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Art 101 (Prof. Mencher)
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Aug 30 Syllabus Syllabus and Requirements Starter Kit *Basquiat* the film	Oct 25 MIDTERM Study Guide Lust For Life (Film)
Sept 6 Aristotle's elements of theatre A Checklist for analyzing Movies The 'Grammar' of Television and Film Forms of Analysis of Art Basquiat Julian Schnabel Starter Kit Read Key Concepts, Form, Iconography and Context The 'Grammar' of Television and Film A Biography and short Essay about Basquiat Recollections of Basquiat by John Seed Schnabel bio and his work Assignment Due Sept 6th HOMEWORK: On a sheet of paper, write the following. Name an artist, musician, or actor who you consider to be a "genius." Make a list of five to twenty traits or things that make this person a genius. You can use any criteria you like however, if you get stuck, think about the individual's biographical data, how other people perceive this person, physical, emotional, or creative traits. (You may handwrite this assignment but make sure you have a heading at the top left of the page.)	Nov 1 Discussion of the Film A Checklist for analyzing Movies Comparisons of the Film to the book and reality Assignment Due Nov 1 Film Review/Comparisons PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST Myth or Madness? Mania and the Artistic Genius Ssh Mad Genius (An article about films about artists) Madness and Surrealism I want my Dada! Duchamp Style Surrealism Expressionistic and Symbolist Movements I want my Dada! Duchamp Style Surrealism
Sept 13 Ideas of Form Perspectives: Linear Value Color Color in Film Representing the World: Iconography How video games Pull it All together (Doom3) Starter Kit Read Key Concepts, Form, Iconography and Context Syllabus, What is cheating? Read Chapters 5-7 Start reading "Lust for Life" Read Chapters 7-9 The development of Perspective in Renaissance Art The psychology of Perspective An Interactive Site about Perspective An interactive page with a great example of two point perspective. Color_Basics	Nov 8 German Expressionism in Cinema and Music German Expressionism We watch the "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" Expressionistic and Symbolist Movements German Expressionism in Cinema and Music German Expressionism
Sept 20 Representing the World: Representation and Abstraction The World as Artists See It The World as We Perceive It Words and Images Style Wars Video Read Chapters 1-3 Jenny Holzer Graffiti Artist Dondi Graffiti Artist Lady Pink Formal Analysis (Review of Concepts) DUE WED SEPT 20th by Midnight	Nov 15 Diego Frida We watch "Frida" A simple Biography of Frida Kahlo A more complex and detailed bio of Frida's life. Quotes from Frida Frida's paintings Frida's Surreal Iconography About Traditional Mexican Art (Day of the Dead)
Sept 27 Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 6:30 sharp	Nov 22 Thanksgiving
Oct 4 Vincent Iconography Representing Nature and the Genre Scene Get Real! Daumier, Courbet, Manet The Spiritual, The Mind and The Beautiful The Navajo Culture Read Chapters 3-5 Due Assignment Oct 4 Worksheet Start working on the assignment that is due March 9th! The Romanesque to Gothic Period Architecture Caspar David Friederich Romanticism Perspective in the North and South: Masaccio and Van Eyck From the Open University Website Jan van Eyck From the Open University Website: Read The Mystery of Marriage at this Website Gauguin	Nov 29 Discussion of the Film A Checklist for analyzing Movies Assignment Due Nov 29 Film Review of "Frida" Presentations You will be bringing in or e-mailing a work of art that you think is either great or really is terrible. You will do a ten minute presentation to the class explaining what you like or hate about the work. If you want to e-mail the work either send me a link to a page it's on or e-mail me a jpeg directly.
Oct 11 Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 6:30 sharp	Dec 6 Presentations You will be bringing in or e-mailing a work of art that you think is either great or really is terrible. You will do a ten minute presentation to the class explaining what you like or hate about the work. If you want to e-mail the work either send me a link to a page it's on or e-mail me a jpeg directly.
Oct 18 Film Criticism READ Film Reviews Art Criticism David Tomb LOOK at and READ http://www.davidtomb.com/ READ Reviews of David Tomb's Work Charles Wish READ Reviews of Charles Wish's Work Assignment Due Oct 18 Vincent in Context A Website with a Visual Time Line of Vincent's Life Vincent Biographical Get Real: Daumier, Manet and Courbet Contrapposto Magazine Bringing Olympia Into the Present Van Gogh http://www.artchive.com/artchive/V/vangogh.html http://www.vggallery.com http://webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/15/404.htm?qp=art.theory http://webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/14/372.htm?qp=art.theory http://webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/21/652.htm optional browse through Van Gogh's letters to Theo: van Gogh's Letters - Unabridged A checklist for analyzing movies The 'Grammar' of Television and Film	Dec 13 Final Exam Day Study Guide for Final Exam The final will consist of essay questions and will include vocabulary off of the worksheets, definitions of film terminology identifications of some of the art you have looked at. questions about the films (similar to those you've already answered I will try to make a study guide later on during the semester that will cover some of the things you will be tested on.