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2.00 Credits
Sound is discussed through many filters: Futurist and Dada work, Japanese noise; sculpture, installation and other artwork; popular culture and subculture; performance and silence; repetition, sounds of the world, and fabricated worlds; technological innovations and historical precedents; unfamiliar tuning systems and structuring principles; improvisation and chance. Students make sound pieces/objects throughout the term, as well as participate in a performance. Offered in alternating semesters/years.
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2.00 Credits
Students explore emerging spaces of art making and cultural discussion using new technologies of interactivity (CD/DVD and Web Works), global discourse (Internet websites and communit ies), technical and mixed improvisation (DJ-ing). Offered in alternating semesters/years.
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2.00 Credits
In Super-8 Filmmaking, student will make films and study the history of a medium just recently being written. Since this history hasn't yet been institutionalized and fixed, and since the super-8 format remains rather stubbornly an "amateur" medium, (but not for long, as video has replaced the home movie, super-8 is being used by artists and professionals exclusively), it has the rare characteristic of not being responsible to the history of a form. Super-8, from the beginning of its use by artists, has rarely worried about filmmaking conventions, except to toy with them. Offered Spring semester only.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced course in the technical and aesthetic aspects of video as an art form. The creative issues involved in working in a time-based, expressive medium will be emphasized through the in-class discussion of examples of contemporary video work. Students will become familiar with the cutting edge debates regarding video art, as well as receiving instruction in digital post-production procedures and advanced technology.
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2.00 Credits
The course focuses on the variety of ways contemporary artists use performance as a medium. Through a series of projects students develop their interest in performance and gain the experience of performing in both group and individual works. In addition to the studio component, the course includes a special lectures designed to give a background in the history of performance and artists involved in the medium. Offered in alternating semesters/years.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the mechanisms we employ in understanding and interpreting visual information. Through lectures and exercises students gain understanding of various visual phenomena. Psychological and physiological topics include: the complexity of the eye, brain structures, optical illusions, as well as the perception of brightness, movement, color, and form.
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3.00 Credits
This course utilizes the principles of physics to understand human anatomy as a mechanical system. Emphasis is placed on physiological issues related to age, gender, and physical disabilities. Consideration is also given to the implications of these principles for applied ergonomics.
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to the mechanics and ethics of photographic vision. Basic techniques of exposure, composition, B&W processing, and printing are reviewed and refined at an individual pace. Students print in the lab on a regular basis with the instructor's guidance. These lab sessions alternate with group critiques, slide lectures, and field trips to help students to expand and develop a critical vocabulary. Offered Fall Semester only
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3.00 Credits
Photo II examines the role of photographs in the creation of public signs and symbols as well as the function of representational images within private vocabularies. Within the context of theoretical and historical perspectives, class projects will explore semiotics, linguistics, jokes, dreams, and the unconscious. Students will use a wide variety of experimental photographic and computer generated manipulations including litho film, high contrast, and photomontage as well as more traditional photographic strategies. Also included will be experimentation with sharp films, grainy films, and a wide variety of developers and toners. Offered Spring Semester only
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2.00 Credits
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