ART 130-01 10021 |
Drawing I |
Days: M W
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Time: 08:30 am-11:40 am
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Room: ART 302
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Instructor: Megan Vossler
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Avail./Max.: Closed 0 / 15
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*For Art/Art History majors and minors only; first day attendance required*
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This course is an introduction to fundamental drawing materials and techniques. Students explore a variety of themes and subjects, including still life, architecture, figure drawing, portraiture, and imagination. Formal elements covered include: line, value, volume, space, proportion, perspective, mark-making, and composition. Context for assignments is given through frequent discussion of both historical and contemporary artworks. In group critiques and discussions, we consider composition, representational accuracy, creative expression, content, and intention.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 130-02 10022 |
Drawing I |
Days: M W
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Time: 01:10 pm-04:20 pm
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Room: ART 302
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Instructor: Joe Sinness
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Avail./Max.: 0 / 15
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*First day attendance required*
Details
This course is an introduction to fundamental drawing materials and techniques. Students explore a variety of themes and subjects, including still life, architecture, figure drawing, portraiture, and imagination. Formal elements covered include: line, value, volume, space, proportion, perspective, mark-making, and composition. Context for assignments is given through frequent discussion of both historical and contemporary artworks. In group critiques and discussions, we consider composition, representational accuracy, creative expression, content, and intention.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 131-01 10023 |
Ceramics I |
Days: M W F
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Time: 09:40 am-11:40 am
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Room: ART 113
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Instructor: Summer Hills-Bonczyk
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Avail./Max.: 1 / 14
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Details
This introductory course will provide a supportive studio environment for the exploration of diverse approaches to the ceramic field, ranging from investigation of utilitarian object making to sculptural practice. Techniques and applications for both handbuilding and wheel throwing will be presented. Emphasis is placed on development and understanding of strong three-dimensional forms as well as the relationship with surface decoration. Content-based assignments allow for individual expression through creative problem solving. The course goal is to present students with a historical perspective and the understanding of contemporary ceramics, building an appreciation for the spirit of the handmade object as well as preparing students for upper level self-directed work. Lectures, demonstrations, critiques and gallery/museum visits will supplement studio work. Learning will be assessed primarily through portfolio production and review, along with class participation. Three two-hour periods per week. $100 materials fee is required.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 149-01 10024 |
Introduction to Visual Culture |
Days: M W F
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Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am
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Room: ARTCOM 102
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Instructor: Serdar Yalcin
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Avail./Max.: Closed 4 / 25
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Details
This course examines material and symbolic practices through myriad visual culture forms, from standards of fine art such as painting and sculpture to mass media including TV, film, advertising, and the Internet. Students will learn different theoretical paradigms and techniques for visual analysis in order to understand how visual culture mediates numerous social, economic, cultural and political relationships. We will investigate these diverse practices through lectures, guest speakers, film, historical art and media and, of course, those proliferating images that define our daily experiences. Offered every Fall.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 160-01 10025 |
Introduction to Art History I: From Prehistory to the Medieval Period |
Days: M W F
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Time: 12:00 pm-01:00 pm
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Room: ARTCOM 102
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Instructor: Serdar Yalcin
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Avail./Max.: Closed -5 / 25
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*Cross-listed with CLAS 260-01*
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This course surveys the visual and material culture of Europe, the Middle East and the broader Mediterranean world from prehistory through the late Medieval period, including early Christian, Jewish and Islamic cultures. We consider the artistic and archaeological remains from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, Etruria, Rome, and western Europe from a contextual perspective in order to understand each culture's ideologies, and the diverse social and artistic purposes for which art and architecture was created and used.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 170-01 10027 |
Introduction to the Art of China |
Days: M W F
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Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm
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Room: ARTCOM 102
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Instructor: Kari Shepherdson-Scott
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Avail./Max.: -1 / 25
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*Cross-listed with ASIA 170-01*
Details
This course examines the art and visual culture of China from the Neolithic era to the twenty-first century. Lectures and readings will teach methods of formal visual analysis as well as provide the opportunity for students to think critically about how scholars write the artistic history of the region. Through this class, students will engage with a broad array of media, from jade carvings, Buddhist cave painting, architecture, calligraphy and monumental landscape paintings to ceramics, imperial palaces, and contemporary installations. While examining the intended meanings and functions of these objects and spaces, we will discuss the varied contexts and value systems that have informed visual production in China.
