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Mr. Ron Castillo

Welcome to my webpage!

I am currently Damien High School's Dean of Students. I also serve as a Visual and Performing Arts faculty member.

I am a Damien alumnus (class of 1979) and have been a faculty member since 1993.

For the 2015-2016 academic year, I am teaching AP Art History.

I graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a B.A. in Art; Drawing and Painting and hold a California Single-Subject Credential in Art Education.
 

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AP Art reading and research for Aug 14-16, 2015.

Read pages 24-27 in text by Monday, August 17, 2015.
Research the following:
 
Running Horned Woman.
Anthropomorphic Stele.
Tlatilco Female Figurine.
Human Skull from Jericho
Human Figure from Ain Ghazal
Catal Huyuk
 
Read background of images and be prepared for discussion on Monday.

Quiz/ Friday, August 14, 2015

You need to know the following:
Venus of Willendorf
Altamira, Lascaux Cave Paintings
Stonehenge
Plastered Skull of Jericho
 
Be able to describe what the work could have meant to its original audience. Be able to describe its context through visual, contextual, and comparative analysis. Be able to describe the elements and principles of art as it relates to the work.