Development of Modern Art FA2012

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Hello Class,

My name is Steven Goncalves, I am currently a Junior in Rutgers University pursuing a Dual Degree in both Psychology and Visual Arts. So in the end I'll more than likely be a SUPER SENIOR! I'll make sure to wear a cape my last year here. I really dislike being asked what my pursuits in my professional life will be since I don't really know. I can whole heartily say that I am a thinker, dreamer, and lover of too many things to make a steady choice. Life would have been much more fulfilling and steady if I was just born rich so that I could just make or do whatever I want. I still need to learn the attribute of resiliency as I am easily knocked out pursuing many of the goals I want in life. I guess if I was to die in six months there would be five things I want to do.

Make a Movie
Build an Electric Exotic Car
Build a Modern Contemporary Home (on the beach preferably)
Wing Suit Base Jump
Lock myself in a room with the World's Greatest Minds

The first four will surely be things I eventually will accomplish in my lifetime. Now I realize that my goals suit me to better be majored in engineering or architecture but I do have strong interests in having scholarly debates and intake of knowledge from both of my majors. Psychology up til' this day has still been a study of how to work or sympathize with others in my mind. While the Arts in many ways just reinforces that knowledge. I've always thought that because art is primarily made as a visual medium of what one person feels that in many ways that one person is the representation of many different people. I'd like to think that artists live with a heighten state of awareness or at least introspect upon life more than the average citizen. Because of the this I find them to be little pockets of knowledge that look at life in a more omniscient view. They retain the view of a community and of course, this takes into account all the perspectives of societal changes and politics. Art History studies have shown me the progression of the drawing, to the painting, to the sculpture, and much later on to film. That is why I recognize that Film Directors are the modern day DaVinci's and Van Gogh's of our day. I can only hope that I'll probably be recognized as one of them one day.

Works Cited

Electric Car Drag Racing | Oregon Field Guide | OPB. OPB, 2011. Film. 11 Sep 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAYrsEOxqYc>.

Halvor, Angvik, dir. Kjerag Kickoff Weekend 2009 - Wingsuit BASE jumping. YouTube, 2009. Web. 11 Sep 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oruOcvTQilI>.

House on the Beach. 2010. Photograph. home-gallery.usWeb. 11 Sep 2012. <http://www.home- gallery.us/modern-home-plans-and-contemporary-architectural-home-features.html>.

Inside The Actors Studio - Mickey Rourke. Bravo TV, 2011. Film. 11 Sep 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjneQahhks0&feature=plcp>.

~Moon-manUnit-42, . Super Senior. 2010. Photograph. DevianARTWeb. 11 Sep 2012. <http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/213/b/4/Super_Senior_by_Moon_manUnit_42.jpg>.

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Doris CacoiloSeptember 12, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Fun post. None of these sources have actually been cited..... If you want to share these with us (for obvious reasons perhaps) tell us why and LINK THEM!!
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*Check out the syllabus as I have made adjustments and corrections for our final weeks.

Quiz 2 - 12/20 11:45am-2:45pm

Study Guide Here

Due 12/11

Quiz review and good-bye party

Due 12/4
The Bauhaus, Le Corbusier, The International Style and Frank Lloyd Wright
Required Reading:
· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 13
Additional Readings and Reproductions:
· Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture
· Le Corbusier, “Five Points Towards a New Architecture,” 1926, from Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture, ed. Ulrich Conrads, pp. 99-101

Due 12/6
The Rise of New York as an Art Capital
Required Reading:
· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 17
Suggested Readings and Reproductions:
· ”Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?,” Life Magazine, August 1949, in Richard Hertz and Norman M. Klein, Twentieth Century Art Theory: Urbanism, Politics and Mass Culture, pp. 351-356
· Martica Sawin, Surrealism in Exile and the Beginning of the New York School

POST 4 due (edit until 12/8)
What is Bauhaus? What is the history of this important school of modernism? How did it become one of the most influential movements in art and design history? How has and does Bauhaus continue to influence art, architecture and design?

Please find examples of contemporary works directly influenced by Bauhaus. Explain specifically how principles may still be referenced and used to create the contemporary works.

5-6 paragraphs, include images and links. Use your readings and additional resources to help in your analysis. Cite your resources.
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Due 11/27 and 11/29

Surrealism

Required Reading:

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 12

Suggested Reading:

· André Breton, excerpt from the first “Manifesto of Surrealism,” 1924, in Charles Harrison and Paul Wood, ed., Art in Theory, 1900-1990: An Anthology of Changing Ideas, pp. 432-439

Architecture at the Turn of the Century

Required Reading:

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 6

· Eisenman , pp. 331

Suggested Reading:

· Frank Lloyd Wright, “A Home in a Prairie Town,” in Holt

Post 3 Due 11/29

Select a 19C painting from the exhibition Angels and Tomboys at the Newark Museum. Based on your observation, the information from the tour, your readings in Eisenman and other research, briefly describe the painting, the subject and the time in which it was created.

Then choose a modernist painting (in Hunter text) from the early 20C (Cubism, Abstract Art, Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism etc. through the 1940s) Briefly describe this painting as well. How are these paintings similar and different? What art principles are each depicting? In what context is each made? How is gender depicted/addressed (if it is addressed?) In this comparison be sure to define Modernism.

5-6 paragraphs, include images and links. Use your readings and additional resources to help in your analysis. Cite your resources. Be sure to link back to the Newark Museum as well.

TRIP TO NEWARK MUSEUM

SUNDAY 11/18 at 12:45pm *mandatory assignment if you cannot attend, you must attend on your own before the assignment is due. We are meeting just inside the museum's main entrance by 12:45pm.

