Art Department
Art History
ART 20
ART APPRECIATION
Designed to develop an understanding
of historical and contemporary art forms,
including examples of painting, sculpture,
and architecture.
ART 21
WOMEN AND ART
Examines the history of relations between
women, art, and ideology in global culture.
Examines and analyzes the effects of
cultural practices such as the division of
labor and space in society, codes of language,
the impact of new technologies,
and power relations on the ways that
women are represented and participate in
visual culture. Explores women's changing
relation to art practice. Includes analysis
of feminism, gender roles, and identity
construction in art both historically and
in contemporary art forms.
ART 22
SURVEY OF ASIAN ART (INDIA,
CHINA, JAPAN, AND KOREA)
Designed as a survey of artistic traditions
found in Asia including India, Korea,
China, and Japan. The arts of painting,
sculpture, and architecture will be discussed
as artistic expressions as well as
visual manifestations of Eastern religion.
ART 23
AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART
Designed to develop an understanding
and appreciation of the indigenous arts
of Africa and the South Pacific. Studies
the painting, sculpture, architectural
traditions of pre-literate societies emphasizing
their culture as well as artistic
significance.
ART 24
INDIGENOUS ARTS OF THE
AMERICAS
Survey of the indigenous artistic traditions
of North, Central, and South America
extending from the United States and
Mexico to Peru from circa 1000 BC to
the Conquest. The course will address
historical and contemporary cultures of
the Western hemisphere (Native American
and pre-Columbian) from a historical
ethnographical context, examining the
formal elements of painting, sculpture,
architecture, ceramics, and textiles in the
context of native socio-political systems
and religious beliefs.
ART 25
SURVEY OF ART HISTORY: ANCIENT
WORLDS TO GOTHIC
Emphasizing the historical development
of painting, sculpture, and architecture
including philosophical and cultural
perspectives.
ART 26
SURVEY OF ART HISTORY:
RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
Emphasizing the historical development
of painting, sculpture, and architecture
including philosophical and cultural
perspectives.
ART 28
HISTORY OF MODERN ART
Emphasizing the historical development
of painting, sculpture, and architecture
including philosophical and cultural
perspectives in the late 19th and 20th
centuries. Includes an in-depth study
of Expressionism, Surrealism, Cubism,
Abstractionism, Op, Pop, and Realism.
ART 29
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD ART
Survey of the visual arts of the world
through the millennia, including the
regions and cultures of Europe, Asia, the
Americas, and Africa. Major emphasis is
given to the development of the world's
most significant painting, sculpture,
and architecture within their respective
social, political and religious contexts.
The course examines the roles of artist
and patron, and the relationship between
the art object and its intended function.
ART 100
ART GALLERY/DISPLAY AND
EXHIBITION
Designed to introduce students to a
variety of aspects in working and running
a non-profi t/educational art gallery.
Students will participate in the planning of
shows along with the practical experience
of preparing and installing shows in the
Saddleback College Art Gallery. Students
will visit local galleries and museums to
further enhance their ideas of the functions
of an art gallery.
ART 120
TOUR-ART HISTORY/APPRECIATION
Designed to give students the opportunity
to study visual cultural productions on
site. Its content stresses the relationship
between art and its most significant
institutions of reception, museums and
galleries.
Patricia Levin, Department Chair
Art HistoryPh.D., UCI, Visual Studies
MA, UCI, Comparative Culture
MA, USC, Art History and Museum Studies
BA, UCLA, Dance Performance
Research interests:
Modern Media and Theories of Spectatorship, History of Photography, Critical
Theory, Film Theory, Feminist Theories, Performance Theories, and Autobiography.
I am especially interested in contemporary art and the politics of display. I work as an independent curator, developing exhibition projects for universities, art museums and galleries around the world. I am currently working on a book project with Dr. Jeanne Perreault of the University of Calgary. We are examining the works of the Montréal-based artist Nicole Jolicoeur. I am a Francophile and enjoy any opportunity to work and play in France.
