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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the act of seeing and its intimate connection with mark-making.Experiences develop observational, expressive, and conceptual skills.Students explore the formal elements of drawing, such as line, value, composition, and form, and how they can be used to express an awareness of one's self and the world around one.The course explores a variety of materials and processes through in- and out-of-class projects.Students participate in critiques of these projects and, through writing and speaking, develop a language of aesthetic awareness and a sense of artistic quality.Formerly listed as SA 120.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This introduction to drawing from the human figure uses a wide variety of media and techniques.The course emphasizes understanding, interpretation, and expressive use of the figure in contemporary studio practice.Students discover proportion and form through line, value, perspective, anatomical studies, and analysis of structure.Students participate in critiques of their projects and, through writing and speaking, develop a language of aesthetic awareness and a sense of artistic quality.The course istypically offered fall semester.Formerly listed as SA 111.Three credits.
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This course introduces the methods, techniques, and language of oil painting.Students explore principles of color, construction, paint handling, delineation of form and space, light and shadow, surface, texture, and composition.Students paint primarily from observation and employ representational and abstract modes.Materials and historical concerns are integral parts of directed and individual investigations.Three credits.
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This foundation level course introduces traditional and experimental approaches to printmaking.It encourages development of imagery and technique, and emphasizes context through the medium.Areas explored include photographic transfer methods, digital imaging, mono-prints, silkscreen, and etching.The course is typically offered fall semester.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to three-dimensional form and space, this broad-spectrum studio encompasses the diversity of contemporary sculptural activities, including the construction of objects, installations, and site work.Students investigate specific concepts presented by the instructor using a variety of materials including wood, metal, plaster, clay, paper, mixed media, and fabric.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers basic techniques of black-and-white photography, including negative exposure, film development, and print production; development of concepts and theory in photography; relationship of photography to other visual media; and study of historical and contemporary precedents.A 35 mm camera is required for this course.Three credits.
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This course covers basic techniques of digital photography, including print production, the development of concepts and theory in photography, the relationship of photography to other visual media, and the study of historical and contemporary precedents.In addition, students will explore the manipulation of photographic images in both black and white and color through the use of Adobe Photoshop.Three credits.
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How does visual language differ from written language How do they interact This course considers these and related issues concerning the nature of visual and written language.The course introduces students to the working methods and thought processes of independent artists, and engages students in a dialogue with contemporary artistic, social, and natural and/or political issues under the tutelage of a practicing artist.Typically offered every other spring semester.Formerly listed as SA 113.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course uses a wide variety of media to develop and present performance and installation art, emphasizing interconnections with video, computer, telecommunications, photography, film, live performance, music, and sound.It is typically offered every other spring semester.Formerly listed as SA 114.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course specializes in teaching students to work with drawing as a way to develop subject matter and transition into painting.The first part of the semester is focused on collecting and drawing from visual references such as nature, the figure, interiors and still life.Working with sketches, students learn to develop a visual vocabulary to articulate ideas that are meaningful and personal to them.This practice is used as a starting point to develop a language of expression and transition into painting.Three credits
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