DR 233 - Surrealism,Chance & Accident

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Maine College of Art

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Description:

This course is designed to merge your own skills and interests with the ideas of anti-logic, revolution, and artistic freedom introduced by the Dadaists and Surrealists at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. There will be a particular emphasis placed on language and drawing games such as Exquisite Corpse, Frottage, Automatism, and Decalcomania. The course will also examine Surrealism and Dada's historical precedents and antecedents such as the art of the insane, Sigmund Freud's study of the unconscious, doodling and other incidental drawing, Process Art, the work of John Cage, and Fluxus. Elective: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/week. Prerequisites: DR100 and any secondlevel drawing course (DR120 - 140).

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.meca.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 775-3052

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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