Evidence of Early Women Artists |
|
"If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names." - Elaine Gill |
 http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0316084603.jpg |
Student Information Sheet Due |
|
|
 |
http://tnjn.com/2008/mar/13/rock-the-vote-voter-registrati/ |
The Learning to Learn Method
"Many of the barriers you face as a college student can be overcome by learning to use your existing assets - your own best thinking and problem-solving strategies." This semester, you'll learn to apply "learning methods based on natural thinking skills. These strategies will help you become an active learner and a successful student!" |
The Four Learning to Learn Thinking Tools: |
"Research shows that most successful learners use a combination of four strategies, or 'Thinking Tools': |
1. Ask Questions - asking yourself questions engages your mind and provides solid links to new information. |
2. Break Large Tasks into Small, Manageable Parts - make big assignments less intimidating. |
3. Focus on Goals - consider what your overall goal is, and break that goal down by task, week and day. |
4. Get Feedback - we'll work together to track progress towards overall and smaller goals. |
As read your textbook and listen to lecture, use the Four LTL Tools to facilitate your grasp of the content: |
Ask yourself questions as you go along - write these on your note paper or in the margins of the textbook. |
Divide the task into parts - What are the parts of the first reading assignment? How can I break those parts into manageable bites? |
Work towards a specific goal - What do I aim to/ need to achieve by what deadline? |
Get feedback on your progress - Is there a way that i can check to see if I'm going in the right direction? How canI list achieved objectives as I go? |
Remember to always look for multiple paths and different solutions to the same problem! List and weigh your options. Being aware of the alternatives will allow you to think more clearly and act less impulsively. |
Artemisia Gentileschi. Self-Portrait
|
Name any artist from any period or place. How many artist's names can we list? |
How many women artist's names do we recall? |
|
Why study women's art history separately?
Marie-Denise Villers. Young Woman Drawing. 1801.
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/viewOnezoom.asp?dep=11&zoomFlag=0&viewmode=1&item=17%2E120%2E204
Historic Context |
|
please also refer to the timeline |
|
Prehistoric
Period |
|
| 2,500,000 - 230,00 BCE | Paleolithic Era - "Old Stone Age" |
 |
Earliest cultures form |
Humans begin to make basic tools and earliest works of art |
|
| 200,00- - 40,000 BCE | Mesolithic Era - "Middle Stone Age" |
Humans begin practicing ritual burial |
|
| 40,000 - 3,000 BCE | Neolithic Era - "New Stone Age" |
 |
Cro Magnon man (anatomically modern) replaces Neanderthal |
Humans make more refined tools |
|
Shift from migratory to agrarian lifestyle |
|
Modern language developed along with earliest forms of writing |
|
Prehistoric humans employed a diverse range of materials and techniques while creating what we now call "art." |
|
They drew and painted |
Bison from the Altamira Cave, Spain. |
|
|
utilizing both abstract & realistic imagery. |
Shaft of the Dead Man. |
|
|
They often stamped and stenciled. |
Hand stencil from Chauvet Cave, France. |
|
|
They made subtractive sculpture |
Engraved Ochre from Blombos Cave, South Africa. |
|
|
additive sculpture, |
Neolithic Chinese Pot c. 3500 BCE. |
|
|
and even made installation! |
Stonehenge. Wiltshire, England. c. 2000BCE. |
Given this diversity, why have we long assumed that only prehistoric men made art?
Joseph S. Venus. Artisans of the Rock. contemporary. |
Gravettian women and interior |
a traditional imagining |
a more recent perspective |
More information on the possible roles of prehistoric women
Mesopotamian Vessel c. 4500 - 4,000 BCE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frieze-group-3-example1.jpg
Venus or Woman of Willendorf. 4 3/8” high. 25,000 – 20,000 BCE.
