Introduction to the Visual Arts, ART 105, Summer I, 2006
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Instructed by Ralph Murrell Larmann
Office: FA 203, 479-2782 / Hours: 8-10 MWF
E-mail: rl29@evansville.edu

Koch Center Mural
design by Shawn Zorka
created by UE Department of Art
2001

DISCUSSION PROJECT:

The Discussion Project will be a group project wherein a small group will discuss an issue related to art and report their discussion findings back to the class. One class will be set aside to begin the discussion, but students will need additional time to work through the issues. Each group will report their findings through a short 5 minute presentation. A short written report will also be submitted by June 9, 2006

Groups:
1. Baik, Petty, Wolf
2. Hillenburg, Mufti
3. Spitzig, Tuley

Mural at Aldersgate United Methodist
Ralph Murrell Larmann
painted by UE Department of Art
2003

GROUP ASSIGNMENTS

Baik, Petty, Wolf
Art forgery has sometimes been a news item of interest, especially with many masterpieces fetching large sums at auction. Find an instance, either from news or history that documents the discovery of a forgery. Should art forgery be a crime? What about Van Megeren? Give your group’s impressions of this topic.

Hillenburg, Mufti
At the onset of the current war in Iraq, General Colin Powell gave a press conference at the United Nations that outlined the United States’ reasons for going to war. The UN covered a copy of Picasso’s “Guernica” that was to be positioned behind General Powell. Why did the UN take this action? What is the significance of the work? Discuss your groups impressions of this event and express the ramifications of that action.

Spitzig, Tuley
In recent years issues related to copyright infringement have been in the news. In the visual arts, Jeff Koons has been criticized for his reuse of images that he claims as his own. Discuss whether Mr. Koons is stealing or has every right to reuse these images. Give your group’s opinion on this topic.