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Courses
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| 103 |
Exploring Studio Arts |
3 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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A study of design as the structural and unifying basis of the visual arts. Analysis of the elements of design and their use in solving two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems. Introduction to various media and techniques used in making art. A studio course containing theory and practice. Fulfills the fine art requirement for non-art majors only.
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| 105 |
Crafts |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Bender |
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Introductory analysis of the history and practice of various crafts. The course will focus on such areas as art metal, paper, fiber, and batik, depending on content in given terms.
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| 115 |
Introduction to Art History |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Cassidy/Hudson |
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This introductory art history course provides an intense chronological
overview of artistic conventions from prehistoric cave painting to the
20th century. Students investigate not only what elements comprise a
particular style, but also why and how artistic expression has been
shaped and -shaped by- social, political, cultural, religious and
individual forces.
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| 153 |
Introduction to Studio (two-dimensional) |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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Application of design studies to drawing, painting, printmaking. A studio art course containing theory and practice. Students are taught an awareness of elemental design factors involved in creating various types of images and investigate individual ways in which to express these factors.
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| 154 |
Introduction to Studio (three dimensional) |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Bender |
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Application of design studies in sculptural media, pottery and techniques. Lectures and demonstrations combined with theory and analysis enables the student to develop a plastic language for creating in clay, plaster, wood, welding, assemblage and mixed media.
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| 200 |
Masterpieces of Asian Art and Architecture |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Cassidy |
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Introduction to the art traditions and cultures of China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia and the Near East through the
study of selected works and their context. Special emphasis on art and
architecture related to major religious and philosophic traditions
including Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Aesthetic systems will be
explored in relation to key monuments.
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| 201 |
Drawing I |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Levesque/Staff |
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Introduction to the visual language and techniques of drawing techniques. Aims to develop manual and visual skills through a series of problems that make use of figurative and non-figurative materials. A studio art course containing lectures, demonstrations, theory and practice.
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| 202 |
Drawing II |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Levesque |
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Advanced drawing with emphasis on the human figure. A studio art course containing theory and practice. Emphasis is on projects that focuses on self-portraits, working from models and narrative/figure assignments as part of the development of individual style . A studio art course containing lectures, demonstrations, theory and practice.
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| Prerequisite:
Art 201
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| 204 |
Basic Photography |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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The camera as a tool of expression and photography as a basic art form. Darkroom techniques will be taught and each student will acquire the compositional and technical skills necessary to create original photographs. Students are required to have their own cameras.
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| Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor.
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| 205 |
Painting |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Levesque |
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A beginning course in oil, acrylic/ mixed media or watercolor. Emphasis on developing skills and techniques in controlling the paint medium, color theory, and inventive compositional strategies based on study of painters form the past; Modern and contemporary. Individual attention will be given towards developing personal artistic voice in the medium. Paintings will be based on direct observation of still-life, self- portrait and other subject matter, including an assignment on social commentary. A studio course containing lecture, discussion and theory. depending on contents in given terms. Medium is determined by term.
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| Prerequisite:
ART 201, or consent of instructor
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| 206 |
Advanced Painting |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Levesque |
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Advanced studio work in painting with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of individual language. Independent exploration in areas of interest highly encouraged within the parameters of class assignments. Students will meet with the ART 205 section. This course may be repeated up to three times to encompass all media; oil, acrylic/ mixed media, and watercolor.
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| Prerequisite:
ART 205.
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| 207 |
Printmaking |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Cassidy |
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Studio work in lithography, intaglio, collograph, and woodcuts. A studio art course containing theory and practice.
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| 208 |
Advanced Printmaking |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Cassidy |
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Advanced studio work in printmaking with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of a personal visual language. Students will meet with the Art 207 section. This course may be repeated up to three times.
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| Prerequisite:
ART 207, or consent of instructor.
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| 209 |
Pottery |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Bender |
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An introductory course in clay and mixed media. Students will learn techniques in hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery media, as well as glazing and working with the various types of kilns. Demonstrations on technique as well as slide presentations are utilized in the class.
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| Prerequisite:
ART 103, or consent of instructor.
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| 210 |
Advanced Pottery |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Bender |
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Advanced studio work in pottery with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of a personal visual language. Students will meet with the Art 209 section. This course may be repeated up to three times.
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| Prerequisite:
ART 209.
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| 211 |
Introduction to Sculpture |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Bender |
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This studio course explores traditional and contemporary sculpture materials and processes. Emphasis is on both additive and subtractive methods of working. Goals include acquiring technical skills, understanding the physical and expressive possibilities of diverse materials and learning safe, appropriate use of tools. Students can anticipate working with wood, clay, stone, metal and other materials.