General Education Requirements:
Internationalism
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 233-01 10029 |
Photography I |
Days: M W F
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Time: 09:40 am-11:40 am
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Room: ART 301
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Instructor: Mara Duvra
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Avail./Max.: 4 / 16
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*$75 materials fee charged*
Details
This course introduces the conceptual, technical, and historical aspects of photography within a fine-arts context. The emphasis throughout is on photography as a creative and expressive medium and will introduce strategies and methods related to this goal through assignments and class activities. Students will learn the foundational aspects of digital photography from manual camera operation to the editing of images through Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Along the way, students will be introduced to the digital workflow, the critique process, and how to take their images from screen to print. Presentations and assigned readings will help students develop the critical and creative skills needed to understand how artistic photographs function in society and culture. $75 materials fee charged for course to cover printer paper and ink. Note: A digital SLR camera is required for this course--students may be able to rent one from the department on a first-come, first-served basis.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 234-01 10030 |
Painting I |
Days: T R
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Time: 08:00 am-11:10 am
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Room: ART 308
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Instructor: Chris Willcox
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Avail./Max.: Closed 3 / 13
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Details
An introduction to the studio practice of painting, using oil paint on a variety of supports ranging from paper, board and canvas to non-traditional painting surfaces. Exploration of the practical techniques and mechanics of painting as well as a consideration of content and meaning will be studied. Topics that will be studied include: paint-mixing, color matching, composition, design and a variety of painting styles. Readings and class discussions of historical and contemporary painting practices and issues will develop a visual vocabulary as well as critical/theoretical knowledge to complement technical skills. Lectures, demonstrations, critiques and a gallery/museum visit will supplement studio work.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 234-F1 10031 |
Painting I |
Days: T R
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Time: 01:20 pm-04:30 pm
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Room: ART 202
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Instructor: Chris Willcox
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Avail./Max.: 0 / 14
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*First-Year Course only; first day attendance required*
Details
An introduction to the studio practice of painting, using oil paint on a variety of supports ranging from paper, board and canvas to non-traditional painting surfaces. Exploration of the practical techniques and mechanics of painting as well as a consideration of content and meaning will be studied. Topics that will be studied include: paint-mixing, color matching, composition, design and a variety of painting styles. Readings and class discussions of historical and contemporary painting practices and issues will develop a visual vocabulary as well as critical/theoretical knowledge to complement technical skills. Lectures, demonstrations, critiques and a gallery/museum visit will supplement studio work.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 235-01 10032 |
Sculpture I |
Days: M W F
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Time: 09:40 am-11:40 am
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Room: ART 118
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Instructor: Lela Pierce
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Avail./Max.: Closed 0 / 15
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*$150 materials fee charged*
Details
This hands-on studio class serves as an introduction to the rich and diverse field of inquiry we call sculpture. Over the course of the semester we will investigate a variety of concepts, materials, and fabrication methods employed in the realization of sculptural works. Examples of fabrication methods may include basic woodworking techniques, carving, basic sewing techniques, "non-traditional" techniques, and others. The early part of the semester is devoted to brief exercises that introduce materials, processes, techniques, tools/equipment, and ways of thinking/unthinking. The latter part of the semester is devoted to fully realized individual projects. Final projects are self-assigned and self-directed via prompts. In addition to the formal and spatial aspects of the sculptures we create, we will consider their symbolic, sociopolitical, ethical, material, and tactile dimensions. Slide presentations, short readings, critiques, group discussions, and gallery/museum visits supplement our studio research. The goal of this class is to conduct a serious and sustained - yet playful - inquiry into the question of sculpture while nurturing individual expression. This class is appropriate for any and all curious students interested in play, thinking with the hands, and reflecting on the results. $150 materials fee charged.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 236-01 10033 |
