ART DEPARTMENT

General Description:

Each semester consists of three or four large units. Within each, an important period of art history or distinct cultural group will be emphasized. From each period of art history or cultural group an artistic theme will be identified and art from many times and places will be used to amplify the theme. The student will make art which relates to the main concept or theme. Time is allowed for students to pursue areas of special interest.

 

Course Title: Art I Grade Level: 9-12
Duration: 1st Semester Prerequisite: None
  Credits: 5

This semester of studio art is structured around the themes which artists have used over the centuries. This semester of study provides a look at the significant art produced from the beginning of prehistoric times through the ancient Rome. The themes include people, places, objects, events, spiritual and symbolic themes, and fantasy among others. The studio work and art history/appreciation included in this semester will include work related to the following themes:

Prehistoric Art: Abstract and realistic drawing Ancient Greece: Ceramic pottery
Art of Ancient Egypt: Drawing of the human figure Ancient Rome: Drawing

 

Course Title: Art II Grade Level: 9-12
Duration: 2nd Semester Prerequisite: Art I
  Credits: 5
Continuing the study of art of the Western World, students will study the art of the Early Christians and art and architecture of the Romanesque period. In two other major units, the students will work with the art of the Plains Native American and Asian art and architecture. The work done this semester will be on the same level of difficulty as the first semester. The themes and media will be derived from the study of:

Plains Indian: Group sculpture and oil painting
Art of the Early Christians: Drawing based on symbol
Asian Art and Architecture: Drawings with themes from myth and legend
Romanesque Art and Architecture: Drawing expressing tension and consideration of the community as a response to the medieval experience.

 

Course Title: Art III Grade Level: 10-12
Duration: 1st Semester Prerequisite: Art I & II
  Credits: 5
The studio work and art history/appreciation included in this semester will be at a more advanced level and will relate to previous semesters. The units are entitled:

Gothic Art and Architecture: Sculpture
Renaissance painting: Collage
Synthesis of ideas from many cultures: Three-dimensional repeat design
Renaissance use of landscape in painting: Acrylic landscape painting
The human figure in the Renaissance: Drawing the figure

 

Course Title: Art IV Grade Level: 10-12
Duration: 2nd Semester Prerequisite: Art I, II, III
  Credits: 5
The studio work and art history/appreciation included in this semester will include work related to the following themes; Mannerism: Distortion of human form to express strong mood or feeling-A survey of sculpture from the Renaissance through Rococo: Ceramics sculpture-A survey of architecture from the Renaissance through Rococo: Relief print-Neoclassicism: Drawing of forms in pencils.

 

Course Title: Art V Grade Level: 11-12
Duration: 1st Semester Prerequisite: Art I-IV
  Credits: 5
The studio work and art history/appreciation included in this semester will include work related to the following themes and periods of art history:

Romanticism: Abstract painting showing movement
Utilitarian Objects and American Indian: Designing a useful object in one of several media and developing a pattern or design related to the form
The Nineteenth Century after Romanticism: Studio work will relate to study of the following periods of art history: **Realism **Impressionism **Post Impressionism **Art in America

 

Course Title: Art VI Grade Level: 11-12
Duration: 2nd Semester Prerequisite: Art I-V
  Credits: 5
The studio work and art history/appreciation included in this semester will include work related to the following: Art of the Twentieth Century: Work in several media inspired by a wide variety of works from the Twentieth Century: Cubism, Surrealism, Social Realism, Sculpture in the Twentieth Century, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. “Art projects dealing with careers in art like advertising, cartooning and design”.

 

Course Title: Art VII and Art VIII Grade Level: 12
Duration: 1st and 2nd semesters Prerequisite: Art I-VI
  Credits: 5 per semester
This course is an independent study during which students will spend the two semesters working with ideas which inspired significant artistic movements in the last half of the Twentieth Century: Op Art and Color Field Painting, Minimalist Art, New Realism, Super realism, Photo realism, Appropriation in Art, Conceptual Art & Performance Art, Art of the Future:The Artist Reconnects, Senior Thesis and Exhibit.

Art VII-Students will create a slide portfolio and put together a professional portfolio that can be used for applying for college, scholarships or a job.

 

Course Title: Ceramics Grade Level: 10-12
Duration: 1 semester Prerequisite: Art I and II
  Credits: 5
This course will allow students with a special interest in ceramics (clay pottery and sculpture) to continue with clay work in greater depth. Students will learn many aspects of the field of ceramics including hand built pottery, throwing on the potter's wheel and glaze making. $10.00 fee for cost of clay/glazes will be charged to each student-each semester.