I. ART FUNDAMENTALS	20%
A. Elements of Art 1. Line 2. Shape and form 3. Space 4. Color and value 5. Texture B. Principles of Composition 1. Rhythm, movement, and pattern 2. Balance 3. Contrast, emphasis, and variety 4. Proportion 5. Unity C. Processes and Techniques 1. Drawing 2. Painting 3. Printmaking 4. Photography 5. Mixed media 6. Sculpture 7. Crafts 8. Architecture 9. Environmental Art
II. HISTORY OF ART	20%
A. Art in Ancient Times: Archeology Recreates Ancient Art Activities 1. Before History: Anthropology and archaeology help us to interpret art 2. Early Civilizations B. Greece and Rome: Ideal Beauty, the Real World, and Engineering Marvels 1. Greece 2. The Etruscans 3. Rome C. The Middle Ages: From Civil Turmoil to the Church Triumphant 1. The Early Period 100–500: The Church divided ––Byzantium & Rome 2. The Middle Period: 500–1100: Art in a time of chaos 3. The Late Period 1100–1300: The church triumphant D. The Renaissance: A Rebirth of Interest in Classical Ideas and Images 1. Italy: Harmony, discovery, and the laws of perspective 2. Northern Countries: New ideas spread north E. The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Images of Aristocratic and Autocratic power 1. Baroque: Appeals to dramatic emotion 2. Rococo: Sophisticated decoration 3. Revolution: The rise of technology and social changes F. Modernism and Modern Art 1800–1950: The Rise of Multiple “isms” 1. Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism 2. Impressionism 3. Post-Impressionism 4. References beyond Europe: Artists find new ideas in the art of Africa and Asia 5. Fauvism, cubism, and other “isms”: Challenges to definitions of art 6. New Directions: The Armory Show, The Harlem Renaissance, etc. 7. The Bauhaus: foundations of modern design G. Toward the Millennium and Beyond: New Definitions of Art 1. Abstract Art 2. Art of the 1960s: Pop Art, minimalism, and Neo-Realism 3. Earthworks, installations and performances 4. Beyond the Millennium: new ideas without an avant-garde H. Discovering World Art: An International and Multicultural Art World 1. Influence of Chinese art worldwide; effects of the electronic age on China’s art 2. Indian art and the influence of Buddhism and Hinduism 3. Japanese Art: adoption of Western techniques and the incorporation of Japanese traditions 4. North and South American Indians preserve traditions and participate in the mainstream art world 5. Influence of African art traditions 6. Arts of Australia and South Seas Islands
III. ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS	60%
A. Drawings 1. The Old Savoyard, Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1715 2. The Artist’s Mother, Arshile Gorky, 1926 or 1936 B. Paintings 1. The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan, Eugène Delacroix, 1826 2. Woman at Her Toilette, Berthe Morisot, c. 1875 3. The Herring Net, Winslow Homer, 1885 4. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte–1884, Georges Seurat, 1884–86 5. At the Moulin Rouge, Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892–95 6. Portrait of Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris (José Victoriano Gonzalez), 1912 7. American Gothic, Grant Wood, 1930 C. Printmaking 1. The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-Oki Namiuru), Katsushika Hokusai, Edo period, 1831–32 2. Mao, Andy Warhol, 1973 D. Sculptures 1. Armored guardian (tomb figure), Chinese, Tang Dynasty, 700–750 2. Plaque of a Warrior Chief, Nigerian, Benin Kingdom, 16th–17th century 3. The Bronco Buster, Frederic Remington, modeled 1895, cast 1895–98 4. Golden Bird, Constantin Brancusi, 1916, pedestal c. 1922 E. Textiles 1. Nuihaku (Nä Drama Robe), Japanese, momoyama period, 16th century F. Mixed Media 1. Untitled (called Hôtel de la Duchesse-Anne), Joseph Cornell, 1957 2. Lincoln, Robert Rauschenberg, 1958 NOTE: All of this year’s selected artworks are part of the Art Institute of Chicago’s collections. Please be aware that you may encounter slight discrepancies between the titles, dates, etc. provided in the above outline and those that are provided in the museum’s Essential Guide. The information provided in the above outline has been supplied to us directly by the museum and reflects the most up-to-date information regarding these works.