Printmaking I |
Days: T R
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Time: 01:20 pm-04:30 pm
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Room: ART 214
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Instructor: Ruthann Godollei
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Avail./Max.: Closed 1 / 15
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Details
A hands-on introduction to original printmaking in the media of relief, intaglio, lithography and handset type. Included are discussions of esthetics, the impact of printed imagery on society, the political power of prints, printmaking practices from diverse cultures and from around the world. Learn hand printing technologies as well as use of printing presses and tools in the service of developing your ideas in printed form. Trips to local exhibits and museums frame contemporary and historic understanding of the field. Emphasis is on personal expression and appropriate techniques for the content. Students edition one print at the end of the semester to trade in a portfolio with classmates. Students will be required to purchase some class materials from an art store. Contact the instructor directly for more information.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 239-01 10034 |
2-D Design |
Days: M W F
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Time: 01:10 pm-03:10 pm
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Room: ART 301
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Instructor: Mara Duvra
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Avail./Max.: 3 / 16
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Details
In this foundations course we explore the fundamentals of two-dimensional design through a series of hands-on and digital projects. Topics such as the design process, pattern development and application, typography and branding are explored through both fine-art and commercial design projects. Demonstrations, presentations, and artist talks are included in addition to lab time and class discussions. Students will finish the semester with a sketchbook full of ideas, a self-directed final project, and a well-rounded design portfolio. Software introduced includes Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Three two-hour periods per week.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 253-01 10035 |
Transnational Surrealism: Art, Photography, and Film |
Days: T R
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Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm
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Room: ARTCOM 102
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Instructor: Joanna Inglot
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Avail./Max.: -1 / 20
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Details
Founded by poets, writers, artists, photographers, and filmmakers in Paris in the early 1920s, Surrealism quickly spread to many corners of the globe. By 1929, when the Surrealist Map of the World was published, France had disappeared, the US and Canada were removed, and the Pacific Ocean became the center of the world. The Surrealists' map drew attention to many other important places in the world -- Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa--where different forms of the Surrealist imaginary flourished, shaping identities and seeking liberation from diverse forms of oppression. Examining art, film, and theoretical perspectives that framed surrealist goals and practices. from the 1920s to the late 1960s, this course will address various topics central to the movement, such as amour fou (mad love), convulsive beauty, the fantastic, the uncanny, madness, black humor, magic andoccult, Négritude, and Afro-Surrealism.
General Education Requirements:
Internationalism
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 263-01 10036 |
Modern Art |
Days: T R
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Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am
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Room: ARTCOM 102
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Instructor: Joanna Inglot
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Avail./Max.: 4 / 20
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Details
This course will examine the key developments of the modernist period in visual arts, tracing different avant-garde practices and the key players in art movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, German Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism as well as Minimalism and Pop Art, and analyze them in the context of philosophical, artistic, social and political developments. These include the catastrophes of World War I and World War II, and the ever-increasing powers of capitalism and mass culture. Throughout the semester, we will look at modernism from multiple perspectives, critically examining its "master narratives" and re-evaluating its various "oversights" with regards to class, ethnicity, race, and gender. We will discuss how the tropes of Orientalism and Primitivism functioned within the modernist discourse and consider tensions between nationalism/ internationalism/cosmopolitanism as well as "avant-garde" and popular/mass culture.
