ART 2100 Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Environmental Sciences Program Summer 2019 June/July Combo 2 Course - San Jose

This is course is designed for the beginner to help the student find personal meaning in works of art and develop a better understanding of the nature and validity of art as visual and space language (line, shape, volume, light, space, time, motion, color, and texture). This means that you will learn about the essentials of art through experience and experimentation. Through determination and an open mind, you will increase your creativity and discover more interesting ways to understand and judge the visual arts. Emphasis is on the diversity of form and content in artwork. With willingness to work and an open mind, your experiences in this class will be memorable in a positive way. Upon completion, students should understand the basics of art materials used and have a basic overview of the history of art and how art represents its society, especially, Latin American culture.

Students will learn what art history from different cultures looks like and what it represents through the diverse visual culture conventions and the ability to discuss the relationship of cultures to their art. Besides, learning the different ways art is used for representation of objects, spaces, ideas, and emotions.