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Art
The
Department of Art faculty consists of six artists and seven art
historians. These numbers underscore the Department's interest in,
and commitment to, a balanced study of the visual arts in a liberal
arts curriculum. The Allen Memorial Art Museum is an important resource
for art students. Courses routinely meet there and students have
the opportunity to participate in the Museum's Docent program. Introductory
courses -- whether in studio or art history --presuppose that the
student has no prior experience in art. The three majors offered
-- art history, studio, and visual arts --are designed to offer
individuals a solid preparation for graduate school or a career
in art-related fields.
Advanced
Placement. The Department of Art grants 3 credits in Art History
for a score of 5 on the AP test in Art History, as well as exemption
from the major requirement of one 100-level,
3-credit course in Western Art History; the same exemption, though
not the credit, may be extended to students who score a 4 on the
AP test in Art History. The Department offers no credit and no exemption
for AP work in Studio Art.
Entry-level
course suggested sequence:
1.
Art History. Prospective majors are advised to take all required
100-level introductory courses and to fulfill the history and language
requirements as early as possible in their college careers.
2.
Studio Art. It is highly advisable for those intending to
major in Studio Art to take one or more "Visual Concepts and Processes"
courses as early as possible. First-year students and sophomores
considering the major should consult with one of the studio instructors
in planning their programs.
Major
Overview
Majors in the Art Department: The Department of Art insists
that its programs of major study be deeply integrated with the overall
liberal arts education that Oberlin both endorses and offers. In
planning their programs of study, students should therefore keep
in mind the fact that all three major programs may be completed
within the two final years of work towards the B.A. degree. Requirements
for the three majors are as follows:
Art
History. No fewer than 32 credits in the Department of Art,
to include at least 26 credits in Art History and 3 credits in Studio
Art.
Requirements
within the department are:
a. One 3-credit 100-level course in Western Art History
b. One 3-credit course in East Asian Art History
c. At
least one 200-level course in any four of the following fields taught
by the Department: (1) Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern; (2)
Medieval and Byzantine; (3) Renaissance and Baroque; (4) Modern;
(5) History of Architecture; (6) East Asian Art
d. At
least two 300-level seminars, one of which must be taken for 3 credits
Other
requirements for the major are:
a. Two
3-credit History courses in two different periods or cultures (may
be courses cross-listed with History by other departments, such
as Classics, African American Studies, or East Asian Studies)
b. One
year of a foreign language, or a demonstrated competence of the
equivalent. Students considering graduate study are strongly encouraged
to take advanced language courses. In general, graduate study of
East Asian Art requires a working knowledge of Japanese and/or Chinese,
while French and German are the most important languages for Western
Art History. Depending on the area of specialization, other languages
may also be necessary; e.g. Italian.
Studio
Art. No fewer than 30 hours. A Studio Art major must have taken
at least one course with at least four different studio instructors
before enrolling in the Senior Studio and Thesis.
Required
courses are:
a. Four
"Visual Concepts and Processes" courses (Senior Studio and Thesis
may substitute for one of the four required "Visual Concepts and
Processes" course).
b. Two
"Problems in: (Discipline): (Title)" courses (These courses may
be repeated one time only for credit). Note: Courses offered by
the Luce Professor in the Emerging Arts can count as a Problems
level course requirement.
c. Two
courses in Art History, one of which must be in nineteenth and/or
twentieth-century art and one in an earlier field
Visual
Arts. This major allows individuals more flexibility to pursue
an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the visual arts. Concentrations
in this major can permit students to study art or architectural
history within a particular social, historical, or critical context,
museum studies, or art conservation. In addition, this major can
serve students wishing to pursue projects in the creative arts that
may combine creative writing, theater, dance, music, performance
art or architectural design. It may also be designed to accommodate
students who wish to study art in the context of another discipline
such as psychology, sociology, or philosophy, urban studies or architectural
theory, critical or cultural studies, art and the law, arts management
or multi-media work in computer science or music. Students interested
in this major are invited to consult with members of the Art Department
for further information. In consultation with an advisor in the
Art Department, intended majors should devise a proposed major to
meet their particular interests. A visual arts major who chooses
to take twelve hours outside the Art Department should consult an
additional advisor in the appropriate department or program and
provide a short rationale for the choice of these courses. All proposals
for this major are to be submitted to the Chair of the Art Department
for final approval. The proposal should be submitted on a visual
arts form (obtained from advisor or departmental office) along with
the standard declaration of major form. Because the Visual Arts
major requires more advanced planning than the standard Art History
and Studio Art majors, it is strongly suggested that it be declared
before the beginning of the junior year. Any revisions to the proposed
visual arts major must be resubmitted to the Department Chair with
the appropriate advisor's consent.
