2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

ART 3316 Cultural Craft for the Adolescent Student
Prerequisite: Admission to the HBU Teacher Education Program.
This course encourages expanded multicultural appreciation of classical and traditional craft and includes practical
experience and preparation for teaching a variety of fiber arts, printmaking, bookbinding, mosaic and three-dimensional
design in the adolescent (6-8 and 9-12) classroom.(Offered also as INDC 3316.)
ART 3330 Gallery and Museum Practices I
The course introduces students to a hands-on participation of fine arts gallery management and a formal study of
museum operations. Students study major art facilities in Houston and collectively organize an art exhibition as part of
their course of study. May be taken by art and non-art majors (with approval by the professor and art department chair).
ART 3331 Gallery and Museum Practices II
In this course students continue to develop their knowledge and experience using hands-on participation of fine arts
gallery management and a formal study of museum operations. Students study major art facilities in Houston and
collectively organize an art exhibition as part of their course of study. May be taken by art and non-art majors (with
approval by the professor and art department chair).
ART 3332 Gallery and Museum Practices III
This course completes students‘ formal knowledge and experience using hands-on participation of fine arts gallery
management and a formal study of museum operations. Students study major art facilities in Houston and collectively
organize an art exhibition as part of their course of study. May be taken by art and non-art majors (with approval by the
professor and art department chair).
ART 3335 Color Theory
Prerequisite: None
An introductory course concerned with basic art techniques and materials of the study of color. The student will
become acquainted with processes and the materials of understanding and applying color theory. The course will first
develop the vocabulary of color followed by the construction of the color wheel and other significant color structure
formations. A major part of the course will be dedicated to the studio application of painting, drawing and design color
applications by the students. The course will include the following applications of color studies: Vocabulary of color,
theories of color, applying color theory, color wheels, naming colors, three attributes of color, mixing of color, moving
from theory to practice, using value of color, using intensity of color, using harmony of color, color in nature,
symbolism of color, and creating a personal palette of color.
ART 3353 History of Art: Prehistoric through Gothic
Painting, sculpture and architecture are reflections of man‘s thinking (social, religious, and political) and the means
through which he has sought to satisfy needs common to man of every age. The unique contribution made by each
culture toward our art heritage is stressed along with influences of one culture on another.
ART 3363 History of Art: Renaissance through Modern
Beginning with the sixteenth century, this study traces the development of modern art forms. Stylization, social factors,
and important innovations that shape the destiny of man and his arts will be considered.
ART 3373 History of Modern Art
This course is an overview of the development of the visual arts during the latter part of the nineteenth through the
entire twentieth century. Beginning with the Post-Impressionist movement in Europe and continuing through the
multitude of ‗isms‘ of the twentieth century, the study will progress to the present day Avant Garde ideas of the art
world. Modern art masters such as Matisse, Picasso, Duchamp, Pollock, and Rothko will be a focus of the course.
Movements such as Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, Dadiasm, Pop Art, and Avant Gardism will be presented as each
flows through the entirety of the modern movement.
ART 3375 Art of the Renaissance
No pre-requisite course is required.
Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael created art in one of the most fascinating historical and artistic periods in
Western culture, the High Renaissance. From debunking the Da Vinci code to treasure hunting for Bruegel‘s proverbs,
this course not only focuses on some of the world‘s greatest achievements in art and the individuals responsible for
making them, it sets the stage for art in Western culture for centuries to come.
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