Art Appreciation
Terryl Lawrence, Ed.D., earned her doctoral degree in art and education from Columbia University and has had many exhibitions of her paintings and photographs in New York and Florida. She has published several articles, was a New York fashion designer and photographer, wrote the preface to Chaim Potok’s “Artist in Exile,” and has taught photography and art at C.W. Post College and SUNY Empire State College. She is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellow in the Humanities. Professor Lawrence currently teaches Art History and Mythology at Palm Beach State and Broward Colleges.
Student Testimonials
- “Provokes thought and has strong passion for the topic.”
- “Recommend the course to anyone with a deep interest in art.”
- “Highly qualified, well prepared and appreciated.”
Mythology in Art
Artists Who Found Limitless Inspiration in Mythological Tales
Mythology is the study of the meaning of myths or legends and often concern the relationships between the tales of different characters and countries. A myth is a traditional story, most often of unknown authorship. It has a historical basis that aims to explain some phenomenon of nature, the origin of man, customs of a people, etc. These tales or fables usually involve the exploits of gods and heroes by being lessons, not of words, but of actions and adventures. Myths are presented in narrative form. These stories have been handed down from one generation to another, are set in the past, are ostensibly true and purport to give an accurate view of what really happened. Many of these tales instruct, justify and warn by dealing with the challenges that still confront man – the search for truth, a deeper understanding of the world, and instances of man’s own nature. Myths serve us today by inviting each of us to participate in the mythic experience.
This course will therefore have artistic and literary components meant to enrich the student’s understanding in bringing classical mythology to life.
Six Lectures
- In the Beginning: The Greek Gods - Creation revisited.
- Heroes - Actions so noble or daring that they resulted in Myths.
- Love Stories - "Love cannot live where there is not trust."
- Test/Quest - Once a trial has been faced successfully, the hero has been transformed by the experience.
- The Trojan War - It really happened!
- The Myths of other Cultures - Nordic, Egyptian, and Japanese.
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| Course # S6F3 — Full 6 Weeks
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| Place: | Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Fridays, March 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 8 2015 |
| Time: | 11:45 - 1:15 PM |
| Fee: | $51 / member; $76 / non-member |
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| Course # S4F4 — First 4 Weeks
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| Place: | Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Fridays, March 27; April 3, 10, 17 2015 |
| Time: | 11:45 - 1:15 PM |
| Fee: | $34 / member; $54 / non-member |
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The Great Salons III
Art Centers of the World
An important ingredient to an artist’s total experience is
the geographical area in which they live and work.
When an area is selected to set up a studio, the artist has
embraced the atmosphere, climate, color and history
characteristic of that place. There is a constant quest in
art to find a muse and, often, it is a geographic one.
Inspiration also comes from being part of a peer group in
which ideas are shared and discussed. The personal
choices one makes of friends, location, atmosphere and
studio shape the content of their work. This course will
address locations that continue to attract artists, the
historical appeal of these areas, the artists themselves
and their unique and original results. In slides and
archival tapes, we will visit the sites, enter the studios
and discuss the creative work which is often site based.
Six Lectures
- From Montmartre to Montparnasse: - Modern art moves to the left bank. Modigliani, Man Ray, Picasso, Rousseau, Soutine, Lipchitz, Brancusi, Erik Satie and Diaghilev are some of the creative giants who chose to work here.
- Vienna: - At the turn of the century, Gustav Klimt led the Vienna Secessionists into an art that sought an interaction of all art with life. He rekindled the golden age of Byzantine mosaics and integrated their beauty into his Art Nouvea masterpieces. Also, painting extraordinary works in Austria were Oskar Kokoshka and Egon Schiele.
- The Hamptons: - For more than two centuries, this beach resort by the sea has been home to a community of artists and writers. Winslow Homer painted there, William Merritt Chase had an art school in Shinnecock, Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Larry Rivers, Fairfield Porter, Willem de Kooning and a host of others lived and worked there. Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote there.
- California Bay Area: - After abstract expressionism, painters in and around San Francisco shifted the terms of their sensual brushwork and began to explore figurative compositions. Elmer Bischoff, Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud.
- New York City: - The art capital of the world. The artists, their studios, the galleries and the beat of life that nourishes the contemporary art scene.
- South Beach: - A panorama of architectural, interior and garden design with a heavy influence of Art Deco and Modernism. It has become an international playground with great appeal to interior designers, architects, artists and writers.
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| Course # SUT6 — Full 6 Weeks
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| Place: | Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Tuesdays, May 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, 23 2015 |
| Time: | 1:30 - 3 PM |
| Fee: | $51 / member; $76 / non-member |
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