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4.00 Credits
This seminar explores painting, sculpture, and architecture produced in 15th- century Florence, the city that is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance. Students will consider the important role of art in the culture of the early Renaissance. We will examine early Renaissance style and the revival of antiquity, the changing status of the artist, and evolving patterns of patronage - from the guilds of Florence to the powerful Medici family. Artists to be studied include: Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Ghiberti, Fra Angelico, Alberti, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli, and Verrocchio. Mandatory attendance at all required field trips and workshops. Prerequisite: One art history course or permission of the instructor. ( Spring '09)
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4.00 Credits
This seminar investigates the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, examining his oeuvre, training, stylistic development, and contributions to the Renaissance. Students will be asked to read and analyze the work of several authors such as Giorgio Vasari, Sigmund Freud and Dan Brown, who "invent" Leonardo,contributing to the myths and legends surrounding him, and blurring the line between fact and fiction. Mandatory attendance at all required field trips and workshops. Prerequisite: One art history course or permission of the instructor. ( Fall '07)
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3.00 Credits
Students may undertake a research project with the approval and supervision of a member of the art history faculty. (Fall) (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Museums, galleries, historical societies, auction houses and other cultural institutions in Westchester and New York City offer many opportunities for internships. One day per week of work (or the equivalent), a written journal and overview paper, and the written evaluation of an on-site supervisor are required. Note: Internships fulfilling the requirement for Senior Evaluation may NOT be taken under this course number. ( Fall) (Spring)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is structured to provide an understanding of the basic elements of drawing, to encourage technical fluency, and foster confidence in the depiction of objects in the physical world. The course progresses in a way that parallels the creative process – tracing a series of evolutionary steps that begin with sketchy notations followed by analysis, clarification, embellishment, and refinement. Drawing I and II may be taken in any order. ( Fall)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This second semester course continues to examine the fundamental structures of drawing techniques., but now the focus is on content and form as they relate to the aesthetic process. Use of personal experiences as models for individual expression will be encouraged. Students will be expected to complete drawings that are portfolio quality. Drawing I and II may be taken in any order. ( Spring)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
The human ability to plan, to conceive ideas, to describe the appearances and qualities of things experienced in day to day activities relates to design. Elements of Design (rhythm, space, perspective, line, mass, texture, etc.) provide the language and the structure for our physical and psychological need to understand and organize the natural world. Study of the elements and principles of design will provide the foundation for the course of activities. ( Fall) (Spring)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course investigates three-dimensional form and space. Studio projects will emphasize planar volumes, shape-ground relationships, space, light, color and construction, using units treated in various media - wood, metal, clay, plaster, wire and mat board. ( Fall) (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Color theory and practice. The student is led through a series of projects focusing on color perception, interaction, structural relationships such as the color wheel and the color solid, color composition, and color expression. Emphasis will be on using color in various ways in works of art, and building a vocabulary of color design for the artist. Prerequisite: Drawing or 2D Design. ( Fall) (Spring)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course explores highly effective methods of communicating ideas and information through design and implementation of interactive "Continuous Media Projects".Text, drawings, audio, video, image (photographs), graphics, animation and sound elements are brought together to create powerful communication products. In addition to a discussion of the history, developmental stages and sweeping paradigm shifts in the communication industry, students will utilize the latest tools and the internet to plan, prototype, produce and deliver multimedia products. A wide variety of software packages, including Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator, Adobe Image Ready, Final Cut Pro, and Flash. Prerequisite: Computer Graphics I. ( Fall) (Spring)
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