Art 081
The following courses serve as classes for the bachelor of arts (B.A.) and the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) curricula.
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Visual Arts Practice (VAP) (1)
Involves supervised practical experience within the Department of Visual Arts studios, computer, media or photography labs, and galleries. Substantive projects outside of the department may qualify. (4 credits required for B.F.A; 2 credits required for B.A.) Students entering 2013 or after must take 07:081:107 in place of 1 VAP credit.
Required of all B.F.A. visual arts majors. Must be repeated for a total of 4 credits. Required of all B.A. visual arts majors. Must be repeated for a total of 2 credits.
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07:081:107
Digital Image Fundamentals (1)
This two-week course aims to introduce visual arts foundation students to the fundamentals of the digital image. Today, regardless of the discipline, visual artists are surrounded by digital images either as producers, publishers, or consumers. This minicurriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to correlate formal aspects with the fundamental properties of digital images. The intention of the curriculum is not to teach specific software or computer programming, but rather to inspire and equip students with knowledge regarding digital production and representation. Content of the course will also address cultural connotations, trends, and the archeology of emerging digital image aesthetics.
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07:081:121
Drawing Fundamentals A (4)
Introductory course designed to familiarize the student with the basic principles of drawing. Focusing primarily on fundamental skills such as accuracy in perceptual ability; a sensitivity to line; an understanding of compositional strategies; a working knowledge of one- and two-point perspective; an understanding of different strategies of creating space on a two-dimensional picture plane; as well as mastery of materials such as pencil and charcoal are covered.
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Drawing Fundamentals B (4)
The second half of a yearlong introductory course designed to familiarize the student with the basic principles of drawing. In Drawing Fundamentals B, students focus primarily on their ability to achieve a wide tonal range within a variety of approaches while continuing to increase their technical and perceptual ability. The use of value, gesture, and mark-making to address composition, the creation of space, the use of perspective, accuracy in "seeing," as well as an introduction to the figure and mastery of materials such as pencil, graphite, charcoal, and pen and ink is covered.
Prerequisite: 07:081:121.
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07:081:200-201
Seminar in Contemporary Art A and B (3,3)
The focus of the seminar is on actual works of art, beginning with Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and culminating with current exhibitions of contemporary art. Students are required to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in the first semester, and to familiarize themselves with galleries in New York, particularly in Chelsea and the Lower East Side, during the second semester. Work in all media from painting, drawing, and sculpture to film, photography, and performance will be discussed.
Prerequisites: 01:082:105-106, 01:355:101.
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Drawing I-A (4)
Subtitle: Collage and Installation
This course will explore the idea of drawing as a contemporary discipline that expands on the traditional notion and definition of drawing. Ideas of fracture, montage, image/object, process, and environment will all be explored as students develop their own vocabulary and studio practice. Historical models, relevant texts, and contemporary artists will be examined. Research/special projects and group and individual critiques are an integral part of the course.
Prerequisites: 07:081:121 and 122.
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Drawing I-B (4)
Subtitle: Systems and Mapping
This course will examine the nature of drawing as a discipline and process as well as its relationship to other visual arts media. The creation of various systems as a way to generate, organize, compose, pattern, plan, model, design, execute, and possibly destroy artwork will be explored. Examining and understanding other artists' work, reading relevant texts, research/special projects, the personal development of an active studio practice, and group and individual critiques are an integral part of this course.
Prerequisites: 07:081:121 and 122.
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Design and Visual Thinking A (4)
Subtitle: Black and White
An exploration of formalist design principles and basic compositional strategies in two and three dimensions; basic skill sets within a variety of materials and approaches; familiarity with the process of conceptual to visual ideation; and development of a working vocabulary with which to assess their own work and the work of others.
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Design and Visual Thinking B (4)
Subtitle: Color
Basic principles of color that address issues related to its physical properties, scientific principles, practical application, cultural implications, and concepts of color "theory."
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Design I-A: Methods and Thinking (4)
Introduction to a visual communication design process. Work with both hand
methods and digital technologies to develop original design solutions.
Assignments integrate conceptual thinking with formal experimentation. Students
explore problems dealing with visual metaphor, symbols, and the combination of
type and image for making meaning.
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Design I-B: Typography (4)
Introduction to typography, the practice of making verbal language
visual. Builds visual awareness of letterforms and their composition in space
through studio projects that engage with type as a means for clear
communication and visual expression. In addition to studio work, this course
demands absorbing technical and historical knowledge in order to develop a
visual sensitivity for typographic form.
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07:081:243-244
Media I-A and B (4,4)
Introduction to video as an art medium, its relationship to film, popular culture, and the art world. Course investigates uses of time-based media in modern art, teaching theoretical and critical vocabulary and concepts for appreciating and analyzing media art, for use in the creation of your artwork. By producing both assignment-based and more individually inspired projects, you develop and strengthen skills in image/audio acquisition, including basic lighting, sound recording, and in digital post-production. No previous video experience necessary.
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07:081:251-252
Painting I-A and B (4,4)
Introduces a range of technical and experimental approaches to oils and acrylics, in practices that relate to the history of Modernist painting. Varied approaches to the problems of structure, shape, and color, and to the development of formal coherence and imagery through individual and group critiques. Aspects of representation and abstraction. Selected readings and museum visits required.
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07:081:261-262
Photography I-A and B (4,4)
Foundations of analog photography with an emphasis on technique and aesthetic concerns coupled with an introduction to the history of photography. Photography IA emphasizes mastery of the small format 35mm camera, black-and-white film development, silver gelatin printing, visual literacy, editing, and presentation methods. Photography IB examines large format photography with an emphasis on 4x5 camera technique, lighting, alternative silver processes, and advanced silver gelatin printing.
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Print I-A (4)
SILKSCREEN. In-depth exploration of silkscreen including
hand-drawn, computer-generated positives, and production. The course encourages
the combination of other print media and will include a short segment on
print as a 3-D structure. Artistic development concerning composition, content,
and conceptual ideas will be addressed through individual and group critiques.
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Print I-B (4)
RELIEF. In-depth exploration of woodcut, linocut,
reduction print; work will be in both black and white and printing of
multicolored blocks including reduction block printing. The course encourages
the combination of other print media. Artistic development concerning
composition, content, and conceptual ideas will be addressed through individual
and group critiques.
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07:081:281-282
Sculpture I-A and B (4,4)
An introduction to the fundamentals of sculpture. Utilizing traditional and nontraditional techniques. Processes will include learning the application of various hand tools and machines, welding, additive and subtractive techniques, mold making, and basic ceramics. Slide presentations will be shown and informal discussions held throughout the semester.
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07:081:303
Seminar in Media (3)
An examination of the recent history and discourse around art produced with video/new media. Current trends, genres, and conceptual frameworks are explored through screenings, readings, and discussions. Students situate work made in video/new media in the contexts of popular culture, education, and the art world. Open to students in any concentration.
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Art Criticism (3)
There are official readings of art and culture, which most graduate students are familiar with. The focus of this seminar is on unofficial readings, on readings that challenge, unravel, and examine the underlying assumptions of both Modernist and Postmodernist theorizing. As Charles Olson said: "There are only/eyes in all heads/to be looked out."
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Seminar in Print (3)
This seminar considers the history of print, paper, and
collaboration from Guttenberg to the internet. The course focuses on the
dissemination of printmaking and on the multiple in installation, paper,
photography, sculpture, and book forms. Readings, lectures, slides, and film
presentations familiarize students with current ideas, history, criticism,
practices, and artists who deal with the multiple. The history of the
relationship between the collaborative studio and the artist is explored
through the Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions (BCIE), a working model for
the collaborative shop housed adjacent to the print studios.
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Seminar in Design (3)
Exploration of historical and contemporary critical debates in graphic design.
Students investigate the ways historical, cultural, political, and economic factors
have shaped design through readings, lectures, research, and presentation.