Requirements
for the major are:
a. No
fewer than 36 credits, of which a minimum of 24 must be taken within
the Art Department; the other 12 credits may be chosen according
to the individual student's special interests, as determined in
conference with the student's advisor in the Art Department. These
credits may include additional courses from the Art Department or
related courses offered by other departments and programs in the
College or Conservatory. If they wish, students may name a concentration
for this major that will appear on their transcript.
b. Of
the 24 minimum credits in the Art Department (Art History or Studio
courses), there should be at least 6 credits of courses on the lower,
intermediate, and upper levels.
Note:
Instead of upper-level courses in Studio Art, Visual Arts majors
may take two more intermediate courses in Studio Art; one of these
may be an advanced Private Reading course to be designed in consultation
with a Studio instructor, preferably in collaboration with one or
more other Visual Arts majors.
Transfer
of Credit/Major Credit for Off-Campus Study. The Art Department's
preliminary approval must be obtained before beginning work away
from Oberlin if this work is to be counted as credit for the major.
Students must receive tentative prior approval from the Chairperson
of the Art Department before leaving campus. On return, students
must supply both an official transcript and evidence of the nature
of the work done. Such requests, as well as those of transfer students,
will be handled on an individual basis. The Department is not obliged
to give credit for work that fails to fit the general patterns of
the Oberlin curriculum or that fails to come up to Oberlin's standards,
no matter how valuable a student feels the experience has been,
or how much time and effort has been expended.
Art
History: No more than 12 credits may be transferred to an Art
History major, unless the courses were taken in an Oberlin-affiliated
program. Students should submit transcripts, syllabi, class notes,
term papers, and examinations in order to obtain final approval
for credit.
Studio
Art: No more than 6 credits may be transferred to a Studio Art
major, unless the courses were taken in an Oberlin-affiliated program.
Students may petition the Art Department to count towards the major
those studio credits already transferred into Oberlin College as
general credit from accredited programs in the U.S. Any studio work
done abroad, even in a program affiliated with a U.S. institution,
must be reviewed by the Art Department before major credit may be
transferred.
Visual
Arts: No more than 12 credits may be transferred to a visual
arts major; of these, no more than 6 may be in either Art History
or Studio Art.
Minor
in Art History or Studio Art. Students with 15 or more credits
in Art History may graduate with a minor in Art History entered
on their transcripts. Students with 15 or more credits in Studio
Art may graduate with a minor in Studio Art entered on their transcripts.
These Studio Art courses must be taken in at least three fields
with three instructors. There is no minor in Visual Arts.
Transfer
of credit: No more than 3 credits may be transferred for the minor
in Art History; departmental approval is required for such transfers
(see section on Major or Minor Credit for off-campus study). No
credit may be transferred to the minor in Studio Art.
Note:
Students are responsible for notifying the Registrar if they wish
to have the minor either in Art History or Studio Art entered on
their transcripts.
Honors
Program. Admission to the Honors Program is at the discretion
of the Department. Projects generally begin in one of two ways.
An instructor may approach a student in his or her junior year and
indicate a willingness to work with that student towards Honors.
Alternatively, before Spring Break of their junior year, students
may broach the topic with their academic advisor, following which
they may then approach a specific instructor whose interests coincide
with the students'. Studio art majors admitted to Senior Studio
and Thesis will be assumed to be taking Honors in studio art. If
the instructor agrees, the student collaborates with the instructor
to develop a project proposal. This proposal must be submitted to
the Art Department faculty by the instructor who will sponsor the
Honors project well in advance of the end of the spring semester
of the junior year. Final credit will depend upon effective presentation
of the results of such studies.
In
Studio Art, the utmost flexibility and maximum independence is stressed
in the programs of students invited to do Honors work.
In
Art History, Honors students are required to take Art 310: Art Historiography
and Methodology, a 3-credit private reading with their research
advisor in the first semester of the senior year; in the second
semester, they enroll for Art 399: Honors, for 3 credits.
GLCA
Arts Program in New York. The program consists of a semester
of work, normally in the junior year, combining an internship in
an artist's studio, or one of a variety of other art-connected organizations
and agencies, with a seminar in the arts of the city and an independent
study. Successful completion earns 15 hours of credit towards graduation;
these credits cannot count as major credit towards any of the departmental
majors.
Winter
Term. Various Winter Term projects, including off-campus projects
such as gallery or museum internships or studio assistantships with
artists, and on-campus ones such as supervised individual or group
research projects, are typically sponsored by members of the Art
Department.
Preparation
for Further Professional Study. Students interested in preparing
for graduate studies in Studio Art, Museum Studies, and Art Conservation
should consider the following programs of study:
1.
