Art and Art History
Professors: ALISON KETTERING, Chair, Winter and spring, FRED
HAGSTROM, Chair, fall, TIMOTHY L. LLOYD, Associate Chair, winter and
spring, LAUREN SOTH
Associate Professor: JOSEPH BYRNE
Assistant Professor: RICHARD L. SALAFIA
Visiting Assistant Professors: DAVID LEFKOWITZ, STEPHEN MOHRING, MARY TORTORICI
Instructor: KATHLEEN M. RYOR
Visiting Instructors: JOSEPH E. LUCCHESI, JIM OCKULY
Requirements for the Major:
Art History: Eight 6-credit Art History courses normally
including Art History 101 and 102; two terms of studio courses;
seminar for art history majors (Art History 298); integrative
exercise (Art History 400). Art history majors are encouraged to take
advantage of off-campus study programs such as that in Florence.
Studio Art: Two courses from the following: Arts 110, 112,
116, or 210, and two from the following 3-D courses 120, 122, 130,
132, 150; Arts 298 (Critical Issues in the Arts) and Arts 352 (Majors
Studio); three additional elective studio courses which may include
integrative exercise; three courses in Art History, one of which must
be in a western tradition before 1800; and Arts 400, integrative
exercise. Potential majors should enroll in Drawing or Sculpture
their first year. The following Media Studies courses count toward
the major: Media Studies 111, 220, 221 and 240. Some Media Studies
courses can count toward the Art History requirement for Studio
Majors. Students apply for this consideration with the studio
department in advance of taking the course.
Art History Courses
Any one term of the introductory sequence (Art History 101 and 102)
is prerequisite to all art history courses numbered 200 or above.
- 100. The Sistine Chapel Past and Present
- An introductory seminar on all the aspects of the Sistine Chapel:
Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgment, the wall frescoes by
Botticelli and others, Raphael's tapestry designs. Equally important
for discussion will be such questions as why the chapel decorations
were commissioned; how they served as forms of communication and
persuasion; why the controversies surrounding its recent cleaning
have figured in the news today; why the Sistine Chapel has retained
such power for us at the end of the twentieth century. More
generally, the course should stimulate thinking about the social and
cultural roles and values attributed to art both of the past and the
present. 6 credits, S/CR/NC, AL
- Spring -- A. Kettering
- 101. Introduction to Art History I
- An introduction to the art and architecture of various
geographical areas around the world from antiquity through the
"middle ages." The course will provide foundational skills
(tools of analysis and interpretation) as well as general, historical
understanding. It will focus on a select number of major developments
in a range of media and cultures, emphasizing the way that works of
art function both as aesthetic and material objects and as cultural
artifacts and forces. Issues include, for example, sacred spaces,
images of the gods, imperial portraiture, and domestic decoration.
Not open to students who have taken Art History 111. 6 credits,
AL, RAD
- Fall -- A. Kettering, J. Lucchesi, K. Ryor
- 102. Introduction to Art History II
- An introduction to the art and architecture of various
geographical areas around the world from the fifteenth century
through the present. The course will provide foundational skills
(tools of analysis and interpretation) as well as general, historical
understanding. It will focus on a select number of major developments
in a range of media and cultures, emphasizing the way that works of
art function both as aesthetic and material objects and as cultural
artifacts and forces. Issues include, for example, humanist and
Reformation redefinitions of art in the Italian and Northern
Renaissance, realism, modernity and tradition, the tension between
self-expression and the art market, and the use of art for political
purposes. Not open to students who have taken Art History 112, 113. 6
credits, AL, RAD
- Winter -- A. Kettering, J. Lucchesi, K. Ryor
- 160. American Art to 1940
- Concentration on painting of the colonial period and nineteenth
century with an introduction to the modernism of the early twentieth
century. The course will include analysis of the ways art shapes and
reflects cultural attitudes such as those concerning race and gender.