General Education Requirements:
Writing WA
Internationalism
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 267-01 10037 |
3-D Design |
Days: T R
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Time: 08:00 am-11:10 am
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Room: ART 118
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Instructor: Lela Pierce
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Avail./Max.: Closed -1 / 15
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Details
This hands-on, studio class serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of organizing forms in three dimensions. Over the course of the semester we will work both independently and collaboratively to solve basic formal and spatial problems encountered in fields such as sculpture, architecture, and industrial design. We will develop a technical working vocabulary and think critically about the formal, spatial, structural, tactile, and ethical dimensions of the forms we create. This class is appropriate for any and all curious students interested in design, thinking with the hands, and reflecting on the creative process. Slide presentations, short readings, critiques, group discussions, and gallery/museum visits will supplement our studio research.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 271-01 10038 |
Japan and the (Inter)National Modern |
Days: M W F
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Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am
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Room: ARTCOM 102
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Instructor: Kari Shepherdson-Scott
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Avail./Max.: 4 / 20
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*Cross-listed with ASIA 271-01*
Details
This course introduces students to the art and visual culture of Japan from the late nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century, a period of Japanese history marked by dramatic cultural, political, and social change. The class focuses primarily on the visual arts from the 1850s to 1945, a time when modernism and modernity were seen (by some) as empowering and (by others) as a threat to foundations of national identity; we will also consider artistic practices in the postwar era to understand the "crisis of the modern" that developed in the first decades after the war as artists struggled to find their individual and national voices. Drawing on a diverse array of artistic forms and visual media, including painting, prints, sculpture, architecture, anime (Japanese cartoons), film, photography, advertising design, and manga (Japanese comics), we explore themes such as trauma, nationalism, imperialism, fascism, protest, hybridity, fantasy, embodiment, and performativity. Students will be asked to consider critically how these works operated as a part of international flows in art, design, and consumerism as well as how they contributed to evolving modern identities in Japan.
General Education Requirements:
Writing WA
Internationalism
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 280-F1 10040 |
Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt |
Days: T R
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Time: 03:00 pm-04:30 pm
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Room: ARTCOM 102
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Instructor: Serdar Yalcin
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Avail./Max.: 0 / 16
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*First-Year Course only; first day attendance required*
Details
This course explores the making and function of art and architecture in ancient Egypt along with its socio-economic and political context from pre-dynastic times (ca. 5300 - 3000 BCE) to the Roman era (30 BCE - 391 CE). The lectures and class discussions will focus on concepts of design, representation and aesthetics in Egypt, and explore the uses of art objects and monuments in politics, religion, private and state cults, and burial practices. Addressing topics such as pharaonic ideology, imperialism, gender, and afterlife, this course will help students comprehend the fundamental place of art and visual culture in the creation and sustenance of one of the oldest civilizations in the world.
General Education Requirements:
Writing WA
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 294-01 10041 |
Land/Water |
Days: M W
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Time: 08:00 am-09:30 am
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Room: ART 308
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Instructor: MacGregor, Willcox
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Avail./Max.: Closed 0 / 22
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*Cross-listed with GEOL 294-01; students who register for this course as ART will receive fine arts general distribution; students who register for it as GEOL will receive math/natural science general distribution*
Details
This course will be comprised of both lecture-based and on-site components, and course material will guide students through the historical and contemporary examples of Landscape as a site for scientific and artistic investigation and exploration. Within the broad topic of Landscape, faculty will cover the sub topic of water and how the scientific research and art practice around the topic have led to a greater cultural and political understanding of how water is seen as a resource and site of inspiration. Topics related to the theme of water will include climate change, flooding, the global refugee crisis, migration, the Atlantic slave trade, and human manipulation of water-rich and arid region landscapes, among others. The course will include multiple local outdoor field trips and an overnight trip (either camping or in a rustic environmental learning center), where students will take field measurements, work in their nature journals where they will sketch, paint and learn to visually explore the natural world. These journals will also reflect the scientific practice of field note-taking and data gathering. Students will also use low-stakes writing to demonstrate knowledge and explore connections, especially across disciplinary boundaries. We will also explore the methodologies used to gain knowledge in art and science, and consider advantages and challenges to taking multi-disciplinary approaches to exploring landscapes. Readings will come from a wide range of disciplines, including scientific and nature writings, creative writing, journalism/news stories, and creative critiques. Students will learn about how science and art have successfully brought the natural world into focus over the last centuries and while the methodologies of the two disciplines vary, taken together, they can enhance our understanding of numerous topics that are socially, politically and culturally relevant today.
