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.

Heather Nisen (Art & Architecture Librarian):
hnisen@ucsb.edu
http://guides.library.ucsb.edu/art1a
(805) 893-3026

Paper Format (PAPER TOPIC HERE)

- 9-10 pages of text (this does NOT include the cover page, bibliography or images)
- Double-spaced
- Cover page
- Footnotes or endnotes
- Bibliography
- Images (in a separate document at the end of the paper)
- Use at least 10 different research sources (including peer reviewed 
journal articles, books, exhibition catalogs, monographs, etc.)
- Use at least 10-15 citations

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 Owlhttps://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:

1) Be sure that you have our emails with you! If you arrive late, you want to be able to find us at the museum. However, try to leave early so that you arrive on time, because reception isn't good in all parts of the museums, and you may be waiting a long time before we see your email.

2) I would suggest eating a big breakfast since we won't be taking a break for lunch until later in the day. Furthermore, pack snacks for the road, and for lunch, unless you want to treat yourself to food at the museum.

3) If you are driving from Santa Barbara, be sure to give yourself at least two hours to drive to LA. You never know what kind of traffic that you will encounter.

4) Wear comfortable shoes and clothing! We will be doing a lot of walking and hiking up stairs, so you want to be very comfortable.

5) Charge your phone since you will want to take a lot of pictures at the museum.

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:

We will meet at LACMA at the Wilshire Blvd. entrance next to the ticket office and Chris Burden's Urban Light sculpture (shown picture above) at 12:00PM on Saturday, April 20. LACMA will be providing us with free admission to the museum. I will send you the information to register for your free ticket once LACMA sends it to me.

Please read all guidelines HERE before your visit. https://www.lacma.org/plan-your-visit

5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 857-6010
Parking costs $21.00 per vehicle, and it is not part of our free admission. People usually find free street parking.

ALTERNATIVE TRIP to SBMA & MCASB:

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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
Free to students with ID

MCASB
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
Paseo Nuevo Upper Arts Terrace
653 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805.966.5373
Tues-Sat 11am-6pm
Sun 11-6
Closed Mon.

Nota Bene: The museum trip is all-day immersive experience, and therefore the museum field trip is in lieu of both of the Art 1A lectures that week (section attendance is as scheduled). If you do not go to the museum that week, or the alternative assignment, then you will receive two absences. Take a selfie at the museum, and works of art that were of interest to you, and include it in your paper as proof of attendance.
FIELD TRIP #2 ON SATURDAY, May 18: THE GETTY CENTER AT 1:00PM:

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.

We will be meeting at 1:00PM on the museum side of the tram drop off (shown above). If you are carpooling (2 or more Art 1A students in a single vehicle), then you are eligible to receive free parking, otherwise you must pay $25.00 for parking. Only Art 1A students are eligible for free parking. Parking Information: https://www.getty.edu/visit/center/parking-and-transportation/

The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Parking and Transportation Information HERE

ALTERNATIVE MUSEUM TRIP: If you are unable to attend the Getty Center, and you went to LACMA with the class, then you may do the alternative assignment to the SBMA and the MCASB (listed above). You need to attend one off the LA field trips, and preferably both, but only one LA trip is mandatory.

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

You do not need a pass code to join the Zoom meeting, sign in as an attendee.

If you have time conflicts with work, or with other classes, then you should take Art 1A another quarter. There are also two Los Angeles museum field trips that are an important part of the class. We are offering an alternative museum field trip in Santa Barbara for one of the field trips, if you can't get to Los Angeles twice. Please make sure that you are available on Saturday, April 20 and Saturday, May 18. These two class meetings will be in lieu of the lectures those weeks, but sections are still scheduled. 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.

Please purchase your course reader and book as soon as possible because you will have written assignments due the first week of class. The course reader is on reserve at the library, and the book is on reserve every single quarter.

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.
Course Reader (cover pictured above) and book information (please have them in your possession before class meets for the first time). The course reader is on reserve at the library.

1) The Course Reader is only available from Associated StudentsYou can either purchase a physical copy (HEREor an eReader (HERE). If you get an error message, copy and paste this URL to purchase the eReader: https://shop.as.ucsb.edu

Weekly assignments are due the first week of class, and if you don't have your reader you can use the Reserve Copy at the LibraryNote: Allow 24-48 hours to receive your link for the eReader after your payment has been processedIf you don't have it in time to do your first assignment, then you can go to the library and check out the Course Reader on reserveThe physical copy will be available at the Associated Student Ticket OfficeLocation Information and Hours HERE.
2) John Berger's Ways of Seeing is available from the Campus Bookstore and Amazon (Click HERE and HERE).
3) 
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us. We are participating in the UCSB Reads program (For more information, click HERE). Free copy given to you after you sign all 3 museum field trip liability waivers.
4) The Course Syllabus can be found HERE.
5) The Calendarwhere your weekly reading and writing assignments are located, can be found HERE.
6) Information about Lectures and Sections can be found HERE.
7) The Research Paper prompt can be found HERE.
8) The UCSB Library Art 1A Research Page can be found HERE.
10) View the UCSB policy about Academic Integrity and Academic Dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, furnishing false information, unauthorized collaboration and misuse of course materials) HERE.
11) Fill out the museum liability waiversAll trips require Liability Waivers: and they will be linked to here, once they are available.

