ARTH101: Art Appreciation and Techniques

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• define visual information as a source of knowledge;
  
• describe how our knowledge is reflected in works of art;
  
• explain and identify how artists use the natural world as a vessel for human experience;
  
• explain how the use of animals as subject matter in art offers clues to cultural differences;
  
• explore how art is a medium for the artist's own self-expression;
  
• explain the limits of representation of the body;
  
• define social and collaborative art; and
  
• identify the purpose and use of political art and memorials.