ART! HU 300

Don’t be scared by the collar! A little about me… Prof. John Balicki First Course at Kaplan Been Teaching Online for over 10 years Day Job: St. Mark’s Church, Waterville, ME Live: Brunswick, ME Wife, two kids, dog

Syllabus and Assignments Syllabus in two places : left tabs and Doc Sharing Read thoroughly!!! Assignments due end of day Tuesday If extenuating circumstances, contact me ahead of time Keep up with Discussion Board No late posts to other students Keep up with Reading Read the Chapter before the seminar

HU 300:Assignments Ten Units Grading is based on Discussion Board postings for first nine units Three unit assignments and a final project Look Over the Description of the Final Project in the Unit 1 Material. Begin keeping a notebook or index cards of things you may encounter in the next weeks Seminar participation (non-graded)

Art What is the purpose of art?

CUBISM What is it? Who are the key artists?

POST-IMPRESSIONISM

SURREALISM

Kandinsky What is your reaction to this work of art?

Art can often mean different things to different people. Is this a strength or a weakness?.

Week 2 Assignments Read Chapter 2 in the Text. What did you think about it?

Unit 2 Assignments Discussion Board Find a piece of art (sculpture or painting) - post 1945 Where do I find it? Color plates in text Artist from PBS Art 21 series Any of “virtual museums” on Web Resources It should be a piece of art you like or find valuable Describe the work using critical language and tell us why you think it’s valuable If not from text, try to attach to your post

Unit 2 Assignments Unit 2 Project in Word or PowerPoint Minimum 750 Words in APA Format Focuses on Art in your community Pick a piece of architecture near where you live and analyze it. If you can easily photograph and attach, do it Pick a piece of art in your home or community (civic building, museum, library, etc.) Use the vocabulary of the text and unit materials Submit to Dropbox by end of day Tuesday

By end of next week, you’ll have completed 30% of course! PS Don’t wait until last minute with questions.