.4
Discussions 3.0
Assignments 0.0
Preparation Readings 1.0
Discussions 2.0
Assignments 12.0
Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0
Grading Policy

Assignment Percentage
Discussions 30%
Assignments 30%
Midterm 20%
Final Project 20%

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