Studio Art. It is suggested that studio art majors who wish
to prepare for graduate study leading to the M.F.A. degree take
as many studio courses as allowed and it is strongly recommended
that they apply for Senior Studio and Thesis. Many of the candidates
competing for the limited number of placements in graduate schools
will have received the B.F.A. (studio) degree (not offered at Oberlin)
and have earned a substantially higher number of studio credits
than those required for the studio major at Oberlin.
2.
Museum Studies. It is suggested that art history students
interested in a museum career take the Museum Course, Art 300. Either
an Art History or a Visual Arts major would provide suitable preparation
for this field. Research training and knowledge of German and French
and/or Italian are essential for museum curatorial work and helpful
preparation for other areas of the museum profession, such as administration
or education.
3.
Conservation of Art. It is suggested that students who wish
to prepare for graduate study in Art Conservation fulfill the requirements
for the B.A. with a major in either Art History, Visual Arts, or
Studio Art. Most schools of conservation require between 18 to 21
hours of art history, between 8 and 15 hours of studio, and a portfolio.
Additionally, most schools require: a reading knowledge of German,
French or Italian, 2 classes in organic chemistry with labs, and
an additional one or two science courses with labs. The following
may also be useful: Art 300 (Museum Course); Physical Chemistry
309; Geology 201 Mineralogy, Physics 103-104 or Physics 110, 111.
For further information, consult with Mr. Inglis.
4.
Classical Archeology. Students interested in classical archeology
as a profession should note the availability of a concentration
in classical archeology within the Archeological Studies Major.
For further information, see the separate listing under Archeological
Studies above, or consult Ms. Kane in the Art Department.
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Introductory
Courses
101.
Approaches to Western Architectural History 3 hours
3HU
This
course serves as a topical introduction to the history of architecture.
Beginning with mythologies of the first building and ending with
issues in contemporary architecture, the course will introduce
students to different ways of seeing buildings and thinking about
architecture. Emphasis will be placed on buildings as complex
cultural artifacts, rather than purely on a canonical history
of style. Enrollment Limit: 25.
Sem
2 ARTS-101-01 MWF10-10:50 Mr. Shanken
ARTS-101-02 MWF
12-12:50 Mr. Shanken
102. Approaches to Medieval Art History 3 hours
3HU
Sem
2 ARTS-102-01 MW 12:00-1:15 Staff
103. Approaches to Western Art 3 hours
3HU
First
semester. An introduction to the conceptual tools (including
visual analysis) necessary to the study of western art through
an examination of issues and methods used to interpret it. Various
modes and techniques for making art will also be addressed.
This course only indirectly offers a chronological overview
of the history of Western art. Enrollment Limit: 25.
Sem
1 ARTS-103-01 TuTh 8:30-9:50 Ms. Mathews
ARTS-103-02 TuTh
3:00-4:15 Ms. Mathews
104. Approaches to Chinese Art History 3 hours
3HU,
CD
Introduction
to the major artistic traditions of China, from the Neolithic
period to the present, and to the fundamental methods of the
discipline of art history. Approaches will be chronological,
considering how the arts developed in and through history, and
thematic, discussing how art and architecture were used for
philosophical, religious and material ends. Several sessions
at Allen Memorial Art Museum. No prerequisite. Identical to
EAST 141. Enrollment Limit: 35.
Sem
1 ARTS-104-01 MW 12:00-1:15 Ms. Davis
106. Ways of Seeing: An Introduction to Art History 3
hours
3
HU
This
course is designed to introduce students to aims, methods, and
issues in the discipline of art history. Readings, projects,
and in-class discussions will focus on the many ways to look
at art objects, as well as how to think and read critically
about the history of art and architecture. Integral use is made
of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Enrollment Limit: 20.
Sem
1 ARTS 106-01 MWF 1:30 2:20 Ms. Kane
107. Looking at Objects: Art and Archaeometry 3 hours
3HU
Can
objects answer questions about where, how, and when they were
made? Can forgeries be detected? The interdisciplinary study
of archaeometry can help to determine answers to these questions.
Through lectures, laboratory exercises, and use of the Allen
Memorial Art Museum collection, selected case studies will be
examined and students will also pursue individual research projects
on specific objects. Enrollment Limit: 20.
Sem
2 ARTS-107-01 TuTh 1:30 2:45 Ms. Kane
108. Approaches to Japanese Art History 3 hours
3HU
Introduction
to the major artistic traditions of Japan, from the Neolithic
period to the present, and to the fundamental methods of the
discipline of art history. Approaches will be chronological,
considering how the arts developed in and through history, and
thematic, discussing how art and architecture were used for
philosophical, religious and material ends. Several sessions
at Allen Memorial Art Museum. No prerequisite. Identical
to EAST 142. Enrollment Limit: 35.