Cross-listed with American Studies 140. 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 162. Ritual and Rhetoric in Ancient Chinese Art
- This course surveys the art and architecture of China from
neolithic times until the year 900 AD. Attention will be given to
bronze vessels, jade carving, tomb sculpture and painting, and temple
and tomb architecture. Since almost all of the objects of visual
culture which will be examined are used in ritual practices, whether
religious, social or political, some of the questions to be explored
include: How do objects reflect their ritual function? What
characteristics of art during this period can be said to form a
rhetoric of political or social status? In what ways does the form
and function of art reflect changing values in Chinese thought and
society? 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 163. Chinese Painting
- Since the 10th century in China, attention emerges between art
created as a means of self expression and works which were intended
to display social status and political power and to convey
conventional values. This course concentrates on the primary site of
this tension, the art of painting. Other art forms, such as
calligraphy and ceramics, will also be studied as they relate to and
interact with painting. We will explore such issues as the influence
of Confucian and Daoist philosophy on painting and calligraphy, the
changing perception of nature and the natural in art, the politics of
style, and the increasing dominance of poetry rather than narrative
as a conceptual construct for painting. 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Winter -- K. Ryor
- 164. Buddhist Art
- The Buddhist religion has been a central part of Asian cultures
and societies since the 3rd century BC. This course will trace the
development of Buddhist art and architecture from its beginnings in
India through its migration across the Asian continent. Attention
will be paid to both the Mahayana and Theravada traditions in Central
East, South, and South-East Asia. Special emphasis will be placed on
the relationship between different doctrines, for example, Tantrism
or Zen and the development of form and style. 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Fall -- K. Ryor
- 170. History of Printmaking
- The development of woodcut, engraving, etching, aquatint, and
lithography in the West, c. 1400-1930, through the works of such
artists as Schongauer, Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Daumier,
Toulouse-Lautrec, and Picasso. The course will also examine how
prints were produced, marketed, collected, and used, in short, how
they functioned in their particular cultures. The class will work
extensively with originals from the collections of the Minneapolis
Institute of Arts and the Carleton Art Gallery. Students electing to
take the course for 4 credits will write one less paper and take a
shortened final exam. 4 or 6 credits, AL
- Spring -- A. Kettering
- 175. Spanish Art
- Survey of Spanish painting, sculpture, and prints on the Iberian
peninsula from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. Major
consideration of such artists as Ribera, Velázquez, Murillo,
and Goya. Themes for consideration include the development of the
resistance to naturalism, the association of art and power at court
and in monasteries and towns, the roles of various media in creating
and confronting authority, and encounters between folk and
"high" art. 4 or 6 credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 180. Medieval Art
- Survey of architecture, sculpture, the pictorial and decorative
arts from the early Christian period to the late Gothic era. Topics
include early Christian mosaics, Insular manuscripts, Romanesque
monastery and pilgrimage churches, Gothic cathedrals. 6 credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 185. African American Art
- An examination of African-American art and some of the
historical considerations that affected the nature of its
development. The course will be a survey supplemented with detailed
critical examinations of particular works and issues. The class will
also investigate African Americans as subjects by both black and
white artists and the significance and implications of those
representations. Cross-listed with African/African American Studies
185 and American Studies 185. 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Winter -- J. Lucchesi
- 220. Gender and Genre in the Floating World: Japanese Prints
- Since they first captured the imagination of Europeans in the
nineteenth century, Japanese prints have been treasured and accorded
the status of Fine Art by Western collectors. Yet pictures of the
floating world, or ukiyo-e, were an integral part of popular
culture in Japan and functioned as illustrations, advertisements, and
souvenirs. This course will examine the development of both style and
subject matter in Japanese prints within the socio-economic context
of the seventeenth-twentieth centuries. Emphasis will be placed on
the prominent position of women and the nature of gendered activity
in these prints. We will also relate the form and content of ukiyo-e
to contemporary Japanese visual culture by looking at artists
who draw inspiration from these prints--manga (comic
books) and film animation. 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 222. History of Photography
- This course covers nineteenth and twentieth century photography
from its origins to the present. It will consider formal innovations
in the medium, the role of photography in society, and the place of
photography in the fine arts. Cross-listed with Media Studies 222. 6
credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 223. Women in Art
- The study of art about and produced by women in the west from the
Renaissance to the present. Attention to the ways gender identity is
constructed in the arts, the conditions under which women have
worked, the ideologies and institutions that have shaped their
relationships to the arts, the feminist critique of the discipline of
art history. Cross-listed with Women's Studies 221. 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 224. Twentieth-Century Chinese Art: Identity and Modernity
- This course will look at the art of China from the late
nineteenth century to the present, a period in which the impact of
foreign cultures and a drive for "modernization" affects
Chinese society and culture. One theme this course will pursue is the
tension between Chinese traditional culture and these new ideas and
influences from abroad. Related to this, an examination of the
concept of modernity in general and Modernism in art will form part
of a discussion on the applicability of these terms to Chinese art
and culture. Another issue that is intimately connected with Chinese
modernity is the construction and development of national identity.