- 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)

12) Information about the Department of Art can be found HERE.
13) The UCSB Diversity Statement can be found HERE and the University of California Diversity Statement can be found HERE.
14) The UCSB Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) contact information can be found HERE.
15) The UCSB Health and Wellness website can be found HERE.
16) UCSB Department of Art Intellectual Challenge Policy: "Intellectual challenge and academic rigor are among the foundations of our program. Our faculty foster communities of inquiry and free speech based in self-awareness, individual responsibility, and an informed world view. We encourage divergent opinion and cogent argument, believing lively debate, exposure to differing viewpoints, and a certain level of discomfort are essential to intellectual and artistic growth.
 
In our classes, students will be shown work and introduced to theories and practices that may challenge their beliefs and assumptions. Students are expected to think critically rather than react impulsively; to consider opposing viewpoints and others’ opinions and experiences with openness and thoughtfulness; and to engage in a manner befitting themselves as artists and scholars in this university, an institution of higher learning."

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Art 1A Artist Talk Featuring Dannah Hidalgo

Image Courtesy of Dannah Hidalgo

 What: Artist Talk Featuring Dannah Hidalgo
When: Monday, March 11 from 12:30-1:45
Where: HSSB 1173
Instagram: @dannahmari_art
Artist Bio:

Dannah Mari Hidalgo (1994.) is a Filipina-American artist based out of California, and Oahu, Hawai‘i where she was born and raised. Hidalgo obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2019. Hidalgo has also attended the Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute in Florence, Italy in 2015 and in 2016. Currently, Hidalgo is an MFA Candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. 

With the use of paint, I attempt to capture the nuanced experiences of the ever-evolving individual in relation to varying connections and relationships. Since relocating to Santa Barbara from Hawaii, my fixations expectantly revolved around my family and home, examining the inclination and consequences of hoarding, specifically within Asian American and immigrant households. The intrusion of the idealistic American Home coupled with my childhood lens resulted in resentment. Through time and distance, my understanding of my family’s hoarding has evolved to view it as an internalized survival mechanism of my immigrant parents. 

The concept of “double image,” in my work presents two images simultaneously, creating a conversation in relation to one another. The simultaneous depiction of both images on one surface creates a visual experience that strongly encourages the viewer to evaluate both -recognizing an image in the context of another. The concept of double image reinforces dichotomous relationships: abstract and representational, seriousness and humor, depth and flatness, and resolve and tension. 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Art 1A Artist Talk Featuring Dani Kwan

Image Courtesy of Dani Kwan

 What: Artist Talk Featuring Dani Kwan
When: Cancelled on Wednesday, March 13
Where: HSSB 1173
Artist Bio:

Dani Kwan is an interdisciplinary artist and graphic designer working with a diverse range of media including textiles, video, ceramics, photography, and print. Kwan holds an MFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a BA with Honors from CSU Channel Islands. They are the current artist in residence at UC Santa Barbara. Kwan teaches art and photography at CSU Channel Islands, UC Santa Barbara, and Ventura Community College.

Instagram@danikwan

Thursday, February 29, 2024

EXTRA ASSIGNMENTS TO CLEAR UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

If you have missed a lot of classes, with unexcused absences throughout the quarter, then you should do these assignments to clear them. As you know, 5 or more unexcused absences will result in failing the class. However, if you had emergencies, and can provide me with a note from your doctor, from Student Health, or from your CAPS, DSP, CARE Counselor (for the specific dates in question)– then those absences will be excused. These papers are due no later than Friday, March 15th by 5:00 PMSubmit them to your TA.

Please noteIf you did not go on the museum field trips, or the alternate museum field trip, then you have 2 unexcused absences for each of the trips, and you will also be missing the graded weekly assignment those weeks.

To clear unexcused absencesWatch the recorded Arts Colloquium Artist Talks found below, and write a 2-page Artist Talk response. Each talk and written assignment clears a single absence. Therefore, if you need to clear more than one absence you will need to do more than one of these assignments. 

You may submit up to 3 assignments total:
1) Tia-Simone GardnerRecorded Talk
2) Nicholas Galanin: Recorded Talk
3) Alisha Wormsley: Recorded Talk

Art 1A Artist Talk Featuring Kate Saubestre

Image Courtesy of Kate Saubestre

What: Artist Talk Featuring Kate Saubestre
When: Wednesday, March 6 from 12:30-1:45
Where: HSSB 1173
Artist Statement:

Kate Saubestre is a French-American multimedia artist who was raised as a global nomad. Her constantly changing environment influenced her into an in-flux practice, as she continues to examine how the natural and built environment are represented throughout media and culture. Her professional background includes working in theater production, video and as a visual artist alongside musicians. Kate is interested in weaving abstraction and narrative through a multidisciplinary approach, spanning from experimental animation, textile paintings, and creating prop-like sculptures which allow the viewers to physically enter Kate's world. 

She is a recent graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara's MFA program in Art and is working to create through a more ecological mindset--questioning practices of production, permanence and expanding her material practice to work with post-consumer and naturally sourced materials.

Instagram@katesaub