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	Discussion Topic 2	Professor Saylor 6 Nov 2023	Olena Zolotkova 3 Apr 2025	584

COURSE INTRODUCTION

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Defining Art

1.1: Introduction and Definitions

Discussion Topic 1: Exposure to Art

Defining Art

1.2: Form and Content

Form and Content

1.3: Aesthetics

Aesthetics

What is Art?

1.4: Subjective and Objective Perspectives

Subjective and Objective Perspectives

1.5: Artistic Roles

Artistic Roles

1.6: Artistic Categories

Artistic Categories

1.7: Artistic Styles

Artistic Styles

1.8: Cultural Styles

Cultural Styles

Representational, Abstract, and Nonrepresentational Art

1.9: Perception and Visual Awareness

Perception and Visual Awareness

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Who Makes Art – Process and Training

2.1: The Artistic Process

The Artistic Process

2.2: The Individual Artist

The Individual Artist

Discussion Topic 3: The Artistic Process

2.3: Artistic Training Methods

Artistic Training Methods

2.4: Art as a Social Activity

Art as a Social Activity

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: How Art Speaks – Finding Meaning

3.1: Objective vs. Subjective Meaning

Discussion Topic 4: Form and Content

How We See: Objective and Subjective Means

3.2: The Four Levels of Meaning: Formal, Subject, Context, and Iconography

First Level of Meaning: Formal

Second Level of Meaning: Subject

Third Level of Meaning: Context

More on Context

Fourth Level of Meaning: Iconography

3.3: Critical Perspectives

Critical Perspectives

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: How Art Works – The Principles of Visual Language

4.1: The Basic Elements

The Point

The Line

Shapes and the Figure-Ground Relationship

Mass

4.2: Space, Value, Color, and Texture

The Element of Space

The Element of Value

The Element of Color

The Element of Texture

4.3: The Principles of Design

Artistic Principles

Balance

Repetition

Scale and Proportion

Emphasis

Time and Motion

Unity and Variety

Discussion Topic 5: Objective Description of Artistic Principles

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Artistic Media

5.1: Two-Dimensional Media

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking