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4.00 Credits
Emphasizes the further understanding of theoretical aspects of painting. Students explore in theory and in practice different attitudes in painting which include abstraction, work done from memory and imagination. This course is the bridge which is designed to help students make the transition to a more personal and individual way of working. Three critique and lecture hours weekly plus independent work. Prerequisite: FA210.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course is the direct study of landscape as a Painting motif, as understood by painting directly from the source. The class will focus on qualities that are unique to landscape painting in addition to the study of broader issues in Painting. Scale of mark in relationship to subject, atmospheric perspective, sense of place, construction of the illusion of space, capturing pictorial light, and painting as an "organism" are considerations that will be hightlighted in our study.
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4.00 Credits
The course is designed to introduce students to the practice of Figure Painting. Students will work strictly from observation of the live model. Emphasis is placed on working quickly and with authority as a means to encourage risk taking and experimentation as a path to quality. Students work from the premise of "vague to vivid". Prerequisite: FA200 Painting I and Figure Drawing.
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2.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of screen processes—tusche, cut film and photographic—and other printmaking techniques. Provides an historical focus for 20th century printmaking. Emphasizes the development of style and image in the context of the screen medium. Encourages the manipulation of color formally and expressively. Includes field trips to The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Print Club and area galleries. Six critique, lecture and studio hours weekly, plus independent work. Prerequisite: FA103; or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of innovative and multi-faceted directions in printmaking, combining print media with other creative forms. Presents a wide range of methods and processes for exploration, including papermaking and casting, three-dimensional and constructed prints, color Xerox, multiplate collagraph and monoprint. Combines extensive review of contemporary directions with trips to The Print Club, The Philadelphia Museum of Art and area galleries. Six critique and studio hours weekly plus independent work. Prerequisite: FA102 or 103; or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to art in a commercial context. Explores various techniques and materials used historically by applied artists as well as by contemporary illustrators. The development of concepts and design through the use of both black and white and color is emphasized. Six critique and studio hours weekly plus independent work. Prerequisites: FA 103, FA 104, and FA 105. Offered in 2006 and alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Combining academic and studio elements, this course encourages students to focus on the processes through which children's books are created, including examining age-group characteristics, generating ideas and developing style. The history of children's books and their illustrations will be analyzed. Studio and/or written assignments will involve following and illustrated book from concept to publication. Classroom activities will be supplemented by field trips and presentation by guest artists. Prerequisites: FA 103, 104, and 105. Offered in 2006 and in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Distinct from the creation of works of art, the logistics of presenting art, from proper construction techniques, to the safe conveyance and handling of work, and final presentation in an exhibition space, present their own inherit challenges and opportunities for creative problem solving. In this class students experience these challenges first hand by mounting actual shows. Utilizing the two recently inaugurated student exhibition spaces, the Landman Library Student Gallery, and the Turret Project Space in Murphy Hall, students receive instruction in a workshop format on the construction, preparation, transportation, and exhibition of various two-dimensional and three-dimensional artworks. Additionally students investigate, through class trips, readings, and discussions, the transformation of the meaning and theoretical constructs that have surrounded the exhibition space throughout history to understand how these concepts can affect the meaning of work within a gallery , and the choices made in how it is displayed.
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4.00 Credits
Explores a wide variety of clays, glazes, firing processes, and construction techniques including mold making and wheel throwing. Incorporates the exploration and formulation of glaze for use in a variety of kiln environments including low-fire, high-fire, and salt glazing. Clay bodies include earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and others. Emphasizes research into historical ceramics. Includes visual presentations that focus on historical and contemporary ceramics. Six studio hours weekly and independent work. Prerequisite: FA 204.
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