Studio Art: Vis/Pro

Courses Without Prerequisites: Visual Concepts and Processes Courses 2001-2002

Read the following course descriptions carefully. The courses listed below are designed to offer students an introduction to art by encountering a diverse range of concepts, attitudes, and approaches through the direct "hands-on" procedure of exploring a wide variety of art media and processes. General focus will be upon the disciplines specified in the course title suffix, but coverage will not be limited to the conventional assumptions about these disciplines. These courses may be repeated if taken with a different instructor.

039. Visual Concepts and Processes: Drawing, 3 hours
3HU
This course is an introduction to basic drawing concepts, vocabulary, media, skills and techniques essential for advanced study in the visual arts. The drawing experience will be explored through slide lectures, directed readings, demonstrations and studio problems. Initial problems will address the basic concepts of gesture, linear perspective, and value systems. Subsequent projects will expand to address the relationship of form and content. Traditional and non-traditional drawing media will be utilized. Primary subject matter for this course to include: the still life, architectural forms, and the figure. Enrollment Limit: 20.

Semester 1
ARTS 039-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Mr. Yanko
ARTS 039-02 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Mr. Yanko

Semester 2
ARTS 039-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Mr. Yanko
ARTS 039-02 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Mr. Yanko

040. Visual Concepts and Processes: Drawing, 3 hours
3HU
Course will initiate practice and appreciation of graphic expression, emphasis on developing conceptual understanding of traditional and contemporary pictorial concerns beginning with traditional observation drawing to sharpen perceptual awareness. Diagrammatic line and principles of perspective will be presented as spatial and compositional concepts. Assignments: ability to graphically locate objects on a ground plane: use of line, value, shape, texture as descriptive design vocabulary: human figure as dynamic form: engaging representation and abstraction as responsive narrative. Enrollment Limit: 20.

Semester 1
ARTS 040-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Mr. Sanderson
ARTS 040-02 MW 1:30-4:30 Mr. Sanderson

Semester 2
ARTS 040-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Mr. Sanderson
ARTS 040-02 MW 1:30-4:30 Mr. Sanderson

042. Visual Concepts and Processes: Sound and Image, 3 hours
3HU
This is an introductory audio production course which will examine the structural correspondence between the acoustic material of sound and the semantic material of film and video. We will explore the history of sound, radio, the avant-garde and how sound is utilized in film, video and installation. This course concerns itself with the development of both the technical skills required for the craft of audio production and post-production and the development of a creative style/voice. Content to be decided. ARTS 042-01 and ARTS 043-01 are not consecutive courses.

Semester 1
ARTS 042-01 TW 9:00-12:00 Ms. Brown-Orso

Semester 2
ARTS 042-01 MF 1:30-4:30 Ms. Brown-Orso

048. Visual Concepts and Processes: What's Natural Isn't Real, 3 hours
3HU
An interdisciplinary study course including many lectures and presentations given in areas outside of visual arts. The area of study will be focused on 17th and 18th century concepts of nature and on how concepts are visualized in American landscape painting. The aim is to infuse practice of perceptual painting with an understanding of cultural and artistic conventions within which this practice exists. We will spend a portion of our time in the museum looking at art. Cross-referenced in Environmental Studies. Enrollment Limit: 18.

Semester 1
ARTS 048-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Ms. Schuster

Semester 2
ARTS 048-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Ms. Schuster

049. Visual Concepts and Processes: Intro to Sculpture, 3 hours
3HU
Referencing your own body as it traverses daily through time and space, students will explore the basics of three-dimensional space. Using paper, cardboard, plaster, wood and found objects in addition to form, texture, sound, scale, and proportion, students will complete three major projects. Weekly homework assignments will expand upon classroom projects. Although craft and technique are important, they are not a driving force. Required forms of participation also include critiques, weekly discussions, and reading assignments. A sketchbook will be required. Students should expect to spend 12 hours outside of class to meet the minimum requirements. Enrollment Limit: 18.

Semester 1
ARTS-049-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Ms. Macias
ARTS-049-02 MW 1:30-4:30 Ms. Macias

052. Visual Concepts and Processes: Photography, 3 hours
3HU
This is an introductory course to B&W photography. Studio assignments are designed to contextualize photography in terms of its history, its relationships to the other art medium, and its cultural implications. Besides studio assignments and group critiques there also will be slide lectures, technical demonstrations, reading and writing assignments. Enrollment Limit: 15.

Semester 1
ARTS-052-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Mr. Nguyen Duy
ARTS-052-02 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Mr. Nguyen Duy

Semester 2
ARTS-052-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Mr. Nguyen Duy

053. Visual Concepts and Processes: Silkscreen, 3 hours
3HU
This course is designed to introduce all silkscreen processes plus its interaction with photography and other reproductive media. Assignments are structured to expand the understanding of art through the exploration of relevant personal concerns, whether they are driven by gender, political, moral, spiritual, philosophical or conceptual issues. Group critiques, slide lectures, and labs are essential ingredients of the course. Enrollment Limit: 14. 6 places reserved for freshers/sophomores.

Semester 1
ARTS 053-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Mr. Pearson THIS SECTION IS CANCELLED
ARTS 053-02 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Mr. Pearson

Semester 2
ARTS 053-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Mr. Pearson

055. Talking Book, 3 hours
3HU, CD
This class is a hands on exploration of spoken/written narrative within African American visual tradition(s). We will view works by Carrie Mae Weems, Faith Ringgold, David Hammons, Lil' Willie, Glen Ligon, and many more. These artists will serve as models for the layering of voices gathered and conjured within class projects. Students will be required to write, perform, compose (visually, and/or sonically) tapestries of voices carried within themselves. Projects will range from portraits of self, to portraits of place and time. Sound equipment will be made available to students enrolled (no previous experience necessary). Consent of the instructor is required. Enrollment Limit: 12.

Semester 1
ARTS-055-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Mr. Coleman

056. Something From Something, 3 hours
3HU, CD
This course is a 'hands on' exploration of vernacular visual traditions existing within African American Culture. We will examine design choices/material processes used to define and describe the specificity of lived experience within African American culture. Our focus is upon elders within black communities and the stories that they tell through their work. These 'folk artists' function as influences upon contemporary African American artists ranging from Alison Saar, to Renee' Stout. These vernacular traditions will serve as resources that extend our own working processes as we tell our own stories. Consent of the instructor is required. Enrollment Limit: 12.

Semester 1
ARTS-056-01 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Mr. Coleman

059. Visual Concepts and Processes: Digital Video, 3 hours
3HU
This is an introductory "hands-on" technical course in digital video production and editing with a history and theory component. This course is designed to provide an overview of the history and practice of the time-based media. The goal is to outline the various terrain of the art of the moving image, and to examine the vocabulary of constructing sequences, editing, otherwise known as "sculpting in time." Enrollment Limit: 15.

Semester 2
ARTS-059-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Ms. Brown-Orso