PR 205 - Topics in Printmaking:Gathering Influences

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Maine College of Art

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Description:

This Topics in Printmaking class will explore the instinct to collect and the impact of what artists collect on what they make and of what they make on what they collect. We will consider how collecting certain things is socially sanctioned while the amassing of other things is denigrated as "hoarding." Students will research andreport on a collection of their choosing and a particular form of collectible. Students will create individual bodies of collectibles as well as collaborate on a grouping of collectibles in a format they determine. Site visits to collections of widely varying types will enhance students' understanding of contemporary collecting and how each collector becomes a curator of sorts. Printmaking media will be taught as appropriate, such as silkscreen, etching, and relief techniques. Ink-jet and commercial offset printing will be explored as well as stereolithography, an additive fabrication process by which forms designed digitally are "printed" in threedimensions using a photopolymer material. Mold-making and casting of small objects will also come into play as appropriate. Students will collaboratively promote the collection of their works by established and first-time collectors through an event or limited edition offering they conceive and execute. Elective: 3 credits/ semester; 6 hours/week. No prerequisite.

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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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