The concept of national identity also implies a relationship between
art and politics. How and why art has been used for political
purposes in twentieth century China will also be emphasized. While
the focus will be on two dimensional art such as painting,
calligraphy and prints, installation work will be considered in an
examination of contemporary art. Students electing to take the course
for 4 credits will write one less paper. 4 or 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Spring -- K. Ryor
- 229. Studies in Chinese Art and Literature: The Dragon, The
Mountain, and The Hare in the Moon
- This interdisciplinary course will study the arts and literature
of traditional China with a focus upon selected themes. Among these
are: The Dragon and Other Animals, the Land and Nature, Confucius,
Lao Tzu, and Buddhism. Both the nature and the role of visual and
literary imagery will be examined by analyzing works of art and
literature from the Shang Dynasty to the twentieth century. The goal
of the course will be to introduce students to the richness and the
variety of Chinese culture as experienced in art and literature.
Comparative studies will be made of Western art and literature in
order to examine questions of societal values. Cross-listed with
Chinese 229. 6 credits, AL, RAD
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 230. The Sistine Chapel and Its Contexts
- The course will focus on Michelangelo's contributions to the
Sistine Chapel (ceiling and Last Judgment), secondarily on the
frescoes by Botticelli and others, and on the tapestry designs by
Raphael. The artistic and architectural contexts will provide the
starting point. Other contexts for consideration will be the
political (papal power), liturgical (the chapel's uses), theological
(Biblical and Classical iconography) and historiographic
(interpretations and responses over the centuries). Some attention
also to the changes produced by the recent cleaning. Prerequisite:
any Art History course or permission of instructor. 3 credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 233. Van Eyck, Bosch, Bruegel: Their Visual Culture
- Secular and religious painting during the "northern
renaissance" of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The
transformation of late medieval artistic forms through the influence
of humanism and the Reformation. Artists include Jan van Eyck, Rogier
van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch, Matthias Grünewald, and Pieter
Bruegel. Students electing to take the course for 4 credits will
write one less paper and take a shortened final exam. 4 or 6
credits, AL
- Fall -- A. Kettering
- 234. The Italian High Renaissance
- The fully developed Renaissance style in sixteenth-century
Florence, Rome, and Venice, and the Mannerist reaction to that style.
Particular attention will be given to the works of Leonardo, Raphael,
Michelangelo, Pontormo, Giorgione, and Titian, as well as to the
artistic implications of various types of patronage. 4 or 6
credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 238. Rembrandt and Vermeer
- Dutch and Flemish painting of the seventeenth century in its
cultural and historical context, with special attention to Rembrandt,
Rubens and Vermeer. Discussion of the implications of Protestantism
in the Dutch Republic and Catholicism in the Southern Netherlands,
the development of genre painting, and the riddle of realism. 4 or
6 credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 240. Art Since 1945
- Art from abstract expressionism to the present, with particular
focus on issues such as the modernist artist-hero; the emergence of
alternative or non-traditional media; the influence of the women's
movement and the gay/lesbian liberation movement on contemporary art;
and postmodern theory and practice. Cross-listed with American
Studies 241. 6 credits, AL
- Fall -- J. Lucchesi
- 242. Impressionism
- French painting of the second half of the nineteenth century.
