CRITICAL STUDIES 208
Instructor: Yvonne Owens
This course provides you with an introduction to theoretical perspectives and methodologies used by cultures to look at and analyze art. It covers a broad range including the canonistic ‘heroic’ model, Modernism, Post-Modernism, Feminist Critique, and Marxist Theory.
Theories and philosophies of Western art were first posed in ancient Greece. They were “hot topics” in salons, academies, and schools of Natural Philosophers such as Sappho, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurius, and others, along with scientific models of vision, sight, optics, perception, perspective, and the workings of imagination. During the Renaissance, Christian Humanists such as Vasari, Brunaleschi, Alberti, and Jan Van Eyck revived these theories. We start the course by reviewing the concept of “theory” and see why theory is important to the practice of art history, and how it relates to one or more works of art. The course ends with practical ideas for writing theory-based art history essays.
Recommended Text: Methods & Theories of Art History by Anne D’Alleva
Offered Fall 2012
ART THEORY AND AESTHETICS 318
Instructor: Victor Arcega
The course provides an in-depth inquiry into the philosophies and theories of art and beauty, and their relevance to the individual works of students developing their graduation show. The program references 2200 years of major art concepts from Plato through Heidegger. Students can examine how these apply to their own art concerns and specializations using textbooks, personal critiques and open discussions.
BUSINESS OF ART 300
Instructor: Joanne Thomson
A practical course on how to promote yourself, protect yourself, and find out what the rules of business are in a variety of situations. Explorations will include: gallery contracts, calculating copyright fees, giving to charity, shipping your work overseas, taxes and tax exemptions, cataloguing and professional portfolio presentation.
To be offered Fall 2012