Students situate their practice within the design discourse of today through an
examination of the development of the discipline.
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07:081:310
Seminar in Photography (3)
An examination of historical and contemporary discourse in photography. The course will include detailed discussion of major theoretical approaches to photography. Students encounter aspects of the history of photography and its interaction with other cultural forms through the development of historical, cultural, and political factors and their relationships to the present through key readings, lectures, film, and guest speakers.
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Seminar in Sculpture (3)
Study of sculpture from the 60's to current contemporary sculpture through readings, discussions, museums, galleries, and practicing sculptor's studio visits.
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Drawing II-A (4)
Subtitle: The Figure
Intensive study of the human figure using a variety of techniques to develop skill, accuracy, and expressiveness.
Prerequisites: 07:081:121 and 122.
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Drawing II-B (4)
Subtitle: Body as Subject
Self-directed work where subjectivity, the abject, and the body in its less-representational formats will be examined through critical texts, presentations, and class discussions.
Prerequisites: 07:081:121 and 122.
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Design II-A: Systems (4)
Exploration of complex multipart design problems dealing with series,
sequences, and grids. Development of personal interests and voice as a designer
within given prompts addressing information, book, and identity design. Further
develops skills in research, visual experimentation, and digital applications for
print.
Prerequisites: 07:081:231-232.
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Design II-B: Introduction to Interaction Design (4)
This course is focused on possibilities and aesthetics of a wide range of digital media and techniques. In five distinct modules covering online storytelling, data visualization, type in motion, video mapping, and physical interaction design, students gain insights and a set of skills for digital methods of artistic expression and design.
Pre- and corequisite: 07:081:331.
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07:081:343-344
Media II-A and B (4,4)
Focus on refining shooting skills, composing techniques, advanced audio postproduction and color correction. Continued critical and conceptual development in understanding and analyzing genres and media culture.
Prerequisites: 07:081:243-244.
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07:081:351-352
Painting II-A and B (4,4)
Individual growth as a painter in technical skills and conceptual understanding. Emphasis is placed on working in series. Selected readings and visits to exhibitions required, as are group discussions and reviews.
Prerequisites: 07:081:251-252 or permission of department.
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Seminar in Painting (3)
This course is made up of readings, presentations, and studio assignments pertaining to current painting practice and the precedents that created it. Through discussions in museums and galleries in the presence of painting, we practice looking and situating what we see with the help of the texts.
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07:081:361-362
Photography II-A and B (4,4)
Introduction to digital photography techniques including use of raw files, Photoshop, image management, and digital printing. Various means of presenting digital images, from print to projection and the web are addressed. Developing personal content will be emphasized through assignments, readings, and lectures on historical and contemporary photography. Second semester introduces lighting techniques experimental techniques for creating and combining images including installation work.
Prerequisites: 07:081:261-262.
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Print II-A (4)
INTAGLIO. In-depth focus on intaglio, including
engraving, drypoint, etching, aquatint, and spit bite. The course encourages
the combination of other print media and will include a segment on photo
polymer plates. Artistic development concerning composition, content, and
conceptual ideas will be addressed through individual and group critiques.
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Print II-B (4)
LITHOGRAPHY. In-depth focus on lithography, including
stones, aluminum plates, photo-litho plates, and color lithography. The course
encourages the combination of other print media. Artistic development
concerning composition, content, and conceptual ideas will be addressed through
individual and group critiques.
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07:081:381-382
Sculpture II-A and B (4,4)
In this course students explore a selection of diverse concepts, materials, and processes associated with making sculpture. Emphasis will be on exploring alternative methods of art production, expanding conceptual development as well as furthering students' technical skills. The course will address the development in transforming ideas into form.
Prerequisites: 07:081:281-282.