Concentration on the major artists: Manet, Degas, Morisot, Cassatt,
Monet, Renoir, Seurat, Cezanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, et al. 6
credits, AL, RAD
- Spring -- L. Soth
- 245. Modern Architecture
- European and American architecture c. 1880-1960 including Chicago
School, Prairie School, Expressionism, International Style, Art Deco,
Brutalism with perhaps a postcript on post-modernism. Architects
studied include Sullivan, Wright, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der
Rohe. Cross-listed with American Studies 247. 6 credits, AL
- Fall -- L. Soth
- 246. Dada
- As a cultural phenomenon of the early twentieth century, Dada
emerged out of intellectual avantgarde circles in Europe and New York
and out of the social catastrophes of World War I. Dada's work ranged
from painting to poetry and from humorous to nihilistic. This course
studies the diverse manifestations of Dada, examining both its
aesthetic contexts as well as its political intentions. The class
will also explore briefly Dada's pervasive influence on contemporary
art and artists. 3 credits, AL
- Spring -- J. Lucchesi
- 285. Topics in Art History: Homer and Eakins
- Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins are considered the greatest
American painters of the nineteenth century. We shall investigate the
conventional reasons for their prominence but also examine them
through the lens of the "new art history" with its emphasis
on issues of race, class, gender, and ideology. Cross-listed with
American Studies 286. 3 credits, AL
- Winter -- L. Soth
- 285. Topics in Art History: Cézanne
- Close study of the work of the founder of modern painting. 3
credits, AL
- Winter -- L. Soth
- 285. Topics in Art History: Chinese Landscape Painting Seminar
- This course will focus on the development of landscape
representation in Chinese painting and its relationship to Chinese
philosophy and literature. We will focus on painting from the 10th
through the seventeenth centuries and explore how landscape expresses
the themes of nature, self-representation, travel and artistic
creativity, among others. Primary source material written by Chinese
artists and critics (in translation) will be used extensively.
Prerequisite: At least one art history course at Carleton or one
course in traditional Chinese Studies. 6 credits, AL
- Spring -- K. Ryor
- 298. Seminar for Art History Majors
- An intensive study of the nature of art history as an
intellectual discipline and of the approaches scholars have taken to
various art historical problems. Attention as well to principles of
current art historical research and writing. Recommended for juniors
who have declared art history as a major. 6 credits, AL, S/CR/NC
- Spring -- J. Lucchesi
- 400. Integrative Exercise
- The integrative exercise for the art history major has two
components: 1) A presentation to a section of an introductory course
of a topic chosen by the student; 2) A three-hour examination, made
up and graded by an outside examiner, on western art with emphasis on
the period from the Renaissance to the present. Each component is
worth three credits. 6 credits, S/NC, ND
- Fall, Winter, Spring -- Staff
Studio Art Courses
The department offers studio instruction in drawing, painting, print
making, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, woodworking, photography and
digital art.
- 110. Observational Drawing
- A beginning course for non-majors and for those who contemplate
majoring in art. The aim of the course is to give the student an
appreciation of art and of drawing, specifically, based on the
examination and use of the elements an artist uses during the
creative process. An understanding of aesthetic values and
development of technical skills are achieved through a series of
studio problems which naturally follow one another and deal with the
analysis and use of line, shape, volume, space, tone, organization
and color. A wide range of subjects is used, including still life,
landscape and the human figure. The student is introduced to
historical areas and to particular artists through study of reference
drawings and class discussion. No prerequisites. 6 credits, AL
- Fall -- F. Hagstrom, J. Byrne
- 112. Australia/New Zealand Program: Mixed-Media Drawing
- This course involves extending basic drawing problems by use of
varied media and scale. Processes used could include collage,
watercolor, pen and ink, and bookbinding. No prerequisite. 6
credits, AL
- Winter -- F. Hagstrom
- 112. Mixed Media Drawing
- This course involves extending basic drawing problems by use of
varied media and scale. Focus, in particular, will be on the process
of monoprinting, and combining this process with various direct
drawing media and collage. No prerequisite 6 credits, AL
- Winter -- D. Lefkowitz
- 113. Field Drawing
- A beginning drawing course for science students and others who
are interested in developing their skills in drawing from nature.
Most of the classwork will be done outdoors and deal directly with
drawing from plant forms, geological sources, and the landscape as
subjects. Emphasis will be placed on the development of the technical
skills needed for visual note-taking and development of journals.
Problems will deal with the analysis of space and objects through
line, shape, volume, and tone. No prerequisites. Cross-listed with
Environmental and Technology Studies 113. 6 credits, AL Not
offered in 1998-1999
- 116. Drawing and Design
- This class will use a variety of media on paper to explore basics
of composition and technique in the making of a two-dimensional
image. No prerequisite. 6 credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 120. Three-dimensional Design and Materials
- This course will serve as an introduction to designing 3-D space
and mass. Using simple materials that will change with different
instructors, students will be given problems to solve using materials
such as clay, metals, wood, or found objects. Individual and group
critiques play an important part in this course in order to develop a
vocabulary for describing three-dimensional space. No prerequisites. 6
credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 122. Sculpture
- This class treats sculpture as a process that involves moving
from an idea, an instinct or feeling to a proposition and material,
and into a three-dimensional demonstration of these experiences.
