CYPRESS COLLEGE 2014–2015
Art / 87
Art (ART) ART 100 C Fundamentals of Art
3 Units
ART 110 C Introduction to Art
3 Units
Advisory: Completion of ENGL 100 C. Term hours: 54 lecture. This course is designed to expose the student to art from prehistoric times to the present: its purposes, materials, themes, history, and significance. It also acquaints the student with art and artists’ roles in present and past societies, and helps the student understand the uses of materials and visual elements (i.e., line, color, etc.) to communicate ideas in architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics, crafts, filmmaking, printmaking, etc. Major writing assignments are required. Pass/No Pass/ Letter Grade Option. Cost of museum visit will not exceed $15.00. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC)
ART 111 C Survey of Art History I
3 Units
Advisory: Completion of ENGL 100 C. Term hours: 54 lecture. This course studies the development of ancient and medieval architecture, sculpture and painting in the Western and Eastern cultures. Emphasis is placed on examining how art records and shapes history, how style communicates the ideas of the artist and his culture, and how symbols, techniques, materials and subjects are used and transferred from one culture to another. Major writing assignments are required. Pass/ No Pass/Letter Grade Option. Cost of museum visit will not exceed $15.00. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC)
ART 112 C Survey of Art History II
3 Units
Advisory: Completion of ENGL 100 C. Term hours: 54 lecture. This course studies the development of architecture, sculpture and painting in the Western world from the Renaissance through the twenty-first century. Emphasis is placed on examining how art records and shapes history, how style communicates the ideas of the artist and his culture, and how symbols, techniques, materials and subjects are used and transferred from one culture to another. Major writing assignments are required. Cost of museum visit will not exceed $15.00. Duplicate credit not granted for ART 112HC. Pass/No Pass/Letter Grade Option. (UC Credit Limitation/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC)
ART 112HC Honors Survey of Art History II
3 Units
Advisory: Completion of ENGL 100 C. Term hours: 54 lecture. This is an enhanced course that studies the development of architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Western world from the Renaissance through the twenty-first century. Emphasis is placed on examining how art records and shapes history, how style communicates the ideas of the artist and his culture, and how symbols, techniques, materials, and subjects are used and transferred from one culture to another. Cost of museum visit will not exceed $15.00. Duplicate credit not granted for ART 112 C. (UC Credit Limitation/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC)
ART 114 C Modern Art History
3 Units
Advisory: Completion of ENGL 100 C. Term hours: 54 lecture. This course deals with the nature of twentieth and twenty-first century art and its origins in the late nineteenth century. Emphasis is placed on examining how art reflects history, how style communicates the ideas of the artist and his/her culture and how symbols, techniques, materials and subjects are used and expanded in 20th and 21st century artistic expression. Major witten assignments are required. Cost of museum visit will not exceed $15.00. Pass/No Pass/Letter Grade Option. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC)
3 Units
ART 121 C Three-Dimensional Design
3 Units
ART 123 C Color Theory
3 Units
ART 130 C Introduction to Printmaking
3 Units
ART 131 C Intermediate Printmaking
3 Units
ART 140 C Graphic Design 1
3 Units
ART 141 C Graphic Design 2
3 Units
Term hours: 36 lecture and 72 laboratory. This course provides the foundation for all visual arts, by examining the concepts, terminology, techniques and materials used in two-dimensional design. Materials fees are used for materials provided by the Art Department. $25.00 Material Fee — Payable at Registration. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE) Term hours: 36 lecture and 72 laboratory. This course is an introductory course covering the materials, techniques, and tools used to create three-dimensional forms. This course emphasizes the vocabulary of three-dimensional design and its application to problem solving in threedimensions. $20.00 fee for materials used in common — Payable at Registration. (UC/CSU) Term hours: 36 lecture and 72 laboratory. This course focuses on the visual and conceptual interactions of color pertaining to painting, drawing, photography, media arts and design. Utilizes the historical theories of color by previous artists to study distinct color properties and functions. This class investigates color symbolism and composition through isolation and reintegration of the elements of color theory. Combines lecture, demonstration and critique with hands-on exploration in problem solving. $25.00 Material Fee — Payable at Registration. Materials include paint and collage. (CSU) Term hours: 36 lecture and 72 laboratory. This introductory course presents the artist with concepts and techniques of drawing, design, and color through the use of fine art printing medias such as etching, lithography, and woodcut. $10.00 material fee — Payable at Registration. (UC/CSU) Prerequisite: ART 130 C with a minimum grade of “C.” Term hours: 36 lecture and 72 laboratory. This intermediate course will continue with exploration and technical problem solving in fine art printing medias such as etching, lithography, screen printing and woodcut. (CSU) $10.00 Materials Fee — Payable at Registration. Corequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ART 120 C. Term hours: 36 lecture and 72 laboratory. This is a basic course in advertising/graphic design, with emphasis on problem solving in lettering, typography, and trademark design. It includes development of concept development, layout, and presentation skills. Projects include lettering design, layout, trademark design, and typography. Students are introduced to non-electronic and electronic design techniques. $25.00 fee for materials provided by the department — Payable at Registration. (CSU) Prerequisite: ART 140 C. Term hours: 36 lecture and 72 laboratory. This is an intermediate course in advertising/graphic design with emphasis upon development of a highly comprehensive finished portfolio. Course includes refinement of concept development, layout, and presentation skills. Students refine their non- electronic and electronic design techniques. $25.00 fee for materials provided by the department — Payable at Registration. (CSU)
Courses
Term hours: 54 lecture. This introductory course investigates the visual elements and principles of art through lectures, reading, films and handson experience. It also examines, in the same manner, historical styles and themes in art as well as materials and techniques. Pass/No Pass/Letter Grade Option. Cost of museum visit and materials will not exceed $20.00. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC)
ART 120 C Two-Dimensional Design