ART 101
Drawing
This is a sequence of experiences and discussions intended to expand the student's awareness of the visual world and of the special language of visual communication through drawing. The use of materials such as a brush and ink, pencil, and collage are stressed.
ART 102
Life Drawing I
Students will draw from a variety of sources including the live model and biological specimens as fundamental experiences for developing hand-eye coordination. Various media and techniques are explored.
ART 103
Design I
This course is an introduction to the visual elements and principles of design, incorporating contemporary and historic visual sources and presented through studio projects and discussions.
ART 112
Painting I
This is a series of exercises and discussions exploring color relationships and acrylic painting practices. The principles of two-dimensional composition and design are emphasized.
ART 113
Sculpture I
This is an exploration of the expressive and structural possibilities of such materials as wood, plaster and clay. These and other materials are used as a means of studying three-dimensional form.
ART 114
Printmaking I
This course consists of a sequence of exercises and discussions intended to expand the student's awareness of visual expression through multiple graphic images. Various printing processes are introduced including intaglio and relief.
ART 204
Life Drawing II
This advanced study of drawing investigates sources including the model and anatomy. A wide range of materials are explored. Prerequisites: ART 101, 102, or permission of department
ART 212
Painting II
Students will continue their study of the principles of painting and design, and are encouraged to develop their own personal idiom while working in oil, acrylic and mixed media.
Prerequisite: ART 112 or permission of department
ART 213
Sculpture II
This is a further exploration of three-dimensional materials and the possibilities they present for creative visual statements. Students are encouraged to develop their own personal idiom while working in wood, plaster, metal, stone and ceramic.
Prerequisite: ART 113 or permission of department
ART 214
Printmaking II
Students explore of the methods and materials of intaglio printmaking, and will develop greater understanding of technical and creative issues in black and white and color etching.
Prerequisite: ART 114 or permission of department
ART 215
Video and Filmmaking I
This course introduces the fundamentals of the art of filmmaking. It is a hands-on studio course in which students write, direct, shoot, and edit their own films. These production activities are supplemented with film theory and history presented through lectures, screenings, readings and student reports. The emphasis of the course is on film as a fine arts medium of personal expression. Studio Fee
ART 216
Photography
This is an introduction to still photography; basic experience in the use of the camera, developing, printing and enlarging. The emphasis is on composition, light and shadow, textures, and experimental photography as a means of visual expression. Studio Fee
ART 265
Computer Graphics Art and Design
Computer Graphics is a combined studio/lecture course providing instruction in the use of industry-standard digital media tools. Students learn from the perspective of an artist and designer the essentials of digital still image creation, graphic design and digital animation. This course not only provides students with a strong technical foundation, but it also introduces students to the concepts intrinsic to art and design in the digital age.
ART 312
Painting III
This is an advanced level study of methods and materials, as well as aesthetic and conceptual issues, as they apply to painting.
Prerequisite: ART 212 or permission of department
ART 313
Sculpture II
This is an advanced level exploration of methods and materials, as well as aesthetic and conceptual issues, as they apply to sculpture.
Prerequisite: ART 213 or permission of department
ART 314
Printmaking III
Students continue their in-depth study of methods in intaglio, relief and/or serigraphy.
Prerequisite: ART 214 or permission of department
ART 315
Video and Filmmaking II
This course continues to explore the possibilities of moving images in the service of creative expression. While continuing to work with the S-8mm medium, students are introduced to 16mm film and camcorder (digital) video production. Students also have the opportunity to work with film processing, rephotography and digital non-linear editing. Studio Fee.
Prerequisite: ART 215 or permission of department
ART 316
Photography II
In this course students concentrate in a particular branch of photography, including work in toning, solarization, kodalith, color and digital photography. Studio Fee.
Prerequisite: ART 216 or permission of department
ART 400
Studio Topics
This is an individual study program, arranged in consultation with the instructor. Students will develop a cohesive body of work based upon an intensive exploration of thematic context, materials and techniques. This course emphasizes individual concept development, personal direction, originality and problem-solving.
ART 412
Painting IV
This is an individual study program, arranged in consultation with the instructor, for continued development of a personal approach to painting and creative decision-making.
Prerequisite: ART 312 or permission of department
ART 413
Sculpture IV
This is an individual study program, arranged in consultation with the instructor, for continued development of a personal approach to sculpture and creative decision-making.
Prerequisite: ART 313 or permission of department
ART 104
Survey of Art History
A survey of ancient to contemporary western and non-western art history.
ART 105
Art History I: Ancient through Medieval
A survey starting with man's earliest known artistic expression and continuing through the material culture of the Mediterranean basin into the earlier periods of Western European painting, sculpture and architecture: Early Christian, Byzantine, Caroligian and Ottonian, Romanesque and Gothic. Along with a history of artistic form and its practitioners, this course provides an introduction to the analysis of visual works of art. A field trip is required.
ART 106
Art History II: The Renaissance to Early 19th Century
A survey of painting, sculpture and architecture beginning with Giotto and the early Italian Renaissance, through the Northern Renaissance, Mannerism, the Italian Baroque, Northern Baroque, Rococo to the French Revolution and David. A field trip is required.
ART 107
Art History III: Survey of Modern Art
A survey of painting and sculpture from the mid-19th century to the present. Avant-garde developments in Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art and Postmodernism are emphasized. A field trip is required.
ART 253
Art of the Renaissance
This course examines the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Italian Renaissance, Northern Europe and Spain, beginning with Cimabue and the Limbourg Brothers and concluding with Mannerism and El Greco. Discussions will focus on the interpretation of iconography, formal issues and historical context. A field trip is required.
ART 254
The Italian and Northern Baroque
Students will investigate the art and architecture of the Mediterranean and Northern Europe from the mid-16th through the 17th centuries. Discussions will focus on artists such as Caravaggio, Carraci, Rubens, Rembrandt, Velasquez, and Bernini who are placed within the context of major trends and ideas of the time. A field trip is required.
ART 255
Art of the 18th and 19th Centuries
This is an in-depth analysis of the painting and sculpture of the neoclassical, romantic and realist movements as practiced in England, France, Germany and Spain. Beginning with J.L. David and ending with Gustave Courbet, an approach that places the work within its contemporary intellectual, social and political context will be utilized. A field trip is required.
ART 256
Modern Art and Design Concepts in the 20th Century
This is a study of modern art history tracing the relationship between the artistic avant garde and the development of modern design concepts in the applied arts. Students will survey developments in the Chicago school, Constructivism, De Stijil, Art Deco, and the Bauhaus as expressions of "modernism." Contemporary developments will be discussed. A field trip is required.
ART 300
Topics in Art History
In this course, students will study a topic or area of interest in art history. The course may focus on an area such as museum management or be a specialized course on, for example, Impressionism or Dutch Baroque art. The course offers the student the close intellectual scrutiny that accompanies scholarly readings not always tenable in a survey course.
ART 357
Issues in American Art from 1940 to the Present
Developments in painting, sculpture, and related forms from abstract expressionism through postmodernism of the 1980s are examined in detail. Considerable attention is given to issues of mass culture. A field trip is required.
ART 358
The History of Photography
This course explores the early history of photography from its beginnings in the early decades of the 19th century until the present. Considerable attention is given to the question of how photography has impacted the aesthetic, intellectual, and spiritual values of modern civilization, a question which has preoccupied thinkers from Walter Benjamin to Susan Sontag.
