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3.00 Credits
3 hours A study of the theories and processes involved in making art, individual and societal responses to various art forms, and the ways in which visual forms are used as tools of communication, and means of interaction within a social environment. Students will learn how to look at, analyze, and formulate responses to art in an interactive classroom environment. Subjects will include the evolution and uses of art as a communicative tool and the development of art media and techniques such as printmaking, photography, cinema, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet.
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3 hours Prerequisite: ART 2510. An examination of the development of art and architecture in the Mediterranean from the prehistoric Aegean period through the late Roman Empire covering Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenean, and Geometric through the Hellenistic Greek, Etruscan, and Roman from Republican through Late Empire. The stylistic development of art and architecture within each culture will be explored, and comparative analyses of artistic expression in various cultures will be made. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of art to religious, political, philosophical, and social beliefs and practices within each. Outside readings will be incorporated into class discussions.
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3 hours Prerequisite: ART 2520. An examination of paintings, sculpture, prints, and architecture of the early, high, and late Renaissance as well as the Mannerist period in Italy, France, the Holy Roman Empire (including Germany), the Netherlands, and Spain. Using a combined chronological, comparative, and thematic approach, emphasis will be placed on the distinct contributions of specific artists and of different regions. The economic, philosophical, religious, political, and cultural development of early modern European society and cities in this period, approximately 1300 to 1600, will be explored in detail. Outside readings will be incorporated into class discussions.
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3 hours Prerequisite: ART 2520. A focused examination of developments and changes in Western visual and material culture in the period defined as the modern era in art history, approximately 1800 to 1945. Using a combined chronological, comparative, and thematic approach, the course situates traditional and non-traditional art objects, artifacts, and environments within the contexts of the individual artist's career, the broader stylistic period, and the historical and cultural milieu in which they were made. Students will be introduced to the visual and material culture history of the modern era, including visual literacy and aesthetic appreciation, social and historical contexts of art and its making, the formal and chronological development of individual artistic and period styles, and issues in and approaches to the study of modern art, artifacts, and architecture. Outside readings will be incorporated into class discussions.
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3 hours Prerequisite: ART 2520. A focused examination of developments and changes in Western visual and material culture from 1945 to the present. Using a combined chronological, comparative, and thematic approach, the course situates traditional and non-traditional art objects, artifacts, and environments within the contexts of the individual artist's career, the broader stylistic period, and the historical and cultural milieu in which they were made. Students will be introduced to the visual and material culture history of the late modern, post-modern, and contemporary periods. Topics will include visual literacy and aesthetic appreciation, social and historical contexts of art and its making, the formal and chronological development of individual artistic and period styles, and issues in and approaches to the study of works of art, artifacts, and architecture made in a variety of media and formats. Outside readings will be incorporated into class discussions.
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3 hours Organization of design concepts and techniques involved with the surface enrichment of fabric are introduced. These include surface embellishment, dyeing with synthetic dyes, direct application, and printing with pigment.
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3 hours Organization of design concepts and technical problems involved with the construction of fabrics are introduced. These include study of fibers, spinning, and both off-loom and loom techniques.
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3 hours An introduction to the ceramic process of forming clay, glazing, and firing. Studio design problems will involve either hand-building techniques or an introduction to skills required for making pottery on the potter's wheel.
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3 hours An introduction to the photographic medium through outside assignments, studio applications, and theoretical studies. Students will examine a variety of skills including processing, printing, archival techniques, toning, collage, etc.
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3 hours Prerequisite: ART 3800. An introductory studio course in digital photography emphasizing conceptual approaches and contemporary practices utilizing appropriate software. Students will become familiar with using the computer as a digital darkroom after having developed some proficiency in the traditional wet darkroom through the prerequisite introductory photography course. Topics covered include the use of digital cameras, scanning traditional film negatives, using the scanner as a camera, tone and color controls, image manipulation, alternative processes and image output. A student may accumulate a maximum of 15 credit hours in a series of directed studies in this course.
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