TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Greek philosophy stressed a balance of mind and body, a philosophy I strive to pursue.  It is a personal philosophy that I try to instill with students.  When ask why I teach I respond because I enjoy learning.  I believe you never stop learning and teaching is my way of continuously learning in an attempt to achieve a balanced mind and body.  There isn’t a day that goes by that a student doesn’t mention something to me that either inspires, or educates me.  I also enjoy seeing students become excited about a subject matter that many feel they will never comprehend or like.  I like showing them differently, and some get it immediately, while others it takes some time.  Many have returned to tell me of the light bulb experience they had due to their Art History classes.  These are the rewards of teaching, not the awards or accolades, but having a lasting effect on those students whom you come in contact with in your profession.

ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA COURSES

HA 215   Art History I: The Art of the Ancient World
This course is a general art history survey focusing on the aesthetic movements of major civilization from approximately 25,000 B.C.E. to 330 A.D.  This course is based on an interdisciplinary format, exploring the aesthetic perceptions and the arts of such cultures as the Paleolithic, Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, Roman, ancient eastern, and African.  The integration of art with the socioeconomic, political and philosophical currents of each era will be examined as well.

HA 216   Art History II: The Art of the Medieval and   Renaissance Worlds:  From
Byzantium to the New World
This course is a general art history survey focusing on major aesthetic movements throughout the world from the Byzantine Empire through the Renaissance to the Baroque period, approximately 330 to 1600 A.D.  This course is based on an interdisciplinary format, exploring the aesthetic perceptions and the arts of the eastern and western world, including Byzantine, Islamic, Medieval, Renaissance (Italian & Northern) and the Ancient Americas.  The integration of art with the socioeconomic, political and philosophical currents of each era will be examined as well.

HA 217   Art History III: The Art of the Modern World: From Baroque to Modernism.
This course is a general art history survey focusing on major artistic movements throughout the world, from the Baroque through the Modern era, approximately 1600 to 1945 A.D.  This course is based on an interdisciplinary format, exploring the cultural aesthetic perceptions from the arts of the eastern and western world, including Baroque, Neoclassic, Romantic eras, as well as the modern art of Europe, the United States, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America and Oceania.  The integration of art with the socioeconomic, political and philosophical currents of each era will be examined as well.

HA 301   Contemporary Art:  1945 to Present
A survey of avant-garde activities in the visual arts (abstract-expressionism, pop art, neo Dada, Europe’s new realism, op, minimalism, conceptual art, performance art, new expressionism, graffiti, abstract art, etc.) and how they expressed the contemporary socioeconomic, political, philosophical, and technological realities.  This course will also treat the development of Post-Modernism and the critical literature surrounding it.

ART INSTITUTE ONLINE COURSES

ART 1010 – Art Appreciation
This course is a comparative study and comprehensive presentation of visual images and design that chronicle the socioeconomic, political, and philosophical evolution of Western Civilization from ancient times to the present. This course offers a comparative perspective to solve assigned design problems.

ART 1020 – History of Art in Early Civilization
This course is a history of art from Prehistoric/Tribal period through the Baroque. The concepts, artists, works, and styles of the periods will be studied through the use of a textbook, slide, videos and projects.

ART 1030 – Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art
This course is a history of art from neoclassicism to contemporary art. Concepts, artists, works and styles of the periods will be studied through the use of textbook, slides, videos and projects.

ART 2010 – History of Popular Culture
The development of computer games, film, music and other forms of popular entertainment owe much to American myths, icons, heroes, and institutions as represented in American popular culture from the mid-to-late nineteenth century to the present. Students examine the history of these art forms through the examination of popular novels, films, radio programs, songs/music, and television programs – and determine the cultural contributions of particular generations at different times in history.

ART 3010 – American Art History
This course is a comprehensive overview of the history of art in the United States from pre-colonial to the present era. This course offers a comparative perspective to solve assigned studio problems.

ART 3020 – Survey of Architecture
This course surveys American architecture from the eighteenth century to the present, examining visual, historic, and social significance. Emphasis is placed on construction detail and technique as well as measurement and engineering analysis.

ART 4020 – Latin American Art
This course tracks the achievements and issues in painting, architecture, sculpture, and other arts in Latin America from the colonial era to the present.