May 18, 2024

GRCC Curriculum Database (2023-2024 Academic Year)

AT 271 - History of Modern Art

Description
This course is an investigation of the major art trends in Europe and the Americas from 1850 to the present, focusing on issues of artistic styles, techniques, interpretation of subjects, and social context. Special attention is given to the masters of modern painting.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: AT

Last Revision Date Effective: 2017-04-10 12:03:46
Course Review & Revision Year: 2024-2025

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate a wide world view through the analysis of scholarly and creative artifacts of the past and present.

2. Analyze the scholarly and creative artifacts, through technique, style, artistic intent, and political, religious, and social context, in order to make connections between peoples of different time periods, cultures, and geographical locations.

3. Understand and articulate how various creative outputs affect cultural values.

4. Recall key masterpieces of art from the past and understand their importance.

5. Understand the role that art plays in innovation, preserving cultural values, and fostering a sense of empathy between peoples of differing times/place.

6. Recognize the interconnections between the past and the present, different cultures, and belief systems.

7. Recognize and appreciate the influence that art has had on defining cultural/personal identity, raising social awareness & reform, creating a greater and more-diverse world view, and expressing quality-of-life values.

8. Create a written summary of the main ideas extracted from information gathered.

9. Clearly and completely state and describe a problem/issue.

10. Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it.

11. Use rules or frameworks to provide context for and understand problems or issues.

12. Discuss how communities, countries, or cultures differ in their values, politics, communication styles, beliefs and practices.

13. Define art and art historical terms.

Approved for Online Delivery?: No

Course Outline:
I. Introduction

A. Methods of art historical analysis

B. Design elements and principles

II. Historical foundation of Modern Painting (Renaissance through 19th c. Academic Art)

III. 1850-1870s

A. Realism

B. Impressionism

C. Early Photography

IV. 1870s-1890s: Post Impressionism

A. Neo-Impressionism

B. Symbolism

C. Nabis

V. 19th c. Architecture and Design

VI. 1890s-1910: Art Nouveau

VII. 19th c.-1910 Sculpture

VIII. 1900-WWI: Fauvism

IX. 1900-WWI: German Expressionism

X. 1900-WWI: Sculpture (early Figure Abstraction)

XI. 1900-WWI: Cubism

A. Picasso

B. Analytic and Synthetic Cubism

C. Cubo-Futurism

XII. 1900-WWI: Towards Abstraction

A. Italian Futurism

B. Russian Suprematism

C. DeStijl

XIII. 1900-WWI: Early Modern Architecture

A. Prairie

B. Bauhaus

C. DeStijl

XIV. Between the Wars

A. Metaphysical School

B. Dada

XV. Between the Wars: School of Paris

XVI. Between the Wars: Surrealism

XVII. Between the Wars: Architecture

A. International Abstraction

B. Art Deco

XVIII. Between the Wars: International Abstraction in Painting and Sculpture

XIX. American Art before WWII

A. Stieglitz Circle

B. Precisionists

C. American Scene

D. Mexican Muralists

XX. 1950-1960s: Abstract Expressionism

XXI. 1950-1960s: Post War Europe

A. Art Brut

B. l’Art Informal

C. CoBrA

D. London and Italian Sculpture

XXII. 1950-1960s

A. Pop Art

B. Neo-Dada

C. Euro New Realism

XXIII. 1960s: Sixties Abstraction

A. Post Painterly

B. Hard Edge

C. Op Art

D. Motion and Light

E. Minimalism

XXIV. 1960s: Second International Architecture

XXV. 1970s

A. Conceptual

B. Performance and Video

C. Process

D. Earth and Site Works

E. Neo Figurative

F. New Image

XXVI. 1980s-Present: Post Modernism

A. Neo Expressionism

B. Graffiti

C. Installation

D. Architecture

Learning for each period above will include: knowing specific terms related to that period, identifying artistic characteristics geographically, recognize the pinnacle works, gain knowledge/appreciation for each culture’s values, understand the influence of those cultures’ and their structures’ influence on the world, recognize development of styles.

Students will distinguish between, yet also draw connections to different artistic styles through written summaries and research. The course will thus foster respect and curiosity for different cultures, and thus encourage an attitude of life-long learning.