Artworks are addressed and critiqued as theoretical, formal and
technical endeavors and investigated for the content arising from
these three aspects. Students are required to participate in
discussions and keep a record of exercises and independent research,
conceptualization and experimentation for two projects. The entire
class will work on the same exercises and projects but each student
will work in either wood, metal or plaster for the entire term. No
more than six and no fewer than four students will be allowed to work
in each area. Students may not arrange to work in a particular media
in advance; this will be determined the first class meeting with some
flexibility for preference. No prerequisite. 6 credits, AL
- Winter, Spring -- S. Mohring
- 127. Western Traditions in Woodworking
- This course explores woodworking in the western tradition.
Focusing on European and American designs, as well as contemporary
ideas about furniture making, we will build a conceptual and visual
foundation from which to expand. The studio will concentrate on
traditional methods of joint making, frame, and carcase construction
with hand tools. Each student will learn to generate ideas, develop
designs on paper, and build an object that responds to the materials,
the context, the user, the function, and the meaning of the craft of
working wood. 6 credits, AL
- Fall, Spring -- S. Mohring
- 130. Ceramics
- An introduction to pottery covering coil, slab and wheel
throwing; analysis of clay bodies, elementary chemistry of glazes and
kiln-firing techniques. Prerequisite: Studio Art 110 or 120, or
permission of the instructor. 6 credits, AL
- Fall, Spring -- T. Lloyd
- 132. Ceramics
- An introduction to pottery and other ceramic forms using
primarily processes of slab, coil building and altered thrown shapes.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 110 or 120, or permission of the instructor. 6
credits, AL
- Winter -- T. Lloyd
- 140. Photography I
- An introduction to photography as a creative form of inquiry,
expression, and communication. This class includes basic instruction
in 35mm camera handling and in techniques of black and white film and
print processing. We will also view the work of historical and
contemporary photographers, and consider fundamental questions in the
aesthetics of the medium. No prerequisites. Cross-listed with Media
Studies 140. 6 credits, AL
- Winter, Spring -- M. Tortorici
- 142. Color Photo
- An introduction to the techniques, images, and history of color
photography. This class will cover 35mm camera functions and
handling; color theory and printing on a Colex color processor. In
addition, we will examine some historical theories of color in art,
and use color photography as a creative form of expression, inquiry,
and communication. Cross-listed with Media Studies 142. 6 credits, AL
- Fall -- M. Tortorici
- 144. Digital Photography
- The emphasis of this course will be on creative problem solving
and on the computer as a tool for the production of photographic
images. Students will use traditional cameras and darkroom printing
as well as a digital camera and the Adobe program Photoshop in
projects that will explore the technical, aesthetic, and critical
issues central to digital photography. Cross-listed with Media
Studies 144. 6 credits, AL
- Spring -- M. Tortorici
- 150. Metalsmithing
- A basic course in metal design and fabrication primarily of
jewelry forms. Specific instruction will be given in the basic skills
of forming, joining, surface enrichment and casting. Metals used will
include silver, bronze, brass, copper, titanium, and steel.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 110, or 122, or permission of the
instructor. 6 credits, AL
- Fall, Winter -- T. Lloyd
- 160. Painting
- The course aims at the development of a personal understanding of
the language of painting--color, form, space, paint
application. Students begin by drawing with paint using black and
white oils and gradually progress into utilizing a full-color
palette. At first the emphasis is on working from observation--still
life, figure, interiors, and when possible landscape. Concepts of
abstraction will also be studied. As students advance the emphasis
focuses on defining their personal vision and discovering ways of
painting that effectively express it. Prerequisite: Studio Art 110 or
permission of the instructor. 6 credits, AL
- Winter, Spring -- D. Lefkowitz
- 170. Printmaking
- Students will select from intaglio, relief, lithography,
silkscreen, or letterpress printing. Both terms are open to beginning
or intermediate levels of experience. The course involves developing
an image over time, taking advantage of a rich and demanding process.