Sem
2 ARTS-108-01 MW 12:00-1:15 Ms. Davis
109. Approaches to Byzantine or Islamic Art History 3
hours
3
HU
Sem
2 ARTS-109-01 MW 2:30-3:45 Staff
110. Monument and Memory in Western Art 3 hours
3
HU
We
will study how monuments create and preserve memory, approaching
this broad topic in three ways: case studies of important monuments;
examining Washington, D. C., the most important monumental complex
in the United States; and looking at Oberlin's monuments. We
will consider how a monument's meaning is produced by its iconography,
historical context, materials, and location. For their final
project, students will design a new monument for Oberlin
Enrollment
Limit: 15 first-year students.
Sem
2 ARTS-110-01 MWF 11:00-11:50 Mr. Inglis
141. The Persistence of Memory: Basic Issues in Western
Art 3 hours
3HU
This
course introduces students to major recurring themes in European
art and its derivatives, from Classical Antiquity to the present.
The course focuses on works of art in the Allen Memorial Art
Museum; students may expect a learning experience that puts
special emphasis on discussion and other forms of frequent
class participation. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Sem
1 ARTS-141-01 TuThu 11:00-12:15 Mr. Hood
Sem
2 ARTS-141-01 MWF 2:30-3:20 Mr. Hood
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Intermediate
Topical and Historical Courses
200. Archeological
Field Course 4 hours
4HU,
CD
A
summer course in field archeology offered in conjunction with
Oxford University. The excavations will be conducted at the Samnite/Roman
site of Monte Pallano in the Abruzzo, Italy. Participants will
learn the cultural history of the area, as well as theoretical
and practical aspects of excavation. Identical to ACHS 200. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 6.
Summer ARTS-200-01 To
be arranged Ms. Kane
216. Topics in Chinese Art History: "Landscape" 3 hours
3HU,
CD
Investigation
of the way the concept of "landscape" is represented in two- and
three-dimensional objects in Chinese cultural practices. Topics
include the painted traditions, garden building, geomancy, mapping,
travel, and how "landscape" is discussed in period and modern
accounts. Sessions at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, possible
film viewings. Prerequisites: Arts 104/EAST141 or equivalent coursework
in Chinese studies; consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit: 25.
Sem
2 ARTS-216-01 MW 2:30-3:45 Ms. Davis
217. Topics in Japanese Art History: Japanese Prints 3
hours
3HU,
CD
Study
of Japanese woodblock prints from the 17th through 20th century.
Most of the course will be concerned with "ukiyo-e" prints from
the Edo, or Tokugawa, period (1615-1868) and the culture that
produced them; the continuation and adaptation of woodblock printing
in modern print movements will also be discussed. Note: Wednesday
sessions will be held in the Print Study Room of the AMAM; additional
sessions will be scheduled to work with Baldwin and Shansi Visiting
Professor Tadashi Kobayashi of Gakushuin University on the connoisseurship
of prints during the first two weeks of November. Prerequisite:
Background in Japanese art history or equivalent coursework in
Japanese studies. Due to the extensive use of the Museum, enrollment
will be limited to 14. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 14.
Sem
1 ARTS-217-01 MW 2:30-3:45 Ms. Davis
220. Egypt, the Near East, and the Aegean 3 hours
3HU,
CD, WR
Next
offered 2002-2003. Ms. Kane
222. Greek and Roman Sculpture 3 hours
3HU,
CD, WR
A
study of the origins and development of Greek and Roman sculpture.
Why, how, and for who was this art form made? Special emphasis
will be given to the study of its place in the development of
figural art. Enrollment Limit: 40.
Sem
1 ARTS-222-01 MWF 11:00-11:50 Ms. Kane
224. The Technology of Greek and Roman Architecture 4
hours
4HU,
QPh
The
buildings of the Greeks and Romans have a justifiable place in
the history of western architecture. Beyond consideration of their
historical significance, this course will investigate how they
were actually built and the corresponding social and economic
consequences of their construction. A series of design projects
and calculations will offer insights on how ancient architects
might have worked. One 100-level art history course or consent
of instructor. Enrollment Limit: 40.
Sem
2 ARTS-224-01 TuTh 11:00-12:15 Ms. Kane
226. Modern Architecture 3 hours
3HU
Picking
up where Art 280 leaves off, this course is a topical survey of
the Modern Movement from 1900-present. Emphasis will be placed
on key figures and monuments, but also on the history of architectural
theory through manifestoes, primary texts, and paper architecture.
Students will be required to write several critical response papers
as well as a larger research paper. Prerequisites: One
100-level course in art history or consent. Enrollment Limit:
40.
