Chabot College/Las Positas College
October 1993
Course Outline for Art 1
INTRODUCTION TO ART
Catalog Description:
1 - Introduction to Art
3 units
Architecture, sculpture, painting, photography and design in relation to human inventiveness in
providing for material and aesthetic needs; orientation to contemporary and historic art forms and
principles. 3 hours.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should:
1. be introduced to the basic element of the visual arts;
2. be able to make critical aesthetic value judgements;
3. train the student to see with a more objective, penetrating eye into their own, home, and personal
choice of utilitarian objects.
Course Content:
1. Organization in Art
a. Form follows function
b. Variety in unity
c. The five plastic elements of art
2. The Principles of Design
a. Balance
b. Continuity
c. Emphasis
3. Art in Religion
a. Architecture
b. Sculpture
c. Painting
4. Photography as Art
5. Art in Industry
a. Architecture
b. Products
6. Art in Commerce
a. Package design
b. Posters, ads, etc.
c. Commercial architecture
7. Materials and Processes of the Craftsman
a. Wood
b. Metals
c. Plastics
d. Ceramics
e. Glass
8. Printmaking and Graphic Processes
9. Fabrics
a. Weaving
b. Surface enrichment
10.
Painting as a Fine Art
a. Methods of various forms of expression
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Course Outline for Art 10, Page 2
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b. Materials and processes
c. Isms in art
Sculpture
a. Historical and contemporary forms of expression, same subject
b. Processes and materials
c. Diversity of contemporary materials
Architecture
a. Historical to contemporary building forms
b. Institutional design
c. Residential design
Understanding "Modernism" (chronology of modern art 19th and 20th century.
Art restoration
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture, discussion, slides, films, prints
2. A museum and/or gallery visit with an appropriate exhibition.
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Class participation
Quizzes and exams
Documented reports
Final exam
Textbook(s) Typical:
Living with Art, Rita Gilbert, Alfred Knoph
Special Student Materials:
None
CT:kh Art 1.30
Revised: 10/14/93
kk 7/12/01
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