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3.00 Credits
A survey of representative women artists from the Renaissance to the present, this course introduces students to the unique role of women in the visual arts, their contributions and struggle for recognition. Meets Part III of the GECC.
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The issues treated vary from semester to semester. The class takes an active role in deciding the relevant issues. Past topics have included public funding for "controversial" art, women's issues in art, art vs. craft and "Is it art?" Students develop critical skills and see their own work in the light of the contemporary scene. At least one field trip to a metropolitan center is scheduled to view contemporary art.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to drawing media, techniques and concepts with emphasis on drawing from observation. Meets Part II. A.3. of GECC. (Shared course in VSC)
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to a series of conceptual, structural, spatial and relationship "problems" designed to stimulate creative thought and innovative approaches to working in both two and three dimensions. Meets Part II. A.3. of GECC.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory studio art course prepares freshman for an understanding of the tools and techniques of sculpture as well as applications of mixed media in a public realm. Starting as far back as ancient Rome, Art of Social Imagination uses art and art history to explain the theory and practice of public sculpture as it relates to community. Students will view "Interventionists" as people who interact with society to produce thoughtful and imaginative results. In class, students will develop proposals and construct projects that interact with academic, local, personal, and/or interpersonal realms. No prior experience is necessary for this course. The emphasis, here, is on an introduction to art history and hands-on learning. This is a first-year seminar course and meets the First-Year Seminar requirement of the GECC.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the ceramic arts which develops the student's working knowledge of ceramic materials, tools and techniques. Students work with issues of concept and design, and develop an understanding and appreciation of traditional, historical and contemporary ceramic objects and issues. Hand building is emphasized. (Shared course in VSC)
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3.00 Credits
One could argue that cave paintings were the first comics, but this course focuses on the most recent graphic novels, including award winning works by Art Spiegelman, Marjane Satrapi, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Alison Bechdel and many more. In addition to reading masterworks, we will study the history of comics and the many uses of comics, including advertising and animation. Students will also design their own comics, and produce a limited edition graphic of their own work. Drawing is only one way to approach this, but not the only way- photographers, writers, collage artists and stick-figure maestros are all welcome. This is a first-year seminar course and meets the First-Year Seminar requirement of the GECC.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the digital image tools used in professional image editing, layout and design work, as well as an introduction to the general issues relevant to the handling of images and related art material in the digital context. A series of discussion topics will frame the relationship of digital media to fine art discourse and to specific media within that discourse. Meets Part II.A.3. of GECC.
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3.00 Credits
Students will develop a working knowledge and sensitivity toward metal as a material, gain a vocabulary of metalsmithing and jewelry techniques, and confront the degrees of excellence, precision and impeccability of craftsmanship in their own work as artists-craftsmen.
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3.00 Credits
A presentation of technical and aesthetic aspects of painting that introduce students to the use of various painting media: oil, acrylic, watercolor, oil pastel, soft pastel, etc. A strong foundation in color theory is included, as well as an overview of painting masters, both historic and contemporary. (Shared course in VSC)
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