ART 1020 - Art Appreciation

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3Lab None
Course Description: This course introduces students to art from a variety of cultures and historical contexts. Topics include major art movements, varieties of materials, and aesthetic theories. Coursework covers formal terms, elements, and principles common to the study of art and architecture.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): Assessment score placement of RDNG 1000, or completion of RDNG 0900 or RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher, and assessment score placement of ENGL 1021 or completion of ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

Elements of art
Principles of Design
Materials and media (technical aspects)
The creative process/seeing and responding
The evolution of art
Purposes of art
Subject, form, and content
Defining art
Abstraction, Representation, and Non-representational art
Aesthetic theories
Architecture
Art vs. craft (non-functional vs. functional design)
Socio-political influences on art and architecture throughout history
Form and function
Major styles and movements from around the world
Art and religion (influence of religious beliefs on the function of art)
Universal relationships and themes
Art and Science (impact of technological inventions on art and art materials throughout history.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

Analyze the ways in which art reflects cultural values
Identify major socio-political events that have impacted art
Analyze the form and content of art/architecture using terms and principles common to art.
Identify major art movements, works of art, and architecture.
Describe technical methods and materials used for making art/architecture.

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ART 1020 - Art Appreciation