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Due 11/20 (NO CLASS on 11/22)

Dada and the Ready Made

Required Reading:

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 11

Suggested Reading:

· Richard Huelsenbeck, “En Avant Dada: a History of Dada,” and in Chipp pp. 377-382

· Marcel Duchamp, “The Richard Mutt Case,” 1917, in Charles Harrison and Paul Wood, ed., Art in Theory, 1900-1990: An Anthology of Changing Ideas, p. 248

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DUE 11/13 and 11/15

*NO Group presentations for the rest of the semester

Cubism and Abstraction in the Wake of Cubism

READINGS: Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 9 and ch 10

PLAN FOR TRIP TO NEWARK MUSEUM

SUNDAY 11/18 at 1pm *mandatory assignment if you cannot attend, you must attend on your own before the assignment is due

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Classes cancelled 10/30 and 11/1

Classes should resume Tuesday 11/6

*Reminder: groups must post a summary of their presentation (just one post per group) and link to the resources ASAP in order to be graded!! Title your post Group___ presentation: __________.

Now DUE 11/6 and 11/8

No new readings due - review all readings for your midterm quiz

Study Guide Quiz 1

MIDTERM QUIZ

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DUE 10/23
Post 2 Due
American and European painting in the late 19C is wrought with tension, opposition and technical developments. Please analyze these in an examination of the works of Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins. How do issues of gender and gender roles play a part in this comparison? You may use various artists and paintings of the time to support your argument, but you should concentrate on these two artists in particular.

5-6 paragraphs, at least one image and 1 link. Use your readings and additional resources to help in your analysis. Cite your resources.

Group 8 presents

READINGS:

Post-Impressionism

Review Readings:

· Eisenman, Chapters 17-19; 21

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 2; pp. 34-47

DUE 10/25
READINGS:
Expressionism
· Eisenman, Chapter 20
· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, pp. 47-60; 112-126.

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Due 10/16

Impressionism

Review:

· Eisenman, Chapters 15+16 (Impressionism + Manet)

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, pp. 17-22

Due 10/18

Post-Impressionism

Required Readings:

· Eisenman, Chapters 17-19; 21

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, Chapter 2; pp. 34-47

Post 2 NOT DUE -- only due 10/23

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DUE 10/11

Impressionism and Beyond

Groups 6 + 7 present (one unified idea per group - only 10 minutes and a brief discussion!)

Required Reading:

· Eisenman, Chapters 15+16 (Impressionism + Manet)

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, pp. 17-22

Due 10/9

**SYLLABUS CHANGE****

No Required Reading

Suggested Reading:

· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, pp. 15-17

· Édouard Manet, “Reasons for Holding a Private Exhibition,” 1867, in Holt, pp. 368-369

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DUE 10/4

Group 5 presents

Required Reading:

· Eisenman, Chapter 11 - (Realism + Courbet)

DUE 10/2

Group 4 presents

Required Reading:
· Eisenman, Chapters 10 + 13

(Realism, Naturalism + Decline of History Painting)
· Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler, pp. 13-15
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DUE 9/27
Review the readings due 9/25

DUE 9/25

Group 3 presents

POST 1

Neoclassicism and Romanicism

Choose two (or more) works of art from these periods that we have studied. Explain the works and why each is an example of Neoclassicism or Romanticism. Explain the difference between these two styles by comparing and contrasting them. How do these two styles differ in form, intention and approach? How does each develop and why? Which of these styles ultimately prevails? Be clear and thorough in your analysis.

5-6 paragraphs, at least one image and 1 link. Use your readings and additional resources to help in your analysis. Cite your resources.

Required Reading: American Art 1770-1865

· Eisenman, Chapters 6, 8 & 9.

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DUE 9/20
Group 2 presents

Required Reading: Goya
Eisenman, Chapter 3

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DUE 9/18
*Post 1 postponed until 9/25

Group 1 presents

Required Reading:
· Eisenman, Chapters 2 and 5
Suggested Reading:
· Casper David Friedrich, “Thoughts on Art,” Eugène Delacroix, journal excerpts, 1822-1859, in Holt, pp. 152-171
· John Constable, “Letters,” in Holt

DUE 9/13
Review readings
Be prepared to identify slides from Ch 1 for a brief in class response to the readings.

DUE 9/11
Introduce yourself on the blog - MINI POST
Please post 1 paragraph about yourself and your professional and academic goals. How do art and art history fit into your studies and your interests. Do you feel politics and societal conditions influence art and culture? You must include one image and one link.

READINGS:
Required Reading:
• Eisenman, Chapter 1
Suggested Reading:
• Jacques-Louis David, “The Painting of the Sabines” 1800, in Holt, pp. 4-14
• Maurice Denis, “The Doctrine of Ingres,” 1912, in Holt, pp. 34-38

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DUE 9/06
Please be sure you are signed up for the blog and draft a post to experiment and practice using blogger (first post due Tuesday 9/11.)

No Readings Due. Please be sure to aquire the required and suggested texts.

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Link to the Syllabus

Readings on the syllabus refer to chapters in your texts:

Required texts:
• Stephen F. Eisenman, ed., Nineteenth-Century Art: A Critical History, 4th Edition

• Hunter, Jacobus, and Wheeler Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded 2005

Suggested texts:
• Elizabeth Gilmore Holt, ed. From the Classicists to the Impressionists: Art and Architecture in the 19th Century

• Herschel B. Chipp, ed., Theories of Modern Art: A Source Book by Artists and Critics