FALL SEMESTER 2006
ART 101A - Studio Foundations: Two-Dimensional Design
4 credit hours
Charney, Ed
No prerequisites. This course is required for all art majors, but it is open to non-art majors.
Should be taken freshman year. Course will deal with the underlying principles basic to all visual experience. The course will contain, but not be limited to, color theory, line, shape, visual perception and the nature of creativity.This is a studio course that includes lectures on basic theory and production assignments that coincide with text material. Course meets general education requirement in fine, performing and literary arts.
TEXT: Lauer, Design Basics
ART 110H – History of Art I
4 credit hours
Morris, Amy
No prerequisites.
A selective chronological survey of architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts from the birth of art in the Prehistoric period through its development in the Middle Ages. Although this course focuses on art created in Western Europe, the survey will also include the art of the Ancient Near East and the Byzantine Empire.
TEXT: Gardner’s Art Through the Ages
ART 121A - Basic Drawing
4 credit hours
Mann
No prerequisite. This course is required for all studio art majors, but is open to non-art majors.
Part of the first-year foundations sequence. This course introduces the basic disciplines of drawing: line, value, composition, etc. Special emphasis on drawing as a tool for gathering ideas.
TEXT: Enstice, Drawing: Space, Form & Expression
ART 221 – Drawing I
4 credit hours
Mann, Jack
Prerequisite: Art 121A
The emphasis in this course will be on developing drawing techniques gained from skills acquired in Basic Drawing. This course addresses creative problem solving that includes narrative interpretation, landscape, nature and figure studies. Problem analysis, visual research, media exploration and personal stylistic growth are vital components of this course.
There will be a mandatory figure drawing component. An additional model fee will be charged. Students who do not have the time available should not sign up for the course.
ART 231 - Painting I
4 credit hours
Charney, Ed
Prerequisite: Art 121A. Open to non-art majors.
This painting class is an introduction to the materials, techniques and concepts of painting. Students will be encouraged to search for and develop their individual expressive potential within the limits of a series of assigned projects. Although it is primarily a studio course, there will be periodic lectures and slide presentations.
The class is scheduled to meet six hours a week. The student should expect, however, to spend considerable additional time in the studio.
ART 241A - Introduction to Photography
4 credit hours
Salzman, Kevin
No prerequisite.
This course is designed as an introduction to the theory and practice of black and white photography. Emphasis will be given to expression, creative exploration and use of the medium, as well as camera techniques and darkroom procedures.
The course will be structured around a series of photographic assignments. The student's grade will be based on assignments, quizzes, a mid-term examination, an artist report and a portfolio of photographs presented at the end of the term.
Appropriate cameras may be rented from the Department for the semester. There is a lab fee that covers the cost of the chemicals, film and one box of paper, which are provided by the Department.
TEXT: London, A Short Course in Photography
ART 251A - Lithography
4 credit hours
Salzman, Kevin - Koch Hall
No prerequisites.
Lithography is a printmaking process by which a drawing or photographic image is printed to paper via a press, either from a stone or an aluminum plate. We will explore several ways of accomplishing this task using traditional techniques, as well as techniques recently made available through modern technology and the commercial industry.
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ART 265A - Silver Jewelry I
4 credit hours
Charney, Ed
No prerequisites.
This course will be devoted to designing and fabricating silver jewelry. Simple cutting and forming of silver, plus the use of centrifugal casting will be introduced. Strong emphasis will be placed upon creative designing for the various techniques which will be used. It should be noted that this course will involve a certain amount of expense to the student due to the cost of the materials which must be purchased. There will be a lab fee and additional materials costs charged for course expenses.
Silver Jewelry is a studio course, meeting three hours per day, two days per week. Work outside of the actual class period will be necessary and expected.
TEXT: Von Neumann, Design and Creation of Jewelry
A RT 280 – Topics: Mixed Media
4 credit hours
Salzman, Kevin – Koch Hall
Prerequisite: Any two-dimensional studio course
Where traditional boundaries between media have all but disappeared, new technology has made it possible for artists to combine mechanical reproduction with the spontaneous quality of traditional print processes, painting and drawing techniques. This course is intended to expand your artistic vocabulary through a variety of image-making techniques and media. Technical demonstrations and critical discussion guide student research, independent projects, group projects, collaboration and critiques. Art historical and contemporary works provide reference for how this approach to art making has successfully integrated material and process with concept and content. Formal issues such as composition, surface and scale will be discussed in relation to the creation of meaningful images.
TEXT: To be determined.
ART 340H – Modern Art
4 credit hours
Morris, Amy – Koch Hall
No prerequisites.
This course is an investigation into the art and architecture from the end of the 19 th century (c. 1890) through the contemporary period, primarily in Western Europe and America. The art historical movements will be studied roughly chronologically along with stylistic characteristics, artists and architects which embody these movements.
TEXT: Arnason, History of Modern Art
ART 490 – Independent Study
1 – 4 credit hours
Staff – Koch Hall
ART 491 – Internship
1-4 credit hours
Staff – Koch Hall
ART 497 - Art History Senior Thesis
2 credit hours
Morris - Koch Hall
Permission of instructor. Required for all senior art majors concentrating in art history.
A supervised independent study in which the student will be expected to produce a twenty- to thirty-page paper on an approved Art History topic. Because advancement in the field of Art History relies heavily on research and publications, this paper should demonstrate the student’s ability to conduct in-depth research and to produce a writing sample suitable for entry into graduate school or a position in the field. Students will be expected to meet with the professor at regular intervals, so that the professor may determine the rate of progress and offer guidance and support.
ART 498 - Senior Studio Thesis Seminar
1 - 4 credit hours
Charney - Koch Hall
Permission of instructor. Required for all senior studio art majors.
Art 498 is the capstone course for the Art program, and it is intended to bring intellectual, aesthetic and technical relevance to the major. Along with the broader issues of creative work, this course will direct student thesis development and facilitate the overall production of a body of work. Class time will be divided between discussions, field trips, portfolio development and studio-oriented activities. This course will be the culminating experience for the studio artists and, as such, will be comprehensive and contain practical and philosophical topics that are relevant to a visual art student. This course spans both Fall and Spring semesters.
TEXT: Lazzari, Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist
