ART 3130 is a survey of the major achievements in Western art and
architecture of the 20th century. Slide lectures and videos are presented to place the art
into historical and cultural context.
Text:
History of Modern Art
, Fifth Edition, by H. H. Arnason.
This book is available at the TTU bookstore the
semester that the class is taught
.
Chapters covered:
5. Art Nouveau and the Beginnings of Impressionism.
6. The Origins of Modern Sculpture.
7. Fauvism.
8. Expressionism in Germany.
9. The Figurative Tradition in Early Twentieth-Century Sculpture.
10. Cubism.
11. Futurism, Abstraction in Russia, and de Stijl.
12. Early Twentieth-Century Architecture.
13. From Fantasy to Dada and the New Objectivity.
14. The School of Paris after World War I.
15. Surrealism.
16. Modern Architecture Between the Wars.
17. International Abstraction Between the Wars.
18. American Art Before World War II.
19. Abstract Expressionism and the New American Art.
20. Postwar European Art.
21. Pop Art and Europe's New Realism.
22. Sixties Abstraction.
23. The Second Wave of International Style Architecture.
24. The Pluralistic Seventies.
25. Postmodernism in Architecture.
26. The Retrospective Eighties.
27. Resistance and Resolution.
Tests: Three tests will be given. Each test will count for 25% of the final grade.
Each test will cover new material (from lectures and the required text), but you are
expected to remember pertinent information from previous sections. Tests will consist of
slide identification, multiple choice, and comparative essays. Make-up tests will be given only for excused absences.
You should notify the instructor before the test is given. A zero will be assigned for any
test missed and not made up.
Paper: A paper with a title page, 5 pages of text, and a bibliography about an
approved "modern art" topic will count for 25% of the final grade.
Grades: Extra credit (optional) will be added to the final grade. Class
participation can also enhance the final average. A is 100-90; B is 89-80; C is 79-70; D
is 69-60; and F is below 60.
Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend all classes.
Accommodations for special needs for students with disabilities are coordinated through
the Office of Disability Services. Please contact their office at 372-6119 if you need
assistance.
THIS IS A BRIEF SUMMARY. SEE THE CLASS SYLLABUS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Good art history links:
Link to Dr.
Carol Ventura's Home Page
