Foundations
One
This is the first of two foundation courses designed as an introduction to the basic knowledge of creating and understanding two-dimensional artwork. The goal of this course is to develop the student’s artistic vocabulary, and increase his/her abilities as an individual aesthetic thinker. Essential background information needed for further study in the visual and graphic arts will be covered. The course ends with an introduction into three-dimensional design concepts.
Students are instructed on terminology, concepts, technical skills, art historical influences, and basic media utilized by visual artists in the studio. This information is communicated through demonstrations, lectures, reference materials, gallery/studio field trips, individual student and class critiques.
In class studio projects are the majority of the assignments. These are supplemented by oral presentations, written papers, and sketchbook/journal homework. Personal experimentation and decision making within the projects is encouraged.
Two
This is the second of two foundation courses designed as an introduction to the basic knowledge of creating and understanding three-dimensional artwork. The goal of this course is to develop the student’s artistic vocabulary, and increaseOctober 19, 2007p;
Instruction is given on terminology, concepts, technical skills, art historical influences, and basic media utilized by visual artists in the studio. This information is communicated through demonstrations, lectures, reference materials, gallery/studio field trips, individual student and class critiques. Personal experimentation and decision making within projects is encouraged.
This course begins with exercises that involve the exploration of line in space and continue through plane, volume, mass, texture and surface development, additive and subtractive processes, and finish with exploration of issues of content, statement development, and continuation into multi media concepts.
