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Margaret Lazzari, Dona Schlesier

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Margaret Lazzari

Margaret Lazzari is professor emerita of drawing and painting at the University of Southern California. A writer and artist, Margaret's artworks have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States. She has written numerous catalog essays and reviews and is also the author or co-author of five art textbooks. She is half of the Lazzari Evans Public Art Design Team. Margaret is active as an exhibiting artist in galleries, as a public artist producing for communities and in serving in leadership roles in non-profit venues.

Dona Schlesier

Dona Schlesier taught for 27 years at Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa, where she educated a high percentage of international students, specializing in studio and non-Western art. Currently, she is professor emerita. Her drawings and multimedia have been exhibited nationally and internationally. She has traveled the world, visiting every continent except Antarctica and is passionate about the global perspective of the book.

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Letter to Students: Why Study Art?
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO ART.
1. Art and Art Making.
Toward a Definition of Art. Art Within Visual Culture. About Artists. Artificial Intelligence and Creativity.
2. The Language of Art and Architecture.
Elements. Principles of Composition. Structural Systems in Architecture.
3. Media.
The Importance of Materials. Media in Two-Dimensional Art. Methods and Media in Three-Dimensional Art. Technology-Based Media.
4. Deriving Meaning.
Formal Analysis. Content Analysis. The Influence of Historical Context, Physical Surroundings, and Method of Encounter. Writings about Art.
Part II: WHY DO WE MAKE ART?
5. Food and Shelter.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Food. Shelter.
6. Reproduction and Sexuality.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. The Promise of Fertility. Art Depicting Primordial and Human Couples. Art About Sexuality in Western Cultures. Images of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Progeny.
7. Deities and Places of Worship.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Religions and Their Imagery of Deities and Holy Beings. Humans Respond to God. Places of Worship and their General Characteristics. Temple Complexes and Large-Scale Sacred Architecture.
8. Mortality and Immortality.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Early Tombs: Mounds and Mountains. Furnished Tombs. Development of Cemeteries and Grave Monuments. Burial in Places of Worship. Modern Commemorative Art.
9. Power, Politics, and Glory.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. The Glory of the Ruler. The Power of the State. War. Peace.
10. Protest and Affirmation.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary.
History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Roots of Protest Art. Protests Against Military Action. Questioning the Status Quo. Pushing Back. Affirming the Values of the Oppressed.
11. Mind and Body.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. The Face. The Body. Surfaces and Coverings. Physiology. Psychology. The Body in Art and As Art.
12. Race, Gender, Clan, and Class.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Social Expectations. Race and Art. Gender and Art. Clan. Class.
13. Nature, Knowledge, and Technology.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Nature. Knowledge. Technology.
14. Entertainment and Visual Culture.
Preview, Learning Objectives, Key Vocabulary. History Focus, World Map and Timeline. Some Basic Concepts. Architecture for the Arts. Sports. Art, Music, Dance and Drama. Movies, Cartoons, and Other Mass Media.
Part III: MAKING ART PART OF YOUR LIFE.
15. Art in Your Life.
Experiencing Art in Person. Reasons to See Art in Person. Your Cultural Heritage. Visual Literacy. Conclusion: Creativity.

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