Sem
1 ARTS-226-01 TuTh 1:30-2:45 Mr. Shanken
228. The History of Urban Form 3 hours
3HU
A
survey of the form of the city from the planning of Greek cities
to Disney's sponsorship of the New Urbanism at Celebration in
Orlando, Florida. Students will study a combination of the history,
theory, and design of urban environments with an emphasis on understanding
the form of the city as a form of culture. Cities include: Athens,
Rome, London, Paris, Vienna, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago.
Prerequisites: one course in architectural history or consent.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Sem
2 ARTS-228-01 MW 7:00-8:15 Mr. Shanken
231. Topics in Byzantine or Islamic Art History 3 hours
3HU
Sem
1 ARTS-231-01 MWF 1:30-2:20 Staff
234. Topics in Medieval Art History 3 hours
3HU
Sem
1 ARTS-234-01 MWF 10:00-10:50 Staff
238. Northern Renaissance Art from Dürer to Goltzius 3
hours
3HU
The
Art of Northern Europe from 1480 to 1600. We will study this matter
thematically, not chronologically. Topics to be covered include
the rising status of artists, humanist themes in Northern art,
the impact of the Reformation on art, book illustration, print-making,
and portraiture. Prerequisite: one, 100-level course in
art history. Enrollment Limit: 40.
Sem
2 ARTS-238-01 MWF 9:00-9:50 Mr. Inglis
243. The Art of Papal Rome, 1534-1670 3 hours
3HU
The
history of Roman art in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
is integral to the development of European art as a whole. As
the cultural, political and religious capital of the Western world,
the Eternal City enjoyed a period of building activity not rivaled
since the days of the Roman Empire. Therefore, this course treats
the history of Roman art in close association with the social
forces that brought it into being. Consent of the instructor is
required for first- and second-year students. Enrollment Limit:
40.
Sem
1 ARTS-243-01 TuThu 3:00-4:15 Mr. Hood
244. French Art under the Bourbon Kings, 1661-1789 2
hours
2HU
After
sketching the background of French art from Francis I through
the Regency following the death of Louis XIII (ca. 1520-1660),
this course focuses on painting, sculpture, and architecture
under Kings Louis XIV, XV, and XVI. Students will be expected
to have studied Art History at the college level or the equivalent,
or to command some proficiency in French. Consent of the instructor
is required for first- and second-year students. Enrollment
Limit: 40.
Sem
2 ARTS-244-01 MWF 11:00-11:50 Mr. Hood MODULE
1
246. Spanish Painting in the Golden Age, 1600-1700 2
hours
2HU
This
course surveys the careers of the major Spanish painters of
the seventeenth century, particularly Velazquez, Murillo, and
Zurbaran. It will also consider the consequences of developments
in sculpture and architecture for the Spanish colonies in the
Americas. Students will be expected to have studied Art History
at the college level or the equivalent, or to command some proficiency
in Spanish. Consent of the instructor is required for first-
and second-year students. Enrollment Limit: 40.
Sem
2 ARTS-246-01 MWF 11:00-11:50 Mr. Hood MODULE
2
267. Art since 1960 3 hours
3HU,
WR
Second
Semester. A revisionist examination of the major trends, primarily
in American art, from 1960 to the present. Art historical and
critical approaches will be used to survey the art and to deal
with issues confronting and confronted by the contemporary artist.
The course will also highlight issues of diversity and gender
in art. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Sem
2 ARTS-267-01 TuTh 12:00-1:15 Ms. Mathews
268. Roots of Modernism: The Avant-Garde in Fin-de-Siecle
France 3 hours
3HU,
WR
First
Semester. Through a critical examination of the works of late
19th century artists in France, from Cezanne to Van Gogh, Gauguin,
Suzanne Valadon, Mary Cassatt, Seurat, and others, we will study
the roots of the modernist avant-garde from the perspective
of the developing principles of modernism. We will also analyze
the way in which these principles interact with cultural constructions
of diversity, class, and gender. Identical to WOST 268. Enrollment
Limit: 30.
Sem
1 ARTS-268-01 TuTh 11:00-12:15 Ms. Mathews
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Advanced
Courses and Seminars
Open to upper-level students,
typically junior and senior majors. Entrance is by consent of
the instructor. Any seminar course may be omitted if the numbers
registered do not warrant its being given.
301.
Research Methods and Resources in the Visual Arts 1 hour
1HU
Examination
of visual arts research and bibliography. Analysis of specific
titles, categories of publications, electronic resources will
be done within context of actual research practices and specific
information needs. Basic steps of research process, database structure
and searching, search engines, critical analysis of information,
researching artists and artworks will be discussed. Prerequisite:
Simultaneous enrollment in Art 310. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem
1 ARTS-301-01 F 10:00-11:00 Ms. Prior
303. Practicum in Tutoring in Art History 1-2 hours
1-2HU
For
students interested in tutoring and being a teaching assistant
for art history 100-level courses. Must have taken at least the
course in which they will assist. Apply to relevant instructor.
