GE 102—Agenda
Week 1
1. Introduction to the class—
 Syllabus & Requirements
 Research and Collegiality a. Primary Sources b. Secondary Sources

2. What does it mean to analyze art?
QUICKWRITE: Define Artist.
Link to PDF Chart: What Constitutes Art: http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/intherealms/for.html
Links to descriptive words for art: http://eroosevelths.pgcps.org/~cunningham/descriptivewords.html
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/jordan/analyzingart.htm
http://www.sfmoma.org/artthink/#

Link to Lascaux http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Links to Keith Haring http://www.haringkids.com/ http://www.postercheckout.com/FrameStudio.asp?PrintID=52628

WebRevArt_Analysis_Rubric_Broudy.htm

3. How does society use art?
Art Statements:
Tolstoy: http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/361r14.html
Sustainable arts: http://www.sustainable-arts.org/legal.html
Yahoo dialog: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070403121901AAqKxQ5
JSTOR (source info here—you need to log in at library): http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0004-3125(197609)29%3A5%3C9%3AAIS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6
QUICKWRITE: Who is the person who has had the greatest influence on your art so far?
Describe this influence and include a drawing.

4. Who analyzes art? Where and why do they do it?
http://www.csun.edu/~pjs44945/artlect.html
http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/kopstad/Art%20Analysis/default.htm
http://library.concordia.ca/research/subjects/arthistory/HowtoAnalyzeArt.pdf
http://www.forgottendelights.com/essay/Annotated%20Art/02WhyAnalyze.htm

5. Who says what art means?
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/intherealms/pdf/pov_intherealms_artchart.pdf
Business: http://www.forgottendelights.com/essay/Annotated%20Art/02WhyAnalyze.htm
Gallery statement: http://www.columbiavalleyarts.com/you.html
A personal statement: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenzodom/266645529/
Ancestral art: http://www.ancestral.com/meaning.html

6. Components of a formal research paper—APA Style
 pp. 425-431
1) Title Page
2) Abstract
3) Text of paper including: Method, Results,
Discussion, References
4) Notes are parenthetical
5) Reference List, including all in-text citations

HW for Week 2:
Read pp. 387-411 in text;
Study for quiz next week;
Select three possible paper topics and bring them, typed to class;
Locate and bring in print/review analysis of a designer or piece of work in your major from a magazine/newspaper/web source and remember to bring author/source info. Preferred: Find an analysis that makes a comparison.
Copy out the “Form for Analysis” from the link under #2 above or you can handwrite it.
Note: DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA. You must have an author.

7. Learning Log #1
At least two full paragraphs:
1) Explain what you will take away from this class today—
Ideas, facts, techniques, tips, content
2) What questions did this week make you ask? What is your answer at this time?