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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive introduction to basic materials and techniques, with emphasis on drawing as a primary means for the description and interpretation of people and their environment. Problems in still life, landscape, and life drawing. Fundamentals of visual language are also addressed. Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: The Arts. 5 Studio Hrs, 3 Credits Mr Chiesa, Ms Marran, and Staff
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3.00 Credits
Intro to Sculpture introduces the concepts, processes, and materials that form the foundation and evolving definition of sculpture. It will explore the autobiographical, aesthetic, conceptual, and formal possibilities though the sculpture making practice including video, installation, public art, object based works, and performance. It involves the practice of learning to "see" through the activity of making sculpture. This class will act as an introductory forum for students engaged in the exploration of possibilities in sculpture and will push students to question conventional ideas about contemporary art and sculpture and define it for themselves. It will challenge every student to develop a critical self-awareness about his or her own work and better understand the issues and contexts that inform art making in today's worldDistribution I Area: The Arts 3 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the major categories of printmaking-planographic, relief, intaglio and stencil-through lectures, demonstrations, field trips, and studio work. The course seeks to foster students' appreciation of the significance of the fine print and the production of editions. Students' production of their own prints enhances their understanding of the critical relationship between process and productPrerequisite: One studio course or permission of instructor. Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: The Arts. 8 Combined Studio/Lab Hrs, 4 Credits Ms Marran
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to basic issues in photography.The mechanics of the camera, the techniques of the darkroom, and matters of creative and personal import are addressedbthrough illustrated lectures, class critiques,band assigned lab hours. Some attention is given to the history of photography. Distribution I Area: The Arts. 8 Combined Studio/Lab Hrs, 4 Credits Ms Hart and Staff
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4.00 Credits
This studio course is an introduction to working creatively with moving images within a personal, historical, and critical framework. Through technical workshops using iMovie and Final Cut Pro on the Macintosh, students explore the potential of digital non-linear editing and examine the characteristics and strategies of various genres and forms to inform and enrich their own production. Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: The Arts. 8 Combined Studio/Lab Hrs, 4 Credits Ms Torke
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to an informed and critically engaged art practice using digital imaging software tools in a Macintosh environment. This course serves as a basic introduction to Photoshop (a digital imaging program), Pagemaker (a page layout program), and Netscape (an Internet browser). Lab hours are required for the successful completion of the course. Distribution I Area: The Arts. 8 Combined Studio/Lab Hrs, 4 Credits Ms Hart
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to provide in-depth study in different aspects of the history of painting, dealing with ideas, issues, movements, and major figures. Topics vary by semester and instructor. Consult current course announcement for specifics. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Course not offered on a regular basis.) 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on early Renaissance art and architecture in Italy, 1300-1500. Focusing on Tuscany, it assesses how the visual arts were informed by humanism, politics, monastic reform, and the emergence of a wealthy mercantile class. The course also considers artists' growing selfawareness as professionals contributing to intellectual developments. Artists to be studied include Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Alberti, and Botticelli. Prerequisite: ART 101 or permission of instructor. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Jones
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3.00 Credits
This course concerns Italian Renaissance painting and sculpture of the sixteenth century, the age of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Bronzino, Giambologna, and Titian. It studies artistic style and theory in the High Renaissance, Mannerist, and Maniera periods in light of religious, political, and social developments. Emphasis is given to art produced in Florence, Rome, and Venice. Prerequisite: ART 102 or permission of instructor. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Jones
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3.00 Credits
Focusing on Baroque art and architecture in Italy circa 1580-1680, this course examines art in the context of religious reform, scientific discoveries, and political absolutism to determine how these developments informed the style, subject matter (both religious and secular), and functions of art in society. Artists to be studied include Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Claude, Poussin, and Guarini. Prerequisite: ART 102 or permission of instructor. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Jones
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