ART 204 - Prehistoric to Gothic Art

WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Course Description: This course is designed for both art and non-art majors. The intent of this study is to gain skills in appreciating, understanding, and evaluating the beauty and meaning in art and life in the context of culture, and evolving needs and belief systems. For art majors, a necessary foundation is laid for advanced study in studio art and art history. Students study the history of art in the context of the cultures producing them, by studying selected works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other fine arts, from prehistoric to Gothic periods. Students study the development of art in the Western tradition with reference to major periods and styles of art from the non-Western world, including art from Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific Islands. Fulfills cultural literacy requirement within the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree.

Course Learning Outcomes:
 

• CLO#1: Identify major historical periods of art from Prehistory to the European Gothic, including key aesthetics, artists, and stylistic trends.
• CLO#2: Identify significant cultural inequalities and visual symbolic language of art in a given time period. (ILO: Communication)
• CLO#3: Identify art processes and techniques used to express ideas, emotions, and cultural values in two- and three-dimensional forms.
• CLO#4: Analyze historical and cultural issues across a diverse selection of art works.