Creative conceptualization and exploration of art in three and four dimensions, employing both additive and subtractive means, including but not limited to casting, carving, welding and assemblage. Prerequisites: AR 101 and AR 102.
Through cross-disciplinary dialog students will develop aesthetic and critical perspectives in emergent creative technologies. Through interdisciplinary studio-based projects students will explore interactivity, installation, and site-specific design practices. Prereq: AR 101A and AR 102A
Independent studio work with regular critiques. Reading and written assignments on art theory and criticism. Class used for review of work, oral presentation, discussion, and field trips. Open to Junior and Senior Visual Arts majors/minors or Interdisciplinary Arts majors/minors only.
Explore ways of achieving single-impression images through use of oil paint, watercolor and printing inks. Printing both with an intaglio press and by hand. Prerequisites: AR 101A and AR 102A.
Continuation of process begun in AR 228. Individual instruction with periodic group critiques. Emphasis on larger scale works and technical appropriateness. Prerequisites: AR 228.
Continuation of process begun in AR 327. Individual instruction with periodic group critiques. Emphasis on larger scale works and technical appropriateness. Prerequisites: AR 327.
Basic elements of graphic design: typography, modern print techniques, illustration, photography in advertising, publishing, mass media. Prerequisites: AR 102A
Basic elements of graphic design: typography, modern print techniques, illustration, photography in advertising, publishing, mass media. Prerequisites: AR 102A
In this course, students will create animated graphics and visual effects for film, video, and the web. Students will explore kinetic typography, motion graphics, 2D and 3D animation, compositing, and special effects.
Creative applications in photography; intermediate or advanced level. The course will accommodate both film and digital photography. Prerequisites: AR229 or AR244.
In this course students will produce their own experimental films and videos as well as study the history and theory of these relatively new art media. The class will exhibit work for the college community. Prerequisites: FI 210A.
Senior thesis closure. Critiques, slide-making, portfolio building, resume writing, interviews with artists, visits to off-campus art events, graduate school concerns, larger art issues.
For Senior art majors preparing thesis shows, self- structured time to work, regular weekly meetings, critiques, practice in hanging and criticizing shows. Personal, individual discussion time with instructor. Prerequisite: Senior major in art.