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Mediated instruction (slides, videos, Web, gallery trips, text illustration): 60-80%

Facilitated writings (short thesis-directed analytic reports, CATs, etc.): 20-40%

Group work: 0-15%

Mandatory Course Components:
TEACHING STRATEGIES: classroom experience is an active learning environment that emphasizes methods of learning (learning how to learn) alongside course-specific content. Comprehensive coverage of the course content relies heavily on the required Reading assignments at home, while class time focuses on select topics-in-depth for discussion and analysis. The above assignments list illustrates that diverse assessments are used to inure that no one learning style dominates and that material is broken down into manageable small portions to continuously give opportunities to improve. College standards expect 6 hrs of home work for 3 hrs class time.

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: AT 106 (D or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), 18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Program Accreditation Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: For the Full-Time Art History instructor, who is responsible for the curriculum and Instructional strategies, to meet accreditation (NASAD) the preference is someone who has an ABD (all but dissertation) in Art History. For adjuncts, a Master’s Degree in Art History is acceptable. The instructor must be more object than theory focused, and have the breadth of knowledge to teach a comprehensive global survey sequence, yet the depth to teach specialized courses such as history of architecture, modern art, and photography.

General Room Request: Specific room - 448 Main

Maximum Course Enrollment: 20
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Fine Arts, A.F.A., Photography, A.F.A., Pre-Art, A.A. (General Transfer),
Course Fees: $10.00
People Soft Course ID Number: 100224
Course CIP Code: 50.0799

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA

Essential Abilities/Technical Standards:

Grand Rapids Community College

Essential Abilities

The Grand Rapids Community College Visual Arts faculty has specified essential abilities critical to the success of students in the History of Photography as Art course curriculum. Students must demonstrate these essential abilities to succeed in their program of study. Qualified applicants are expected to meet all admission criteria and matriculating students are expected to meet all progression criteria, as well as these essential abilities with or without reasonable accommodations.

I. Essential judgment skills to include: ability to identify, assess, and comprehend visual and conceptual situations for the purpose of problem solving around themes, subjects and reasoned or unsupported interpretations to elicit appropriate conclusions and/or course of actions. Critical thinking is an expected cornerstone of all work assigned in this course.

II. Essential physical/neurological functions to include: ability to use the senses of seeing, and hearing to make correct judgments regarding visual and conceptual situations and meet required physical expectations that apply to the practice of Art History.Behaviors that demonstrate essential neurological and physical functions include, but are not limited to observation, listening, understanding relationships, writing, and psychomotor abilities consistent with course and program expectations. In addition, students should possess the following abilities:

A. Ability to see visual images.

B. Ability to see color.

III. Essential communication skills to include: ability to communicate effectively with fellow students, faculty, and all members of the Visual Arts programs. Skills include verbal, written, and nonverbal abilities as well as information technology skills consistent with effective communication.

IV. Essential emotional coping skills: ability to demonstrate the mental health necessary to safely engage in the practice of Art History as determined by professional standards of practice.

V. Essential intellectual/conceptual skills to include: analyze, synthesize, and evaluate to engage competently in the practice of Art History. Students should exhibit the following abilities:

A. Ability to analyze concepts, readings, and research relevant to visual arts.

B. Written and presentation skills to categorize characteristics of artworks and correlate these to historical and cultural influences.

VI. Other essential behavioral attributes: ability to engage in activities consistent with safe art historical practice without demonstrated behaviors of addiction to, abuse of, or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that may impair behavior or judgment. The student must demonstrate responsibility and accountability for actions as a student in the Visual Arts Department and as a developing professional in the field of art history consistent with accepted standards of practice.

Grand Rapids Community College strives to be more than ADA compliant. We strive to be accessible and welcoming to all students of all abilities. After reviewing the Essential Abilities/Technical Standards for this program; your responsibilities as a student entail determining if you can complete all associated coursework either:

With Accommodation. I am otherwise qualified to meet the same academic standards as any other student entering the program. However, based on a medically documented condition or diagnosis, I would qualify for reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990). I will meet with Disability Support Services on campus to arrange those accommodations in an interactive process with the department of Visual Arts.
Without Accommodation. I am able to complete the program without need for reasonable accommodation or modification. In the event my medical documentation reveals otherwise or a condition manifests that would necessitate an accommodation; it is my responsibility to inform a responsible authority figure within the department of Visual Arts and work with Disability Support Services to see if a reasonable accommodation or modification can be made.

If you have a medically documented condition or diagnosis, please contact the Visual Arts office, or contact Disability Support Services (DSS) at disability@grcc.edu or by phone at 616.234.4140 to arrange accommodations through our interactive process.