UNDERSTANDING THE FINE ARTS

CHRISTOPHER L.C.E. WITCOMBE - ARTH 117 - FALL 2004

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REQUIREMENTS

  • Required Reading
    • The reading for the course is drawn mostly from my book manuscripts The Visual Experience of Art and The Eye and Art: An Introduction to Vision and Perception in the History of European Visual Culture. Neither book is yet published, but I am making some of their contents available to you in a series of PDF files. These must be downloaded from the reading webpage using Adobe Acrobat Reader. A name and password is necessary for access (see my email to you).

      PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED IN PDF FORMAT ARE FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY
      - NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED - REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED -
      © 2004 Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe

    • Photocopies, supplied as needed

  • Required Materials
    • pencil
    • ruler
    • eraser

  • REPORT and PRESENTATION
    • REPORT - due September 29
      Select an image. Analyze and discuss in terms of seeing, looking, impressions, associations, meaning, and composition

    • PRESENTATION - due December 1 or December 8
      Address questions of vision and visuality in an area of interest. Analyze and discuss in terms of the material and approaches used in this course

  • GRADING
    • Attendance and Participation = 20%
    • Report = 40%
    • Presentation = 40%

    OFFICE HOURS:
    12:00-1:00 Thursdays (Pannell 04)
    phone: 6194
    email: witcombe@sbc.edu

    ATTENDANCE
    Regular attendance is required at all class meetings, scheduled events, and field trips listed in the syllabus. Attendance will be used to determine the final grade. If you cannot attend a class meeting, scheduled event, and field trip, I expect to be informed in advance.
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    The Visual Experience: Understanding the Fine Arts - Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe - Sweet Briar College
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