An exploration of form, mass, structure, surface and scale using steel as the primary medium. Welding construction, forging and shaping are introduced and put into practice through problem solving assignments.
Students master basic skills in paint application and in rendering volumes and their environments. They learn the practical application of color theory to the visual analysis of particular light situations and to the mixing of pigment. ARTS 251 also emphasizes the notion of artistic intention. Students will be encouraged to make personal, conscious choices about subject matter, composition, lighting, and paint application. Ultimately, students will explore how such decisions infuse paintings and other forms of visual art with expressive and conceptual content.
This course presents students with the spectacular possibilities of handbuilding techniques used to create ceramic objects. Different methods of creation are introduced throughout the duration of the course culminating in a final project that incorporates knowledge of these fundamental techniques. In tandem with these assignments, student also explore low temperature glaze formulation. Historical and contemporary examples of ceramic art are presented to students throughout the duration of the course.
This course presents students with the spectacular possibilities of functional ceramic vessels as formed on the wheel. Students start the course by learning the fundamentals of throwing. These basic skills provide the groundwork for the creation of more elaborate and complex forms as the course progresses. In tandem with these assignments, students also explore high temperature glaze formulation. Historical and contemporary examples of ceramic vessels are presented to students throughout the duration of the course.
This course introduces students to significant developments and works in printmaking. Students are exposed to the craft and function of printmaking through exploring its historical foundation and contemporary applications. Printmaking's potential for visual communication is considered through readings, research, writing, creative projects, discussion, class presentations, studio and museum visits. Students have the opportunity to gain both hands-on experience with materials and build skills for analyzing art and print media.
This course explores drawing and painting as a means of seeing more acutely, examining cultural narratives, and experimenting with a range of materials. Technical skills are fused with conceptual inquiries and critical analysis. This course emphasizes the interplay between intellectual, expressive, and material aspects of the creative process as they relate to recording and relating visual relationships, expressing spatial and temporal phenomena, and critically engaging with art historical, contemporary, and personal issues and narratives relating to the figure and/or body.
This course provides a foundational introduction to artmaking through the use of digital media. We will discuss the history, practice, and current trends in digital art through a blend of theoretical and project-based learning. Through weekly examples and projects, we will create virtual and physical artworks that explore visual relationships, heighten perceptual awareness, and forge pathways to a practice of interdisciplinary making.
This course introduces approaches and concepts for two-dimensional contemporary art making through drawing and printmaking. Through visual, tactile, and expressive means, this course focuses on using drawing and graphic media to develop ideas, heighten perceptual awareness, and explore visual language. Direct drawing media such as graphite, ink, and cut paper are explored, as well as indexical and stencil-based approaches such as frottage, pochoir, screenprint, and relief.
This course is a comprehensive investigation of contemporary and traditional three-dimensional concepts and processes. Students develop a working understanding of the visual and conceptual vocabulary needed for making and critically assessing three-dimensional form. Projects are designed to provide each student the opportunity to fully develop an understanding and envisioning of space, the autonomous object, the effects of scale, and the relationship of the body to the built environment.
This course introduces two-dimensional art making approaches and concepts through drawing and painting. Color, form, distinct processes, and attuned engagement with materials will drive this course's focus on formal, expressive, and conceptual understandings of two-dimensional drawing and design. This course will focus on enhancing perceptual awareness, analytical thinking, and relational understandings that underlie composition, spatial illusion, and expressive content. Students will explore and develop facility with a range of drawing materials and water-based pigments.