Art I Sketchbook Assignments
First eight weeks: The Ancient World.
1W1- Paleolithic –
1W2- Neolithic –
1W3- Egyptian –
Old Stone Age
(20,000 B.C. – 8,000
B.C.)
Cave
Drawings, Stone
Tools, Images of
Animals used to
have power over
animals, Man was
chiefly a hunter
and a nomadic food
gatherer
New Stone Age
(8,000 B.C.)
Beginning
of societies,
Stonehenge,
Pottery and
basketry are
developed,
beginning of
agriculture and the
domestication of
animals
(3,000 B.C. – 800
B.C.)
1W5- Classical
1W6-Roman – (100
Greek – (450 B.C. –
300 B.C.)
Idealism,
the figure of the
hero-athlete is
often depicted,
contrapposto
(counterposed-all
of the body’s
weight is on one
leg), acropolis (hill
upon which many
famous Greek
temples are
located), Parthenon
(Temple dedicated
to Athena
Parthenos, located
on the Acropolis)
B.C. – 400 A.D.)
Realism
(People are shown
as they looked),
Roman arch and
dome are
developed, the
Colosseum is a
good example of
arch, Aqua ducts
(water carrying
pipes are
developed – these
still work today),
Pantheon (temple
dedicated to all the
gods), concrete
1W4- Archaic Greek –
late 7th to late 5th
century B.C.
Stiff, rigid
figures,
archaic
Strong
smile-beginning of
belief in the
afterlife, art is built human expression,
Kouros – Nude male
for permanence
figure of athlete,
and is usually
massive, pyramids, Kore – Clothed
female figure
pharaohs (Three
major periods –
Old kingdom,
Middle Kingdom,
and New Kingdom)
DRAW FROM
1W7-Color
experimentation – LIFE. ALWAYS FILL
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Be creative
WEEK.
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Tuesday, Oct. 8
Second Eight Weeks-The Middle Ages
2W1- Early Christian
2W2- Romanesque
and Byzantine (300
(1000 – 1150 A.D.)
A.D. – 1000 A.D.)
Return to
Fall of the
the rounded
Roman Empire – A.D.
arches of the
476
Roman
Dark Ages in
Empire.
Europe begin
Leaning
Mosaics –
Tower of
Icons –
Pisa is a
Illuminated
good
manuscripts –
example.
calligraphy.
Growth of
The book of
the urban
Kells is best
middle
known.
class.
Guilds are
formed.
2W3- Gothic (1200-
2W4- The
1300)
Renaissance (1300 –
1500)
The word
renaissance means
“Rebirth”
There was a
rebirth of
interest in the
classics
Individualism
Michelangelo
and Leonardo
Da Vinci were
the two
greatest artists
of the period,
although
there were
many others
2W5-Baroque (1500-
2W6- A style
1700)
Many famous artists
emerged including
Peter Paul Rubens, El
Greco, Frans Hals,
Velasquez,
Rembrandt, Vermeer,
Poussin and
Caravaggio
referring to 18th
century France. It
is characterized by
charming, colourful
costumes and
gracious
movements and
generally dealt
with the life at the
French court.
Famous artists of
the period were
Watteau, Fragonard
and Boucher
Period ends with
the execution of
Marie Antionette
and King Louis
XVI when the
French Revolution
starts
2W7-Draw a
Third Eight Weeks-The Modern World
Spirituality
and Mysticism
Age of the
great cathedrals –
rose windows –
pointed arches
Reflective surface
from direct
observation
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3W1- Neoclassissism
3W2-Impressionism
and Romanticism
(1850-1880)
(1780-1850)
Dealt with the
Neoclassissical is
effect of light on
any style which
color
resembles the ancient
Painted outdoors
classical Greek or
rapidly with large
Roman manner of
brushes
painting or sculpture.
This art movement
Romanticism
received its name
emphasized rejection
from Claude
against society and
Monet’s painting
rebellion. It dealt
“Impression
with the themes of
Sunrise”
power, violence, and
the study of emotion.
Major artists were
Claude Monet,
Auguste Renoir, Edgar
Degas, Mary Cassatt,
Pissarro and Sisley.
3W5- Fauvism
3W6- German
Introduced in Paris
in early 1900’s
Characterized by
areas of brilliant
contrasting color and
simplified shapes.
The name “les
fauves” is French for
the wild beasts
The leader of the
Fauves was Henri
Matisse (1869-1954)
Other important
artists of the period
include Rouault
(1871-1958),
Vlaminck (18761958), and others.
After World War I,
this movement
became less
powerful.
Expressionism
Type of art which
distorts forms & colors
to show emotion
Developed around
and after WWI in
Germany and other
parts of Europe.
Based on depressing
and violent themes
The emotion produced
was what the artists
wished to show, not
what could be actually
seen.
Important artists:
Munch (1863-1944)
who painted The
Scream & Franz Marc
(Blue Horses)
Fourth Eight Weeks-The 20th Century & Beyond
3W3- Post
Impressionism
(1880-1900)
A general term
referring to a period
in the development
of modern paintingrather than an actual
movement.
3W4- Abstraction
3W7- Suspended Object,
be Creative in your
interpretation of this….
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Art based on
objects in the real
world where the
usual form of the
object is changed
Recognizable
references to the
actual object may
Van Gogh Cezanne – be slight
Began in early
“Father of Modern
part of the 20th
Art”
century
Kandinsky (1866Gauguin
1944) was one of
Rodin
the major artists
Toulouse-Lautrec
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Wednesday March 5
4W1- Cubism (1900-
4W2- Surrealism
1930)
Artists reduced the
form of an object to
simplified geometric
elements which
include spheres,
cylinders, rectangles,
etc.
Important artists of
the period were
Picasso (1881-1973),
and Braque (18821963). There were
several others.
The Ladies of
Avignon (1907) by
Picasso introduced
the movement.
(1920-present)
Derived from Dada
(the anti-style style)
& cubism.
Based upon the
dream world, the
irrational and the
fantastic.
The movement
took 2 directions,
one
representational
and one abstract.
Rene Magritte
(1898-1967) typifies
representational
Joan Miro (1893) is
typical of abstract
Other surrealists
were Klee and Dali
4W3- Abstract
4W4- Pop Art
Expressionism
Originated in
America
Characterized by
spontaneous action,
exploitation of the
accident and strong
color value
patterns.
Large canvases give
more impact
Artists include
Jackson Pollack
(1912-1956) Franz
Kline (1910-1962)
Sometimes called
Action Painting
Developed in the late
1950’s in the U.S.
Based on visual
cliches and subject
matter of mass
media.
Important artists
include Andy Warhol
(1930) and Roy
Lichenstein (1923)
4W6- Minimal Art
4W7- Photorealism
Style of 20th
Century sculpture
and painting
restricted to visual
elements
Produces relatively
simple geometric
shapes.
Strong revival of
realist painting in
the 1960’s and 70’s
Painting that tries
to imitate
photography
4W5- OP Art (Optical
Art)
Two dimensional art
that uses line or
shapes of contrasting
colors to create
optical illusions.
Important artists:
Bridgett Riley and
Vasarely
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Tuesday May 13
Conceptual Art
An idea – the artist On one of your
independent pages,
basically sells an
please discuss the
idea.
idea of what art is in
the 21st century, and
Installations,
where you think it
Landscape Art,
might go from here.
Performance Art
and many other
things are now
considered art.