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SAINT PETER MIDDLE AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Course Syllabus
NAME OF COURSE: Art 8
GRADE LEVEL(S): 8
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to give students as much insight into the aspects and the experiences of the visual arts as possible, concentrating on art elements, structural principles, and cultural contexts. Through many different experiences, students will gain better understanding and appreciation for the visual arts and its relationship to their own community and world cultures. The work of the fine artist, architect. and costume designer will be examined as part of this broad study of art. Specific artists studied are Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture; Auguste Rodin. Sculpture; George's Seurant and Impressionism; Matisse and Fauvism; Picasso, and Cubism. A variety of media will be presented including painting, clay, paper mache, collage, and mixed media.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will experiment with a variety of tools and materials and will demonstrate developed skills and increased expressive ability gained through their use.
2. Students will recognize the validity and characteristics of different styles of art and will demonstrate openmindedness toward these various visual art styles (i.e. Realism, Impressionism. Fauvism. Cubism...)
UNITS COVERED IN THE COURSE AND MAJOR TOPICS:
I. Architects and Architecture through history/Frank Lloyd Wright
2. Sculpture/Auguste Rodin
3. Costume design/paper mache
4. Fauvism/self‑portrait‑Henri Matisse ‑
5. Impressionism/landscape painting/George's Seurant
6. Clay sculpture character study
7. Cubism/collage and tempera still‑life
8. Simulated texture study
TEXTS) AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
ART TALK
Slides, demonstrations, visuals, and examples
MAJOR PROJECTS:
1. Two‑point perspective structure within a landscape (drawing)
2. Mask/head piece (paper mache)
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Art 8 Syllabus
