HUMN 4414 - Humanity and Creativity

(4 CR, 4T + 0L)

New Mexico is one of the great artistic areas of the United States. It is home to archaic petroglyphs and prehistoric pottery, as well as traditional retablos and weavings; it is the inspiration for distinctive artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe and D.H. Lawrence. This course will explore art and its place by applying the conversational method to great works and ideas of and about art. We will examine questions such as these: What is art? What is an artist? What in us needs art?

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1120.