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Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 294-02 10043 |
Pop Art International |
Days: W
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Time: 01:10 pm-04:10 pm
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Room: ARTCOM 202
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Instructor: Joanna Inglot
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Avail./Max.: 3 / 16
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Details
Emerging in the late 1950s, Pop Art radically redefined approaches to contemporary art and became emblematic of a cultural revolution that unfolded during the turbulent decades of the 1960s and 1970s. In traditional accounts of art history, however, Pop Art features as a primarily American phenomenon created by male artists such as Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, and Roy Lichtenstein. But the movement spread around the globe, encompassing many artists (including women) who responded to the rise of consumer culture, popular media, and imperialism .In this course we will significantly expand the frame of Pop Art by analyzing works by artists from France, Italy, Germany, South America, Japan, and Eastern Europe. We will also trace feminist responses to Pop Art and trace the legacy of Pop Art today in the works of Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst, and the ”Young British Artists.” Throughout the course we will listen to pop music and watch films by Jean-Luc Godard and Michelangelo Antonioni as well as look at Pop psychedelia and comics.
General Education Requirements:
Internationalism
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 294-03 10044 |
Unconventional Clay |
Days: M W F
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Time: 01:10 pm-03:10 pm
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Room: ART 113
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Instructor: Summer Hills-Bonczyk
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Avail./Max.: -1 / 12
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Details
Contemporary Ceramics is an expansive art form. This hands-on studio course will reach beyond functional pottery and examine experimental approaches to working with clay that prioritize content, emotional impact and aesthetic experience. Slab building and solid building techniques will be introduced to provide a deeper understanding of the physical properties of earthenware clay. Students will study the work of key innovators in the field of ceramic sculpture including Peter Voulkos, Jun Kaneko and Arlene Shechet. Slide presentations, group discussions and a field trip will supplement studio work and provide context for deeper understanding of the diverse and expanding field of contemporary Ceramic Art. This course is open to students with no prior experience with clay and will provide a prerequisite for ART 374 (Ceramics II).
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 332-01 10045 |
Traditional and Digital Illustration |
Days: M W
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Time: 01:10 pm-04:20 pm
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Room: ART 206
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Instructor: Megan Vossler
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Avail./Max.: 1 / 10
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*First day attendance required*
Details
This course explores techniques and concepts commonly used in illustration for publication and mass media. Studio projects will investigate a variety of illustration categories, including editorial illustration (magazines/newspaper), scientific illustration, and book illustration. Projects will emphasize conceptual problem solving, creative interpretation, clarity of visual communication, and the development of a personal style. Illustration skills are valuable for careers in advertising, publishing, graphic design, product design, animation, fine art, and more. We will meet with professional illustrators working in a variety of specialties throughout the semester. Materials will be both traditional (such as pen and ink, watercolor and gouache on paper) as well as digital tools (Wacom tablets, drawing software). Digital tools will be provided: your own laptop is helpful but not required. No prior experience with these specific materials is necessary. Prerequisite(s): ART 130
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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ART 373-01 10047 |
Printmaking II |
Days: T R
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Time: TBA
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Room:
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Instructor: Ruthann Godollei
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Avail./Max.: 2 / 8
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Details
This course is a continuation of Printmaking I, with the introduction of new techniques appropriate for the content. Advanced printers can explore known media in more depth and learn new processes such as photo polymer relief, laser stencil cuts, collagraphs, pronto plate lithography or photo screenprint. Individually generated concepts are explored with expanded forms such as monoprinting, printing on unusual surfaces, or installation and performance work involving printed components. Trips to local galleries, printshops and museums add depth to understanding the diverse contexts in which contemporary prints are made, as well as the vital role prints play in social movements. In addition to exchanging prints within the class, students research and identify an external opportunity to share their prints. Students will be required to purchase some class materials from an art store. Contact the instructor directly for more information.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Fine arts
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