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EXPLORATION OF THE ARTS PHONE: 972-883-2273
ARTS 1301 E-MAIL: nelsen@utdallas.edu
MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY 5:30-6:45 SPRING 2007
OFFICE HOURS: MON. 4:30-5:30
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2. Students will attend three art events or performances and analyze in writing the
artist merit of those events or performances.
3. Students will describe and discuss the practices and processes involved in the
creation of art.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
“Creativity” can mean many things to many people, whether they are scientists or
computer geniuses or poets or sculptors or (especially) accountants. Critics often have an
entirely different notion of what “creativity” is from what practicing artists believe it to
be—then there are the politicians and the philosophers (for example, Plato) who despise
and are terrified by the term…. Artists themselves cannot agree on a single definition: a
painter has one idea of creativity, a writer another, and a musician another yet. This
course will focus on the practices and processes involved in creation, and will provide
students with tools to write and communicate (verbally and orally) about art. The course
will also require that students “get dirty” and personally experience the act of
creation.
The course will be divided into three segments. During the first weeks of the
course, each student will be asked to begin formulating his or her own personal aesthetic
by discussing and viewing paintings, (an aesthetic is something more than “I like this”
or “I hate that”; it involves—among many other things—understanding the history
of visual, verbal, performing arts and the contexts from which each artwork is
created). During the middle of the course, the students will actually make three different
types of art—charcoal drawings, a performance in a play, and a short story. After creating
each artwork, students will present and discuss their creations. The final weeks of the
course will be dedicated (now that everyone in the class has experienced making art) to
(1) integrating the arts into an interconnected whole, (2) firming up a personal aesthetic,
and (3) understanding other people’s perspectives with regards to art.
To give students a broad perspective, the course will often center around avant
garde—art that is extreme and on the edges of established norms, not because the class
endorses such art but rather because the exposure to such art helps students clarify their
personal aesthetics. To broaden the experiences beyond the class, students will be
expected to attend at least three “artistic” events (at least two of the events on campus and
at least two of the events in different genres) and will write short, two page newspaper-
like reviews of those events. Events such a main stage rock bands, religious revivals,
high school bands, mainstream movies, sporting events, fairs, etc., are not acceptable
topics for the reviews. Reviews of paintings or sculptures must be reviews of specific,
curated exhibits—merely reviewing several paintings (for example) at the Dallas
Museum of Art cannot constitute an art review.
Required Readings
Artcyclopedia: www.artcyclopedia.com
Art in Flux: www.boisestate.edu/art/artinflux/index.html
National Museum of Women in the Arts: www.nmwa.org
Tate Modern: www.tate.org.uk/modern
Brewster Ghilsen: The Creative Process: Reflections on the Invention of Art
Richard Hugo: The Triggering Town
Plato: Ion
Steven Pressfield: The War of Art
Joshua Charles Taylor: Learning to Look: A Handbook for the Visual Arts
Suggested Readings
Robert Pirsig: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Grades
Visual Art project (drawing workshop grade)—15 points; Performing Art project
(drama workshop grade)—15 points; Verbal Art Project (3-10 page short story)—14
points; three short reviews of performances or art shows—30 points (ten points each);
collage—10 points; artist’s notebook—10 points; quizzes—6 points.
Materials
Large artist’s notebook; crayons, drawing pencils, posterboard, etc. All books can
be purchased either at the campus bookstore or at Off Campus Books.
Email
Due to past experiences with viruses, no attachments will be accepted or opened.
All assignments must be in hard copy. Email will be answered within 48 hours of its
receipt, but please do not use Web CT for email (the instructor does not use Web CT
and your emails will not be read). Also, please be apprised of the following
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL UTD STUDENTS:
Beginning August 1, 2004, all email correspondence will be sent ONLY to the
student's U.T. Dallas email address. U.T. Dallas provides each student with a free
email account that is to be used in all communication with university personnel.
This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity
of all individuals corresponding and the security of the transmitted information.
The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method for
students to forward email from other accounts to their U.T. Dallas address and
have their U.T. Dallas mail sent on to other accounts. Students may go to the
following URL to establish or maintain their official U.T. Dallas computer
account: http://netid.utdallas.edu/.
APPENDIX
University Rules, Regulations, and Statutory Requirements
Rules, Regulations, and Statutory Requirements
Student Conduct and Discipline—The University of Texas System and The University
of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their
business. It is the responsibility of each student and each student organization to be
knowledgeable about the rules and regulations which govern student conduct and
activities. General information on student conduct and discipline is contained in the U.T.
Dallas publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered students each
academic year.
The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of
recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and described in the
Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Part 1,
Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities of the
university's Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are
available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff are available to
assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of
citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the
Regents' Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to
discipline for violating its standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or
off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct.
Academic Dishonesty—The faculty expects from its students a high level of
responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends
upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is
imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her
scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related
to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one's
own work of material that is not one's own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty
involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying
academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary
proceedings.
Student Grievances—Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on
Student Services and Activities, of the university's Handbook of Operating Procedures.
In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other
fulfillments of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to make a
serious effort to resolve the matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or
committee with whom the grievance originates (hereafter called "the respondent.")
Individual faculty members retain primary responsibility for assigning grades and
evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at that level, the grievance must be
submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy to the respondent's School Dean. If the
matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the respondent, the student
may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by the
School Dean's decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of Graduate
or Undergraduate Studies who will appoint and convene an Academic Appeals Panel.
The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The results of the academic appeals
process will be distributed to all involved parties.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of
Students, where staff are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and
regulations.
Disability Services—The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with
disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers.
Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are
Monday and Thursday, 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 AM to 7:30
PM, and Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable
adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example,
it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals
(in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally, an assignment
requirement may be substituted (e.g., a research paper versus an oral presentation for a
student who is deaf). Classes enrolling students with mobility impairments may have to
be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need to provide
special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors. Disability Services
provides students with letters to present to faculty members verifying that the student has
a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation
should contact the professor after class or during office hours.