ART - Studio Art
ART 100
Introduction to Studio Art
An introduction to studio art and the fundamental principles of design. Projects, lectures, readings, class discussions, and critiques examine elements of two-dimensional, three-dimensional and time-based design. Historic and contemporary approaches are considered as well as the evolution of technology and the continuum of visual expression. Emphasis is placed on developing the practical and critical thinking skills required in art-making. Units: 6.
ART 110
Introduction to Drawing
An introduction to drawing, emphasizing the development of the observational and critical thinking skills important to art-making. Class work is based on exercises that strengthen visual research capabilities, drawing abilities, and mark-making techniques with a variety of tools. Assigned projects address fundamental technical and conceptual problems suggested by historical and contemporary artistic practice. Lectures, readings, discussions, guest speakers, field trips, and critiques explore elements of concept and design pertinent to drawing as a medium. Units: 6.
ART 191
Directed Study in Studio Art
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
ART 200
Painting
An introduction to painting as a means of visual expression. Topics include technical and formal principles of painting with an emphasis on water-based mediums, color theory, color mixing, brushwork and styling, image surface, composition, and visual communication. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 100 or 110
ART 210
Drawing
Exploration of drawing as a contemporary art medium. Emphasis on self-expression and conceptual development. Students will be encouraged to concentrate on the more complex personal and creative aspects of mark-making and pursue a cohesive body of work. Incorporation of mixed media and experimental elements is encouraged for those students who wish to expand the boundaries of traditional drawing media and processes. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 100 or ART 110
ART 220
Printmaking
An introduction to basic printmaking techniques; including intaglio, linoleum cut, woodcut, monoprint, lithography, silk screen, papermaking and bookbinding. Emphasis on both black and white and color printing techniques, formal issues as well as printmaking as a form of visual expression. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 100 or ART 110
ART 230
Photography
An introduction to traditional black-and-white film photography. Pinhole, 35mm, medium-format, and view camera techniques are covered, along with darkroom instruction on processing film and making silver gelatin prints. Historic and contemporary ideas about photography as a medium are examined in readings, lectures, visiting artist presentations, critiques, demonstrations, and assigned projects. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 100 or 110
ART 240
Digital Processes
An introduction to the digital medium focusing on its capacity to convey artistic concepts through the interactive and multimedia capabilities of the Mac computer. Producing still image, video, and web-based projects using the computer screen as a venue are covered. The evolution of technology, new media theory, contemporary art discourse, and visual culture are explored through lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments. Units: 6.
Also listed as Film Studies 240
Prerequisite: ART 100 or ART 110
ART 245
InterArts: New Media Projects
The digital medium will be used to explore the relationship between art and knowledge. Lectures, discussions, readings and critiques will investigate contemporary art practices, interdisciplinarity and the documentary form. Conceptual-development, planning and production will be covered as students work individually or collaboratively on video, performance, installation and web projects. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and consent of the instructor.
ART 250
Ceramics
An introduction to basic techniques in handbuilding, surface development, and glazing for sculptural ceramic forms. Slide lectures treat historical and contemporary approaches to expressive work in the ceramic medium. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 100 or 110
ART 255
Special Topics in Ceramics: Asian Craft and Design
A combination of research and studio practice. Through slide lectures, readings, and discussions, this course will survey the historical development of traditional through contemporary crafts and design in China, Korea, and Japan and focus on the diverse craft customs of Japan in particular. Emphasis will be placed on independent research to develop ideas and critical thinking and on building a variety of ceramic skills to achieve a personal body of work. Units: 6.
Also listed as East Asian Studies 255
Prerequisite: ART 100 or ART 110; ARHI 175 recommended
ART 270
Sculpture
An introduction to the concepts and processes of sculpture, including work in plaster casting and carving, woodworking, assemblage, and mold-making. Discussions will focus on contemporary sculpture and technical and conceptual development. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 100 or 110
ART 300
Intermediate Painting
A continuation of ART 200, exploring more complex principles of visual expression. Emphasis on oil-based painting techniques, observation from life, pictorial structure, formal and theoretical interactions with a strong focus on content. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 200
ART 320
Intermediate Printmaking
A continuation of ART 220, exploring traditional and contemporary techniques in printmaking, with stronger emphasis on color printing and combination prints, and alternative processes specific to the aesthetic characteristics of each process. Papermaking and/or bookbinding are used to enhance the conceptual and visual narrative inherent to this graphic medium. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 220
ART 330
Intermediate Photography
A continuation of ART 230 with an emphasis on the view camera and expanded darkroom instruction covering early photographic printing processes. Lectures, readings, discussions, and projects focus around contemporary issues, technical progress, and conceptual exploration. Historic ideas and contemporary issues related to visual culture, photography, and photographic methods are examined. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 230
ART 340
Intermediate Digital Processes
A continuation of Art 240 with an emphasis on the production of art objects through the use of digital tools. The Mac computer and software are used as an extension of existing art forms such as photography, filmmaking, and book publishing. Lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments focus around the exploration of new media theory and contemporary art issues. Units: 6.