Sem
1 ARTS-303-01 To be arranged Staff
Sem
2 ARTS-303-01 To be arranged Staff
314. The Concept of the "Artist" in China and Japan 2-3
hours
3HU
Significant
shifts in the construction of the "artist" occur in China and
Japan along certain paradigmatic lines, including the status of
the maker changing from being a producer to being a "name," and
from being a master craftsman to an eccentric "genius," among
others. How these concepts are forged will be explored through
period accounts and theoretical analyses. Background in East Asian
art history and/or East Asian studies; consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Sem
1 ARTS-314-01 Th 1:30-3:20 Ms. Davis
ARTS-314-02 W
1:30-3:20 Ms. Davis
W
3:30-4:20 Ms. Davis
315. Seminar in Medieval Art 2-3 hours
3HU
Sem
2 ARTS-315-01 Th 1:00-2:50 Staff
316. Yesterday's Tomorrows: The History of Visionary Architecture 2-3
hours
3HU
This
seminar will explore the history of the future through architectural
visions. From Thomas More's Utopia to Archigram and the Situationist
City, the architecture of the future will be placed in its historical
context in order to examine the modern obsession with imagining
the architecture of the future. Emphasis will be placed on the
changing quality and quantity of the future, on technological
feats and target dates, with an eye towards wondering whether
we have a significant future in our present. Consent required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem
1 ARTS-316-01 Tu 7:00-9:00 Mr. Shanken
350. Seminar in Renaissance and Baroque Art 2-3 hours
3HU
Illusion
and Allusion in Italian Architecture. This seminar will study
the ways in which Italian artists of the fifteenth, sixteenth,
and seventeenth centuries used architecture to create the illusion
of place. Topics to be considered include: architectural backgrounds
in paintings; the invention and development of vanishing-point
perspective; the painterly deployment of building materials; urban
facades; and stage sets. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Sem
1 ARTS-350-01 W 1:30-3:20 Mr. Hood
ARTS-350-02 W
1:30-3:20 Mr. Hood
W
3:30-4:20
352. Illuminated Manuscripts in Oberlin Collections 3
hours
3HU
Oberlin
College has a significant collection of medieval and Renaissance
miniatures that have not received much study. In this class, we
will begin to catalogue them. Students will be taught fundamental
skills in researching and describing manuscripts, after which
they will be assigned one or more works to research and write
about. As most of the leaves are fragmentary, we will be particularly
concerned with finding related material. Prerequisite: Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem
2 ARTS-352-01 W 1:30-3:20 Mr. Inglis
361. Modern Seminar: The Femme Fatale and Other Forms of
3 hours
Female Identity in Twentieth-Century Film
3HU,
CD, WR
Second
semester. A feminist look at female roles in various 20th-century
(mostly) Hollywood films from "Imitation of Life" to "Fatal Attraction."
The reading for the seminar will include writings ranging from
discourse theory to Lacanian and French feminist psychoanalytic
theory, film theory and feminist art history. Identical to WOST
361. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment
Limit: 15.
Sem
2 ARTS-361-01 Tu 1:30-4:30 Ms. Mathews
399. Honors 3-4 hours
3-4HU
For
Honors candidates only under the supervision of one or more members
of the staff. Consent of chair required.
995. Private Reading 1-3 hours
1-3HU
Consent
of instructor required.
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Studio
The aim of all studio courses
is to enhance students' awareness of and sensitivity to the visual
arts through engaging in the actual intellectual and technical
processes by which works of art come into being. Students learn
to perceive the world in visual terms and to conceptualize their
perceptions through their own work. They also become familiar
with selected techniques of art-making and with examples of those
techniques by significant artists through the study of the art
of both past and present.
Students planning to complete
their studies with the Bachelor's degree in art should recognize
that the fine arts curriculum at Oberlin is designed primarily
as an integral part of the liberal arts program of the College,
and not as specialized technical training. While not designed
as a complete preparation for professional careers in art, studying
art at Oberlin does provide a solid foundation for students who
wish to proceed into formal professional training at the graduate
level or to continue their development as artists on their own.
The purchase of textbooks is not
usually required for studio courses and the College provides such
equipment as easels, drawing boards, etc. It is necessary for
each student to purchase expendable supplies as required or to
pay a fee for expendable materials supplied by the department
or both. Students should realize that studio art activities are
often expensive.
Because the size and facilities
of the department are limited, it is impossible to offer work
in every field of student interest; however, credit can be arranged
for off-campus study in areas not available at Oberlin. A program
of study must have the prior approval of the department. See Introduction:
Major or Minor Credit for Off-Campus Study.
