Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Ed Ruscha Artist Talks
Artist's website: https://edruscha.com
We will view most of the first talk (listed below) in lecture on Wednesday, April 9 in preparation for our LACMA visit and your research paper.
1) Ed Ruscha on The Passage of Time (National Gallery of Art Talks) (1:25:30) 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSzA2FeJDE
Monday, March 25, 2024
Art 1A Research & Paper Writing Workshops: April 22 & 24
Mechanics of a Formal Research Paper Writing Workshop: Monday, April 22 at 12:30 in class.
Scholarly Research Training Workshop: Wednesday, April 24 at 12:30 in class with Heather Nisen.
hnisen@ucsb.edu
http://guides.library.ucsb.edu/art1a
Paper Format (PAPER TOPIC HERE):
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF WHEN WRITING & EDITING YOUR PAPER:
1) Do I have the proper number of citations and sources?
2) Did I properly format my citations using MLA or Chicago?
3) Do I have a properly formatted formal bibliography?
4) Did I adhere to the proper paper length?
5) Do I have a clear, and specific thesis statement?
6) Does my thesis statement specifically relate to the final draft of my paper?
7) Did I run spell check (repeatedly)?
8) Did I carefully edit to make sure that I used proper grammar, and were my tenses consistent?
9) Did I formulate clear arguments and substantiate all of my claims with clear and concrete examples?
10) Did I avoid sweeping generalizations and vague assertions?
11) Did I use casual colloquial language in my formal research paper? If so, find more precise ways to describe the point being made.
12) Did I use scholarly research sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly articles and books rather than sources such as blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias etc (that are not acceptable sources for a formal research paper).
13) Did I properly cite quotes and summaries of other people's intellectual property (footnotes and in-text citations)?
14) Did I avoid excessive biographical information about the artist? Instead I should only include biographical information that is directly relevant to their artistic practice.
15) Would anyone reading my paper understand what I am trying to convey, or do I need to more clearly define the scope of my research and ultimately the point of my paper?
16) Did I place the pictures at the end of my paper? If I embedded them in the text, I need to remove them and place them at the end of my paper.
17) Did I remember to put my name, perm number and section time on my paper?
18) Did I remember to frequently save, backup and email drafts of my paper to myself (just in case my computer crashes)?
19) When I had questions, or needed help, did I reach out to my TA, professor or CLAS?
GENERAL TIPS ON WRITING YOUR PAPER:
1) The selection of a good thesis and supporting examples is an important part of producing a good paper. Be selective. The paper is about how to look closely at works of art and how your evaluation of objects and images is expanded by the specific context in which they are presented.
2) Write primarily with nouns and verbs. Avoid unnecessary (especially vague and imprecise) adjectives and adverbs.
3) Revise and rewrite. Proofread your work. Do not rely solely on "spell check."
4) Use the dictionary to refer to words you do not fully understand.
5) Do not overstate, or excessively use qualifiers (such as very, rather, little, etc.).
6) Use orthodox diction and accurate spelling. ("Its" is possessive; "It's" is a contraction for "it is," "Its' " doesn't exist. "Their" is possessive, "They're" is a contraction of "they are," There is declarative).
7) Be clear. Make references clearly. (Do not use the word "this" as the subject of a sentence).
8) Do not let your opinions get in the way of your writing.
9) Avoid using Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles and other materials that are not scholarly. These ARE NOT research materials for a formal research paper.
10) Get to the point quickly. Concentrate on quality of writing not quantity of words.
11) For help with formatting MLA and Chicago citations, visit Purdue Owl: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
For help writing the paper contact CLAS at 893-3269. They have a writing lab that will help you with papers, and will even proofread your papers. They also offer help specifically to students for whom English is a second language. CLAS site: http://www.clas.sa.ucsb.edu/
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Art 1A Museum Field Trips Spring Quarter 2024
This quarter we have two spectacular field trips planned. Our first field trip is to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the second field trip is to the Getty Center. There are simply too many important exhibitions between these two museums that are relevant to Art 1A, therefore we will have two field trips. These field trips are all day events, and they are in lieu of the lectures that week. Sections are scheduled as planned. If you are unable to go to LACMA or the Getty Center, there is an alternative field trip for you to attend on your own during the week of our LACMA or Getty Trips. The alternative trip is to the and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the MCASB (details below). You must attend one of the Los Angeles field trips, and can do the other in Santa Barbara, if you can't make the trip to LA twice.
*Students are responsible for their own transportation to the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara museums. Neither UCSB, nor the UCSB Department of Art will furnish transportation, or organize it. However, students tend to organize their own carpools each quarter.
A FEW TIPS TO PREPARE FOR OUR FIELD TRIPS:
FIELD TRIP #1: LACMA ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20
FIELD TRIP #2: THE GETTY CENTER ON SATURDAY, MAY 18
MANDATORY LIABILITY WAIVERS (PLEASE FILL OUT ALL OF THEM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ALL OF THE FIELD TRIPS):
Students must submit the liability waiver forms for each trip, and will not receive free admission without them. If you show up to the museum without having done this, you will have to pay full admission and you will not legally be recognized as part of the UCSB Department of Art field trip. If you have difficulty filling out your DocuSign Liability Waiver, then email your professor.
FIELD TRIP #1 ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20: LACMA AT 12:00PM:
Students must submit the liability waiver form, and will not receive free admission to LACMA without it. If you show up to the museum without having done this, you will have to pay full admission and you will not legally be recognized as part of the UCSB Department of Art field trip.
LACMA FIELD TRIP:
One of the important exhibitions we will be viewing is ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, and since his work is the subject of your research paper it will be worth the trip!
MEETING AT LACMA:
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805.963.4364
@sbmuseart
Tues - Sun 11 am - 5 pm
Thurs 11 am - 8 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays
1200 Getty Center Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Parking and Transportation Information HERE
Welcome to Art 1A Visual Literacy Spring 2024
Hello everyone,
Welcome to Art 1A: Visual Literacy! I wanted to reach out to let you know that everything that you need to know about Art 1A will be posted here on the Art 1A website, not on Canvas. However, your Teaching Assistant will use Canvas for some aspects of their sections (including for the submission of assignments, etc). Please read everything carefully, I will go over this information in class when we meet, and I will answer any questions that you may have.Art 1A lectures and sections will be taught in-person. However, the first lecture, on Monday, April first will be taught via Zoom. Zoom link: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/83111992304
Please fill out the Art 1A Questionnaire (HERE), and return it to me and your TA ASAP. This will help us get to know you, and it will also let us know whether you are having any technology issues. You can find our contact information HERE.
- Fill out the LACMA field trip (Saturday, April 20) Liability Waiver (HERE)
- Fill out the Getty Center field trip (Saturday, May 18) Liability Waiver (HERE)
- Fill out the alternative museum trip to the SBMA and MCASB Liability Waiver (HERE)