Also listed as Film Studies 340
Prerequisite: ART 240 or ART 245
ART 350
Intermediate Ceramics
A continuation of handbuilding techniques, glaze formulation, and an expanded survey of ceramics as a form of contemporary visual expression. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 100 and 250
ART 370
Intermediate Sculpture
A further development of concepts and techniques introduced in ART 270 with emphasis on students' development of a personal visual language. Materials and processes covered include: mold-making, casting, metal fabrication, plastics, woodworking, and mixed media. Areas of examination include site-specific art, public sculpture, multiples and installation. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 270
ART 390
Tutorial in Studio Art
Offered for intermediate and advanced study in studio art. Apply to the instructor at least one term in advance with written proposal and a preliminary bibliography. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
ART 391
Directed Study in Studio Art
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
ART 399
Independent Study in Studio Art
Advanced studio art for students preparing for the senior exhibition or doing honors projects. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
ART 500
Advanced Painting
A continuation of ART 300. Advanced research into the technical, formal, and theoretical approach to painting as an expressive art form. The goal is for each student to create a cohesive body of work. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 300
ART 520
Advanced Printmaking
A continuation of ART 320, exploring advanced research into combination printmaking techniques, with exploration of formal, theoretical, and technical issues related to printmaking as an expressive art form. Papermaking, bookbinding, and alternative processes are used to further develop the conceptual and visual narrative inherent to this graphic medium. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 320
ART 530
Advanced Photography
A continuation of Art 330. Advanced work in traditional film photography techniques and contemporary art theory. Discussions, readings and projects focus around art issues and conceptual exploration. Project planning and implementation are emphasized as students work toward producing a self-designed project with a developed artist statement. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 330
ART 540
Advanced Digital Processes
A continuation of Art 340. Advanced work in digital techniques and contemporary art theory. Discussions, readings and projects focus around art issues and conceptual exploration. Project planning and implementation are emphasized as students work toward producing a self-designed project with a developed artist statement. Units: 6.
Also listed as Film Studies 540
Prerequisite: ART 240 or ART 245
ART 550
Advanced Ceramics
A continuation of Art 350. Students expand their technical skills and knowledge of ceramics and address issues in contemporary ceramic criticism. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 350 and consent of instructor
ART 570
Advanced Sculpture
A more refined continuation of the ideas, issues and skills addressed in ART 370. Individualized project planning and implementation as students develop a unique and consistent body of work. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: ART 370 and consent of instructor
ART 585
Art in the Elementary and Secondary Schools
Art class observations, studio practice in both two- and three-dimensional disciplines, studio demonstrations/lectures, and selected readings and discussions relative to the visual expression of the elementary, junior, and senior high school student. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Four studio art courses, EDUC 180 and 340, and two art history courses
ART 590
Tutorial in Studio Art
Offered for intermediate and advanced study in studio art. Apply to the instructor at least one term in advance with written proposal and a preliminary bibliography. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
ART 591
Directed Study in Studio Art
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
ART 599
Independent Study in Studio Art
Advanced studio art for students preparing for the senior exhibition or doing honors projects. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
ART 600
Studio Art Senior Seminar
Intended to serve as a capstone experience for students in studio art, this course is designed to complement and work in conjunction with the student’s preparations for the Senior Exhibition. It will cover the practical concerns relevant to working as a professional artist along with current issues pertinent to the contemporary art world. Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and declared major in Studio Art or consent of the instructor
ART 690
Tutorial in Studio Art
Offered for intermediate and advanced study in studio art. Apply to the instructor at least one term in advance with written proposal and a preliminary bibliography. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.
ART 691
Directed Study in Studio Art
Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. Units: Variable.
ART 699
Independent Study in Studio Art
Advanced studio art for students preparing for the senior exhibition or doing honors projects. Units: Variable.
Prerequisite: Counter Registration Required.