Note:
Vis/Pro courses may be repeated for credit if taken with a different
instructor. "Problems in (Discipline): (Title)" courses may be repeated
with the consent of the instructor. Names of students absent
from the first studio session in any course will be dropped from
the enrollment list.
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Courses
Without Prerequisites: Visual Concepts and Process Courses
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.
| Sem
1 |
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ARTS-039-01 |
TuTh
9:00-12:00 |
Mr.
Yanko |
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ARTS-039-02 |
TuTh
1:30-4:30 |
Mr.
Yanko |
| Sem
2 |
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ARTS-039-01 |
TuTh
9:00-12:00 |
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.
| Sem
1 |
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ARTS-040-01 |
MW
9:00-12:00 |
Mr.
Sanderson |
| Sem
2 |
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ARTS-040-01 |
MW
9:00-12:00 |
Mr.
Sanderson |
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ARTS-040-02 |
MW
1:30-4:30 |
Mr.
Sanderson |
042.
Visual Concepts and Process: 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. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem
1 ARTS-042-01 MW 7:00-10:00 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.
Sem
1 ARTS-048-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Ms. Schuster
Sem
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.
Sem
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.
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1 |
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ARTS-052-01 |
MW
9:00-12:00 |
Mr.
Nguyen Duy |
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ARTS-052-02 |
TuTh
1:30-4:30 |
Mr.
Nguyen Duy |
| Sem
2 |
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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.
| Sem
1 |
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ARTS-053-01 |
TuTh
9:00-12:00 |
Mr.
Pearson |
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ARTS-053-02 |
TuTh
1:30-4:30 |
Mr.
Pearson |
| Sem
2 |
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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.
Sem
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.
Sem
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.
Sem
2 ARTS-059-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Ms. Brown-Orso
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Courses
With Prerequisites: "Problems in (Discipline): (Title)" Courses
Material covered in these courses
will correspond generally with the boundaries as specified in
the course descriptions listed below. The instructors in each
course will pay special attention to the individual requirements
of each student. Courses in this sequence may be elected more
than once. These courses may be taken only by consent of the
instructor.
060. Problems
in Drawing 3 hours
3HU
This
course is intent on developing skills and methodologies introduced
in drawing 040. Assignments will engage postmodern strategies
relevant to graphic representation. Emphasis will be placed
on formal concerns of subject, image, material, and technique.
Projects will explore the nature of figuration and the use of
figure in a narrative pictorial context. Other projects will
research symbolism in painting and the sequential development
of abstraction as an expressive method and metaphoric iconography.
Prerequisite: completion of Visual Concepts and Processes
Art 040 or consent of instructor. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem
1 ARTS-060-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Mr. Sanderson
Sem
2 ARTS-060-01 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Mr. Yanko
062. Problems in Intermedia/Drawing: The Nature of the
Abstract 4 hours
4HU
What
is Abstract Art? How did it come into being? Does it have content?
Is it founded in concrete ideas? Is it divorced from social
accountability? Is it entropic? What does it communicate or
express? These are a sample of the questions to be raised and
addressed in this class. They will be addressed through a series
of controlled drawing assignments designed to develop both critical
thinking and technical drawing skills. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 14.
Sem
1 ARTS-062-01 MW 9:00-12:00 a.m. Mr. Pearson MODULE
1
MTuW
7:00-10:00 p.m. Mr. Pearson
063. Problems in Installation 3 hours
3HU
This
is an upper level course designed for students who have taken
at least two previous sculpture courses or a combination of
sculpture and painting, photography, silkscreen or time-based
media. During the semester we will explore some of the parameters
of Installation, a relatively new genre loosely defined as a
purposeful arrangement of materials and concept within a chosen
site. Students will be encouraged to work with a variety of
materials which could include found objects, wood, sound, slide
projection, and video. Three large-scale installations will
be completed, one of which will be site-specific. Readings,
one oral presentation, and frequent discussions are required
forms of participation. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 10.
Sem
1 ARTS-063-01 MW 1:30-4:30 Ms. Macias
064. Problems in Photography 3 hours
During
this class students will be introduced to more advanced photographic
topics. Among other topics, studio lighting and large format
photography, as well as the zone systems, will be covered. Studio
assignments are research-based and are designed to address a
variety of critical topics within the medium. Along with studio
projects and demonstrations there will be writing assignments
and class presentations. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Sem
1 ARTS-064-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Mr. Nguyen Duy
Sem
2 ARTS-064-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Mr. Nguyen Duy
065. Problems in Painting: What's Real Isn't Natural 3
hours
3HU
Students
will be asked to understand nature as an abstraction and construct
by studying texts and art. They will examine existing mainstream
paradigms in "representational" or "realist" art and then consciously
use the traditions of American Realism to re-construct or re-envision
their human relationship to nature and the environment through
the medium of paint. The class will read articles and study
contemporary ideas in Environmental Ethics, Eco-Feminism, and
contemporary art criticism. Cross-referenced in Women's Studies
and Environmental Studies. Prerequisites: ARTS 048. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 10.
