Division VI - Foundations of Visual and Performing Arts
Student should be able to:
1. Identify the forms of artistic expression (e.g. forms of music, dance, painting, sculpture, etc.) in relation to a historical and cultural context
2. Recognize and articulate the reasons why these forms of artistic expression developed and evolved in the manner they did
3. Demonstrate and articulate an understanding of the principles behind the evolution of judgment and taste
1. Identify the forms of artistic expression (e.g. forms of music, dance, painting, sculpture, etc.) in relation to a historical and cultural context
2. Recognize and articulate the reasons why these forms of artistic expression developed and evolved in the manner they did
3. Demonstrate and articulate an understanding of the principles behind the evolution of judgment and taste
HON 111 Modern Art and European Sources - This interdisciplinary course investigates the aesthetic theories and art forms that influenced music, literature, performance and the visual arts with a non-exclusive focus on Europe. Writing revisions and library research will be required.
Along with French literature, this course investigated art movements of the 19th Century such as realism, romanticism, impressionism, naturalism, modernism and surrealism. Within each movement famous artists such as Salvador Dali, Gustave Courbet, and Georges Seurat were all studied and we compared the traits of their pieces to the corresponding literature of that time. Each student gave a presentation on a specific art style, mine was on pointillism. At the end of the semester, this class offered an elective weekend trip to Chicago. Over the course of the weekend we attended a special showing of Anna Karenina at an old theater and received a guided tour of the Art Institute of Chicago in which we saw the very paintings and art movements we had been studying with our very own eyes. The two collections highlighted were European Painting and Sculpture, which featured major impressionist and post impressionist works, and Modern, which is considered one of the most comprehensive collections in the world boasting some of the most iconic pieces of the period.
Some notable pieces from both periods included:
Along with French literature, this course investigated art movements of the 19th Century such as realism, romanticism, impressionism, naturalism, modernism and surrealism. Within each movement famous artists such as Salvador Dali, Gustave Courbet, and Georges Seurat were all studied and we compared the traits of their pieces to the corresponding literature of that time. Each student gave a presentation on a specific art style, mine was on pointillism. At the end of the semester, this class offered an elective weekend trip to Chicago. Over the course of the weekend we attended a special showing of Anna Karenina at an old theater and received a guided tour of the Art Institute of Chicago in which we saw the very paintings and art movements we had been studying with our very own eyes. The two collections highlighted were European Painting and Sculpture, which featured major impressionist and post impressionist works, and Modern, which is considered one of the most comprehensive collections in the world boasting some of the most iconic pieces of the period.
Some notable pieces from both periods included:
Along with HON111, I have a minor in Art and Design which has taught me not only practical techniques of creating art, but the process of critiquing, defending and evaluating art based on its visual, physical and social qualities. Below are a list of the classes which I have taken and here you'll find my portfolio which is mostly comprised of assignments from the studio classes.
AD175 Visual Structure & Concepts
AD160 Physical Structure & Concepts
AD120 Drawing
AD115 Printmaking: Screen/Etching
AD220 Drawing/Painting
AD175 Visual Structure & Concepts
AD160 Physical Structure & Concepts
AD120 Drawing
AD115 Printmaking: Screen/Etching
AD220 Drawing/Painting