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| 221 |
Art Survey I: Ancient Art [western and non-western] |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Hudson |
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A more focused survey course than Introduction to Art History, Survey I
concentrates on the arts of prehistoric, pre-literate and ancient
peoples, ending with the art of the Byzantine Christian era that closes the
ancient tradition. Especially interesting in this course is the
dynamic relationship between art and magic, ritual and myth, science,
religion and philosophy. This class is offered every other Spring term.
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| 222 |
Art Survey II: Modern Art [western] |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Hudson |
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A more focused survey course than Introduction to Art History, Survey
II allows students to engage with the artistic experimentation of their
own era. This study of the arts of our Age of Anxiety traces the
competing and often rebellious styles of the Post Impressionists up
through the Post Modernists. The course requires students grapple with
the question: What is art? This course is offered very other Spring term.
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| 224 |
Arts of the Americas [non-western:Aztec, Maya, Inca, Amazon, and North American Indian] |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Cassidy |
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An introduction to the indigenous art traditions of the Americas.
This includes the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Amazon, and North American Indian
traditions. The course content is primarily visual, but will
necessarily consider the historical, archaeological, social, and
religious contexts of the works. The course will be of special interest
to students studying history, religion, or Latin American culture. It is
a dramatic and fabulously rich body of works that is a world apart from
the Western European tradition, but as close to home as the dirt under
our feet.
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| 271 |
Topics in Art/Art History |
1-4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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A variable-content course for studying a particular development in
art/art history for which there is no specific, regular course.
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| 300 |
Studio Photography |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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An introduction to the use of large format view cameras. Technical
instruction includes the use of camera, lighting equipment, film
handling, exposure procedures, film development and printing.
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| Prerequisite:
ART 204, or consent of the instructor.
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| 301 |
Graphic Production Techniques |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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Camera-ready layout will be reproduced through serigraphic printing techniques. A studio art course containing theory and practice.
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| Prerequisite:
ART 207, or consent of instructor.
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| 302 |
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Hudson |
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While doing library research on 'women' for her guest lecture at Newnham and Girton colleges in 1928, the disconcerted Virginia Woolf learned that "it was impossible for any woman, past, present, or to come, to have the genius of Shakespeare... Cats do not go to heaven. Women cannot write the plays of Shakespeare." Women in the Visual and Performing Arts takes up that famous feminist's question: Why have there been no famous women artists? Have there been none? This class examines artifacts from prehistory, and then surveys evidence of women's creativity up through the present to determine if it is indeed true that there has been a vacuum of female genius in the visual, literary and performing arts, and to understand those cultural forces that have shaped women's roles and their creative expression.
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| 303 |
Illustration |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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Development of drawing skills with an emphasis on individuality of style and expression. Teaching is directed toward a variety of drawing techniques to be used as a means of communicating ideas for commercial reproduction.
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| 304 |
Research Methods in Art History |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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An introduction to resources and methods of research in Art History. The class gives an overview of types of evidence, methods of scholarship, and the disciplines
historiography. A case study in a single area will be the focus for practical exercises in research and writing. Available to Art History majors only.
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| Prerequisite:
Art 221 and Art 222
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| 401 |
Senior Thesis Exhibition |
1 credit |
| Instructor: Levesque |
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Studio art majors enroll in this course for 2-D emphasis culminating in a one-person senior exhibition. Students will meet in a workshop setting to learn how to mat and frame their work in preparation for their exhibitions.
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| 403 |
Senior Seminar in Art History |
4 credits |
| Instructor: Staff |
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Senior Seminar provides the Art History major with an opportunity to design and pursue a substantial research project in the field. Intensive independent work is required, culminating in a major paper and formal presentation.
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| Prerequisite:
Art 221, Art 222 and Art 304.
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| 450 |
Independent Studies in Art History |
2-4 credits |
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Individual reading and research into art history topics. Instructor will approve and direct a specific program of research submitted by the student.
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| Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor.
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| 471 |
Topics in Art/ArtHistory |
1-4 credits |
| Instructor: staff |
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A variable-content course for studying a particular development in art/art history for which there is no specific, regular course.
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103 Exploring Studio Arts
105 Crafts
115 Introduction to Art History
153 Introduction to Studio (two-dimensional)
154 Introduction to Studio (three dimensional)
200 Masterpieces of Asian Art and Architecture
201 Drawing I
202 Drawing II
204 Basic Photography
205 Painting
206 Advanced Painting
207 Printmaking
208 Advanced Printmaking
209 Pottery
210 Advanced Pottery
211 Introduction to Sculpture
221 Art Survey I: Ancient Art [western and non-western]
222 Art Survey II: Modern Art [western]
224 Arts of the Americas [non-western:Aztec, Maya, Inca, Amazon, and North American Indian]
271 Topics in Art/Art History
300 Studio Photography
301 Graphic Production Techniques
302 Women in the Visual and Literary Arts
303 Illustration
304 Research Methods in Art History
401 Senior Thesis Exhibition
403 Senior Seminar in Art History
450 Independent Studies in Art History
471 Topics in Art/ArtHistory
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