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4.00 Credits
A study of European art history from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the 14th century. Individual sessions explore the history of symbols, saints' cults, pilgrimages and popular piety, monasticism, medieval music, and the work of medieval stone masons, manuscript illuminators, metalworkers and sculptors. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 116 or 117 or permission of the instructor. Offered on rotation. Also offered through European Studies.
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A survey of American art from the 17th century to the eve of World War I. The emphasis is on painting, although other media are included. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 117 or permission of the instructor. Offered on rotation.
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4.00 Credits
This course deals for the most part with the traditional arts of West Africa. It explores the wide range of West African art forms, materials and functions as well as questions of production, ownership, utility, evaluation and change. Fulfills the diversity and humanities distribution requirements. Also offered through African Studies.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores the historical and contemporary practices of Buddhist art and ritual in multiple geographical, social and cultural contexts. Examples of monuments, sculptures, paintings and ritual objects made for use by practicing Buddhists across Asia are studied to address questions of patronage and identity in various time periods. A large part of the course focuses on analyzing the contemporary reception and reshaping of traditional Buddhist ideas and art forms by diverse audiences around the world. The course also considers the changing context for Buddhist art and practice in Asia in an era of globalization. Fulfills the diversity and humanities distribution requirements. Also offered through Asian Studies.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides a thematic and historical introduction to the visual arts of South Asia. By examining sculpture, architecture, painting and film from the region, the course introduces students to the multiple cultural strands that contribute to the histories of countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal and India. Our study extends to art made by and for communities of South Asian origin in North America today. Special emphasis is on issues of cross-cultural contacts, ethnicity and gender. Finally, we look critically at the current debates surrounding methods of studying, collecting and displaying South Asian art. Fulfills the diversity and humanities distribution requirements. Also offered through Asian Studies.
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4.00 Credits
The emphasis is on gaining understanding of pictorial space in painting and use of basic elements such as color, value, form, composition and surface. Through various exercises and formal/ thematic projects, students learn how to work with paint, make transition from drawing into painting, and understand the process of transforming visual perception and ideas into an image/object. Regular presentations of relevant historical and contemporary paintings complement the studio practice. Students are expected to maintain a visual journal, invest work outside the class, write response papers to readings and exhibitions, actively participate in discussions and critiques, and devise and execute their own final project. Prerequisites: Fine Arts 121, 231 and/or permission of the instructor. Registration limited.
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4.00 Credits
The emphasis is on generating extended statements through a small but coherent body of work. Students are expected to continue to develop their understanding of the basic elements of painting while tackling a more complex set of problems and propositions. Projects investigate painting's relationship with the body, photography, film, narrative, mapping and conceptual art. Studio practice is contextualized through slide lectures on issues in aesthetics, art historical antecedents and contemporary society. Requirements include a presentation on an artist, reading scholarly essays and artists' writings, response papers, reviews on exhibitions, participation in discussions and critiques, and a visual journal. Students are expected to invest significant work outside the class. Prerequisites: Fine Arts 121, 229, 231 and/or permission of the instructor. Registration limited.
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4.00 Credits
This introductory course will emphasize developing drawing skills through academic exercises. Various media are used. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 121 or permission of the instructor. Registration limited.
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4.00 Credits
This course will continue to emphasize developing drawing skills but will focus more on issues and ideas of expression. Various media are used. Prerequisites: Fine Arts 121 and 231 or permission of the instructor. Registration limited.
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4.00 Credits
The principal objective of this course is to expose students to some abstract drawing traditions of the world and, through studio practices structured around these traditions, enable students to explore the potential of abstract drawing as a viable and independent means of expression. Using the Uli drawing/painting tradition of Nigeria as a point of departure, the course covers European calligraphy; Chinese, Japanese and Arabic calligraphy and painting; and the graphic works of modern artists like Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Ben Shahn, Ibrahim el Salahi and Uche Okeke. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 121. Fulfills the diversity distribution credit. Also offered through African Studies and Global Studies.
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