HUMA 1650 Course Title: Appreciation of Western Art - Division of ...

Appreciation of Western ArtCourse Syllabus and Time TableHUMA1650/AWArt/Fall/13Lectures hours: Tue, Thu 16:30‐17:50Venue:LT‐GInstructor: Anna Y. N. KWONG(hmakwong@ust.hk, ext. 6146, G014 (inside Art Hall)Office hours: Mon, Wed 15:00 – 16:30, or by appointmentTA:Mr. Adrian YimSEPTEMBER3IntroductionWays of Looking at ArtTuesday Thursday Week5 What is Art Appreciation? 110 Portraiture 12 Tutorial: The Human Body 217 History and Politics in Art 19 Tutorial: Image of the Hero 324 Art and Religion 26 Art and Literature 4OCTOBER1 Holiday 38 Genre Painting and Still Life 10Tuesday Thursday WeekTutorial: Religious andMythological FiguresPresentation topic dueTutorial: Reality15 Landscape and Seascape 17 Tutorial: Nature as Inspiration 722 Innovations in Art 24Tutorial: Between Continuityand Transformation29 Concepts of Design 31 Tutorial: Quality of Art 9568NOVEMBERTuesday Thursday Week5 Abstraction in Art 7 Tutorial: Re‐thinking Art 1012 Group Presentations I 14 Group Presentations II 1119 Group Presentations III 21 Group Presentations IV 1226 Group Presentations V 28Exam Period: 9 ‐ 20 Dec, 2013Comments on PresentationsCourse Review131

HUMA1650/AWArt/Fall/13Intended Learning OutcomesUpon completion of the course, students will1. have a basic knowledge of the scope, diversity and forms of Western art;2. acquire analytical, appreciative, and expressive skills to engage with a wide range ofartworks and art practices;3. develop an ability to apply the taught concepts and analytical skills to theappreciation of artworks in both oral and written format.Group project presentationStudents have to form groups of 4. Each group has to choose an artwork found in Hong Kongand do a presentation of 10 minutes. It can be a painting in a gallery, museum or an artist’sstudio, a sculpture in a public space, or an installation. In the group presentation, you areexpected to apply the concepts learnt in lecture to analyze the chosen artwork. You need tohave my approval for the chosen artwork. The deadline for handing in the topic is 10 thOctober, 2013 (Thursday).Voluntary field trip / museum visitA field trip/museum visit will be organized. Participation is voluntary and will not affectcourse assessment.Assessment of students’ performance1. Attendance 10%– checked randomly after the add/drop period, 1% will be deducted for each absencefrom lecture or tutorial; 2% will be deducted from each absence from grouppresentations2. Mid‐term Assignment 30%3. Group Presentation 25%4. Final Exam 35%Info & lecture files in LMES“Syllabus” – Course Syllabus and Time Table.pdf“Course Content” – PowerPoint presentation files“Assignments” – Written Assignment.pdfReading materials1. Basic literatureWOODFORD, Susan. Cambridge Introduction to the History of Art: Looking at Pictures.Cambridge University Press, 19832. Further readingsBARNET, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing About Art. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson, c2008GOVIGNON, Brigitte (Ed.). The Beginner’s Guide to Art. New York: Harry Abrams, 1998KLEINER, Fred S. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History. Australia: Wadsworth,Cengage Learning, c20112

HUMA1650/AWArt/Fall/13Library online resourcesCHILVERS, Ian (Ed). The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press,2009. (free access through library account)CLARKE, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Oxford: Oxford University Press,2010. (free access through library account)Internet ResourcesLouvre Museum, Paris. www.louvre.frMuseum d’Orsay, Paris. www.musee‐orsay.frNational Gallery of Art, London. www.nga.govOlga’s Gallery. www.abcgallery.comRijksmuseum, Amsterdam. www.rijksmuseum.nlWeb Gallery of Art. www.wga.huWebMuseum, Paris. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/Reading assignmentsWeek 1 Woodford, pp. 7‐13Week 2 Woodford, pp. 21‐29Week 3 Woodford, pp. 43‐49Week 4 & 5 Woodford, pp. 50‐68Week 6 Woodford, pp. 30‐42Week 7 Woodford, pp. 14‐20Week 8 Woodford, pp. 74‐78Week 9 Woodford, pp. 104‐110Week 10 Woodford, pp. 69‐73Week 11‐13 BARNET, Sylvan, A Short Guide to Writing About Art. Upper Saddle River, N.J.:Pearson, c2008(Edited 16/09/2013)3