Students receive a sound technical training in at least one of the
print processes. Grade will be based on the final portfolio,
examining both growth in image and technical facility. Prerequisite:
Studio Art 110, 112, or 116 or permission of the instructor. 6
credits, AL
- Fall -- F. Hagstrom
- 210. Life Drawing
- The human form will be the major concentration using drawing as a
means to heighten an awareness and sensitivity to form. A variety of
media and materials will be explored: pencil, ink, conte, charcoal
and collage. Prerequisite: Studio Art 110. 6 credits, AL
- Spring -- T. Lloyd
- 240. Photography II
- An intermediate course for those who wish to refine their black
and white printing skills and experiment with new techniques. The
course stresses photography as a visual rather than a technical
problem and involves camera and written work, group and individual
projects. Prerequisite: Photography I or permission of the
instructor. Cross-listed with Media Studies 240. 6 credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 250. Australia/New Zealand Program: Physical and
Cultural Environment of Australia and New Zealand
- An interdisciplinary course which examines how Australia and New
Zealand have changed since colonization. We will examine both how the
physical landscape has been changed through agriculture, mining and
the importation of non-native species as well as studying the unique
social and political climates of two countries which share a history
of colonization. The course will use readings, meetings with visiting
artists and lectures as well as visits to cultural centers. 6
credits, S/CR/NC, SS, RAD
- Winter -- F. Hagstrom
- 272. Australia/New Zealand Program: Art and Narrative
- Using a variety of media on paper, students will explore the link
between a visual image and words or text, examining how both are used
by artists to convey ideas. The primary focus of the course will be
on the student's own work but it will also include examination of use
of the narrative in contemporary and aboriginal art of New Zealand
and Australia. 6 credits, AL
- Winter -- F. Hagstrom
- 273. Introduction to Digital Art
- This course provides an introduction to the computer as a tool
for creating visual art. We will explore digital painting, drawing,
scanning, image manipulation, as well as digitized sound and video.
Class projects include digital artists' books, posters, and
multimedia presentations. Relationships between traditional and
electronic art forms are explored. Prerequisite: 100 level Studio Art
course or permission of instructor. 6 credits, AL
- Spring -- Staff
- 298. Critical Issues in the Arts
- Recommended for the junior year, this seminar is for student
artists considering lives as producers of visual culture. The goal in
this class is a dialogue--one which includes a full range
of ideas about making art, and one which seeks to examine how art is
disseminated, understood, and, at times, misunderstood. Be prepared
to read and discuss essays, art criticism, manifestos and interviews
about painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, film,
video, performance art and other relevant media; visit professional
artists' studios; take field trips to exhibitions and performances;
curate student exhibitions; and learn basic documentation skills and
portfolio presentation. The professor will function as an instigator
and moderator, providing some topics for inquiry. The students will:
supply topics of their own choosing; research, select and distribute
readings; direct discussions; and generate the energy and enthusiasm
necessary to make this course a lively introduction to the studio art
major. Prerequisite: Declared studio art major or permission of
instructor. 6 credits, S/CR/NC, AL
- Spring -- D. Lefkowitz
- 350. Advanced Studio
- Individualized study in a variety of media and areas for students
who have had substantial studio experience. Prerequisites: Studio
experience in the area of study and permission of the instructor. 3-6
credits, AL
- Fall, Winter, Spring -- Staff
- 352. Majors Studio
- Recommended for the senior year, this studio class is an
opportunity for junior and senior art majors to learn to work
independently, and sometimes collectively, as visual artists. One
goal is to prepare students to produce artwork without the benefit of
assignments. In that regard it is a good way to prepare for comps.
More importantly, we will examine the process of making art by
making art, and by asking the following questions as we proceed:
Where do ideas for artwork come from? How and why do artists create
pantheons of important or influential artists? What role does
inspiration play in the production of art? What criteria should be
considered when evaluating your own work? How can one obtain serious
feedback outside of an academic setting? Is contemporary criticism
and theory useful to working artists? What does one do with artwork
after it is made? The class will require research, weekly discussion,
museum visits, and studio activity in a variety of media (painting,
photography, etc.) Prerequisite: Declared studio art major or
permission of instructor. 6 credits, ND
- Fall -- D. Lefkowitz
- 360. Advanced Painting
- Intensive work on advanced problems which address content,
material, and technique. Emphasis on development of a personal
painting language through individually-designed projects. The course
schedule includes regular discussions of class members' work; these
will be used to help participants develop their ability to
"read" paintings--both in relation to historical
tradition and contemporary issues and concerns. Prerequisites: Studio
Art 160 or permission of instructor. 6 credits, AL
- Not offered in 1998-1999.
- 400. Integrative Exercise
- 6 credits, S/NC, ND
- Fall, Winter, Spring -- Staff