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4.50 Credits
This course is an introduction to the visual language of Art. It deals with understanding art and why and how artists create. It is designed for non-Art majors, though art students may find it useful preparation for Art History courses. Students will learn about the formal elements and principles of art, as well as a variety of studio techniques used by artists. The course includes a broad overview of Art through the Ages that give a context for understanding specific works of art. Although much of the course relies on lecture and book learning, exposure to actual artwork in local art museums and galleries, is an integral component of the learning experience.
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4.50 Credits
This course deals with visual perception and observational drawing skills. Activities include a variety of techniques, from quick sketches to drawings that take several hours to complete. Students will learn to use a variety of media such as charcoal, cont' crayon and pen and ink. Drawing from direct observation and the imagination will provide an avenue for learning different ways of composing picture space. Assignments focus on creative visual problem solving. Writing activities will center on appropriate use of vocabulary associated with design elements and principles, aesthetics and critical thinking.
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4.50 Credits
In this course, students use drawing and design skills acquired in Drawing and 2-D Design I to further enhance them while learning about Modern and Contemporary Art. The students are exposed to a variety of drawing and design techniques that include color, collage, mixed media, and photography. Exposure to the computer as an art tool is encouraged but optional. Emphasis is placed on formal composition, visual communication and creativity as well as observational drawing. Prerequisites ARTS 1010
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4.50 Credits
This course is an introduction to 3-dimensional design and concentrates on the principles and elements of 3-dimensional form and space. Traditional processes include construction, carving, assembling and modeling. Computer 3-demensional modeling programs may be used. Prerequisites ARTS 1010
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4.50 Credits
This course is an introduction to basic concepts of time, change and movement, as they relate to the Visual Arts. Activities focus on the use of computers, video, photo, and sound but also rely on drawing and design skills acquired in earlier art courses. Linear and interactive design problems stress critical thinking through series, sequence, and visual narrative and also explore pacing, sound and image relationships. Prerequisites ARTS 1020 The student is recommended to take INFO 1001 prior to taking ARTS 1040.
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4.50 Credits
This is a survey of the major developments in painting, sculpture and architecture from Paleolithic cave paintings through the Middle Ages with introductions to the arts of Asia, Africa and Pre-Columbian America. Students will gain an understanding of the formal element of visual communication and the use of visual arts in social and historical context. The student is recommended to take ENGL 1020 prior to taking ARTS 1110 or ARTS 1120. Because of the level of reading and writing for this course, the student should have a solid foundation in both. Course is offered On-line
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4.50 Credits
This course is a survey of the major developments in painting, sculpture and architecture from the European Renaissance into the modern era with introduction of the arts of Asia, Africa and Pre-Columbian America. Students will gain an understanding of the formal element of visual communication and the use of visual arts in social and historical context. Course is offered On-line
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4.50 Credits
This is an advanced drawing class that emphasizes drawing the human form with a variety of media. Students draw from the model and study the human figure in action and in still poses. The course includes rapid sketching, portraiture, long poses and memory work using primarily charcoal, Conte, crayon, ink and pastels. Prerequisites ARTS 1020
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4.50 Credits
This studio course introduces the student to fundamental painting concepts and techniques. Emphasis is on color and paint manipulation in response to visual perception. The student explores a variety of subject matter, formal issues and expression within the context of historical and contemporary image making. Prerequisites ARTS 1020
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4.50 Credits
A beginning sculpture course emphasizing hands-on studio work that results in finished pieces of sculpture. Most of the energy of the course will revolve around researching, designing, constructing and installing sculpture. Students may work with traditional media of clay, plaster, wood, and metal as well as the expanding contemporary media of installation, video, performance, internet, electronics, etc. Prerequisites ARTS 1030
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