- Date:
- 21-MAY-2010
- Posted by:
- Curriculum Office
- Course Number:
- ART 197C
- Course Title:
- SAI: Chinese and Japanese Gard
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 0
- Lab hours:
- 0
- Special Fee:
-
Course Description
Summer Arts Institute: Art of Chinese and Japanese Gardens Explore the history and development of gardens in China and Japan focusing on their symbolic and aesthetic dimensions. In addition to the classroom, field trips to the Portland Classical Chinese Garden and the Portland Japanese Garden are featured.
Addendum to Course Description
An ongoing class/workshop designed especially for the PCC Summer Arts Institute.
Intended Outcomes for the course
On completion of this course the student should be able to:
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preserve an understanding and appreciation of Japanese and Chinese Gardens
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sustain an ability to dynamically analyze Japanese and Chinese Gardens, that is to realize simultaneously the uniqueness of a work, its origins and precedent, its potential as an inspiration and influence on later art, and its relationship to a particular cultural moment
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continue with analytical skills so as to be able to generalize this course content to other art not covered in the course so that he/she can understand and value art and architecture in all-encompassing ways, in this country and abroad
Course Activities and Design
ýý Analyze formally works of art and appreciate the interrelationship of art elements
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Visit original works of art in Portland
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Work creatively with art historical data
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Examine the meaning of art objects through understanding of historical, social, and political context
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Depending on topic the student will:
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Demonstrate novice skills in theory and practice
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Comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate reading assignments
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Identify artwork and/or architecture, and relate facts and ideas about these works of art in exam format
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Research, plan, compose, edit and revise short papers (lecture classes)
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Apply one's knowledge of material and techniques to understanding the art and artistic process
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Participate in lecture, work sessions, and class discussions
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Theoretical
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Theory and criticism of art
À Various interpretations of art
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Creativity and the impulse to make art
Stylistic and Interpretive
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Visual literacy
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Art media and artistic technique
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Seeing and knowing
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Formal elements of art
Social and Cultural
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Other peoples and their histories, values, and culture
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Art and the social fabric
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Relationship of culture and style
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Art and cultural transmission
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Historical impact of art
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The influence of art on one’s own culture
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The influence of art on relations with other cultures
Art and Artists
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The impulse to make art
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The Gestalt of art
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The role of the artist in society
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Biography
