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Art

Spring Semester 2010

ART 151: History of Western Art I

This course is a general introduction to the history of Western art, its ancestry, and its heritage. It is designed for the beginning student, and assumes no previous experience in art or art history.

In addition to introducing many of the major surviving monuments of painting, sculpture, metalwork, and architecture from circa 2500 BC to circa 1300 CE, this course will teach the fundamental skills of visual analysis and provide you with vocabulary and concepts for discussing works of art. No less important, the enormous geographical range and long time span covered by the course provide a unique opportunity for investigating the relation between works of art and the varied cultures in which they were produced. As much as learning about creative thinking and skills, understanding human cultural diversity is a major goal of our education.

Required Text

  • Stokstad, Art History: A View of the West, Volume 1, 3rd edition (2008)

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Kate Arpen, MA
  • Department: Art
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
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ART 154: Introduction to Islamic Art

Art 154 is a general survey of the rich and diverse artistic heritage of Islamic civilizations from the seventh century to the present day. This course is designed for the beginning student as an introduction to the painting, architecture, and decorative arts of Islamic societies in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the Indian subcontinent.

Required Texts

  • Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair, Islamic Arts A&i (Art and Ideas)
  • Barbara Brend, Islamic Art

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Krysta Black, MA
  • Department: Art
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
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ART 254: Women in the Visual Arts

ART 254 is a survey course that considers art produced by women. We will examine art works from the medieval period to the nineteenth century with particular emphasis on the special challenges faced by female artists. A variety of artistic mediums will be studied including manuscript pages, sculpture, and painting, and we will also analyze a variety of literary sources drawing from the areas of women’s studies and literature. No previous knowledge of art history is required as this course will introduce students to the basic concepts of art history and also provide the skills necessary to evaluate the historical and aesthetic contexts in which works were produced.

Required Texts

  • No textbooks are required for this course.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Lindsay Dunn, MA
  • Department: Art
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
  • View a sample course syllabus.

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ART 285: Post-1945 Art

ART 285 is an investigation of visual arts from the end of World War II to the present time, including abstract expressionism, pop art, minimal art, new realism, and postmodern theories.

Required Texts

  • Foster, Krauss, Bois, and Buchloh, Art Since 1900: Modernism, AntiModernism, Postmodernism, Volume 2, 1945 to the Present (2004), ISBN 978-0500285428
  • Harrison and Wood, eds., Art in Theory, 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas, 2nd edition (2003), ISBN 978-0631227083

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Jennie Carlisle, MA
  • Department: Art
  • Credit hours: 3
  • Prerequisite, any introductory-level art history course or permission of instructor.
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
  • View a sample course syllabus.

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ART 356: Introduction to Digital Photography

This course introduces students to digital photography. Students are encouraged to be in control of their cameras and technology, to develop an artistic style moving beyond the snapshot, and to learn to describe and critique work with a command of digital and artistic vocabulary.

Required Text and Equipment

Required text

  • Miotke, The Better Guide to Digital Photography (2005)

Optional text

  • Horenstein, Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual, revised 3rd edition (2004)

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Required equipment

Students must have a digital SLR Camera with a standard focus lens (approximately 50mm) and full manual exposure and focal controls (focus, ISO, aperture, and shutter speed settings).

Course Details

  • Instructor: Coke Whitworth, BA
  • Department: Art
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
  • View a sample course syllabus.

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