Sem
1 ARTS-065-01 TuTh 9:00-12:00 Ms. Schuster
Sem
2 ARTS-065-01 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Ms. Schuster
066. Problems in Printmaking: Silkscreen and Related Media 3
hours
3HU
An
extension of ARTS 053 "Visual Concepts and Processes: Silkscreen"
course. Emphasis will be on concept rather than technical processes;
however, the cross-fertilization of duplication and other media
such as painting, photography, xerography, and three dimensional
media will be emphasized. This course will investigate how visual
form and structure mediate conceptual intent. Prerequisites:
ARTS 053 "Vis/Pro" course in silkscreen. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 10.
Sem
2 ARTS-066-01 TuTh 1:30-4:30 Mr. Pearson
067. Problems in Time-Based Media 3 hours
3HU
This
course will introduce various forms of more advanced digital
video production and editing techniques. Some of these techniques
will include time-lapse imaging, performance, lighting techniques,
as well as interfacing the software programs Final Cut Pro with
Photoshop and AfterEffects. We will closely examine various
genres of storytelling; documentary, essay, narrative and experimental.
Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
12.
Sem
1 ARTS-067-01 MW 1:30-4:30 Ms. Brown-Orso
069. Problems: Re-imagining the Book 3 hours
3HU
This
course seeks to explore and expand upon our notion of the book
as both object and conveyor of idea. Using narrative and non-narrative
techniques in relation to content, image, and form, students
will construct a series of books. Materials and technics such
as collage, type and design will be covered. Readings, discussions,
and critiques are required forms of participation. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Sem
1 ARTS-069-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Ms. Macias
072. Blues Aesthetic: Continuity and Transformation 3
hours
3HU,
CD
This
seminar is constructed as an intense dialogue regarding the
nature of a culturally derived attitude that informs African
American expressivity. Across each of the artist disciplines,
specific intentionality and themes recur: we will examine them
as they arise. The work of John Biggers,
Carrie
Mae Weems, and David Hammons will be our initiation into a range
of contemporary visual artists engaged fully within a Black
Aesthetic. We will read three contemporary novels, and numerous
essays, while simultaneously listening to the musics that emerge
from within the social, political, and spiritual realities that
shape African American experiences in the U.S. Student presentations
within the seminar are a requirement. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 12. Identical to AAST 072.
Sem
2 ARTS-072-01 TuTh 1:00-2:50 Mr. Coleman
082. Problems in Sound: Workshop 3 hours
3HU
The
eye points outward and the ear inward. Sound is a force which
is emotional, perceptual and physical. It can excite feeling,
convey meaning and resonate through the body. How has sound
contributed to visual culture in the production of intermedia
forms of expression? This course is an interdisciplinary workshop
on sound in relation to film/video, dance/performance and installation.
For advanced students only. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Sem
2 ARTS-082-01 MW 1:30-4:30 Ms. Brown-Orso
084. Problems in Visual Narrative: The Site of Memory 3
hours
3HU
The
focus of this course is to critically examine the spaces between
the stories that we intend to tell, and the stories that we
discover in our efforts to craft them. This is an advanced studio
workshop focused upon the honing of the narrative content or
processed of the artists present. Projects will be individually
selected by students enrolled. Prerequisites: visual
processes courses in both drawing and sculpture. Enrollment
Limit: 15.
Sem
2 ARTS-084-01 MW 9:00-12:00 Mr. Coleman
Advanced
Studio Courses
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Advanced
Studio Courses
095. Senior
Studio and Thesis 6 hours
6HU
A
one-year team-taught course -- two different faculty per semester.
Each student will produce work for a one-person exhibition or performance
and accompanying supporting paper by end of second semester. There
will be interim exhibitions throughout the year. Faculty will conduct
group critiques and discussions weekly and give slide presentations
and lectures on a wide range of topics. Admission by portfolio review
only. It will be administered during prior spring semester. Support
from two studio art faculty required. Seminar thesis students should
have completed all Winter Term credits prior to enrollment. Students
will be required to continue working toward their final exhibition
during Winter Term. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit: 12.
Sem
1 ARTS-095-01 TuTh 7:00-10:00 p.m. Mr. Coleman
Ms.
Schuster
Sem
2 ARTS-095-01 TuTh 7:00-10:00 p.m. Ms. Brown-Orso
Ms.
Macias
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