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Independent Study (B.F.A.,BA)
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Internships (B.F.A.,BA)
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Art and Society (3)
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Artists Writings (3)
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Drawing III-A, III-B (4,4)
Through practice, experimentation, research, and use of a variety of media and methodologies, students will explore more complex approaches to their drawing practice. These may include: the use of image and text; time, sequence, and narrative in drawing; and drawing as a performance practice, among others. Self-directed work in the studio and research and reading of critical texts are required.
Prerequisites: 01:081:221 and 07:081:222.
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Design III-A: Design for the Digital Realm (4,4)
This course trains students to research, analyze, prototype,
and develop design concepts for digital media such as online, tablets, and mobile
apps, for three distinct social and cultural contexts. The focus is on practice and
experimentation to master UI/UX design. This course consists of three projects
addressing experience design and its presentation.
Pre- and corequisite: 07:081:332.
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07:081:432
Design III-B: Portfolio (4)
Development of a diverse, refined body of work and
format for its presentation. Lectures and readings survey current issues in design practice. Critiques and discussions underpin the process of defining and articulating the student's interests and approach to design.
Pre- and corequisite: 07:081:431.
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07:081:433-434
Advanced Design A and B: Practicum (4,4)
Design for client-driven projects. Research and development of visual approaches to real-world design problems. Prototyping, making ideas visible for presentation. Course requires collaboration with classmates, communication with clients, independent thinking, self motivation, and at least 10 hours per week of work outside of class time.
Pre- and corequisite: 07:081:431.
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07:081:441-442
Media III-A and B (4,4)
In the production of thesis-level work, the course includes studio work, lectures, readings, class discussions, and critques. More emphasis placed on cross-disciplinary theory and practice. Long and short-term project development, open-ended mentored projects, presentational strategies, and portfolio development.
Prerequisites: 07:081:343-344.
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Advanced Media A and B (4,4)
Thesis-level production and postproduction. More individualized, complex projects. Preparation for application to graduate school and professional work in the field.
Pre-or corequisites: 07:081:441-442.
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07:081:451-452
Painting III-A and B (4,4)
Concentration on individual practice. Development of personal style and content meaning. Selected readings and visits to exhibitions required, as are group discussions and reviews.
Prerequisites: 07:081:351-352. Primarily for students who have concentrated in this area.
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Advanced Painting A and B (4,4)
Mentored individual work in painting toward thesis.
Pre- or corequisites: 07:081:451-452.
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07:081:455-456
Advanced Drawing A and B (4,4)
Exploration of advanced projects in drawing.
Prerequisites: 07:081:221 and 222.
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07:081:461-462
Photography III-A and B (4,4)
A concentration on individual development by which students can develop a basic awareness and understanding of experimental and creative approaches to conceptual projects within the framework of contemporary photographic art practice. Photography IIIB continues further experimentation and analysis where students are encouraged to develop a more informed and individual approach to their photographic practice within the context of contemporary art. Advanced theoretical studies and individual practical investigations are used to support an emerging independent work process culminating in a final body of work.
Prerequisites: 07:081:361-362.
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07:081:463-464
Advanced Photography A and B (4,4)
A special topics class where projects concentrate on the approach to specialized development in photography areas such as non-silver processes, artists books, multimedia approaches, performance, installation, and photography based public art. Individual and group work includes research and short- and long-term project development.
Prerequisites: 07:081:461-462.
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Print III-A (4)
LETTERPRESS. In-depth focus on letterpress including hand
typesetting and polymer plates on the Vandercook press. The course will cover
broadsides, artists' books, and chap books. Artistic development concerning composition, content, and conceptual
ideas will be addressed through individual and group critiques.
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Print III-B (4)
PAPERMAKING. In-depth focus on papermaking including Western style formation, working with Japanese fibers, three-dimensional pulp
casting, coloring of pulps, stencils, watermarking, sizing, pressing, and
drying. Artistic development concerning composition, content, and conceptual
ideas will be addressed through individual and group critiques.
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07:081:473
Advanced Print A (4)
MASS MEDIA PRINT. In-depth focus on the digital print in
mass printed culture including zines, books on demand, the poster as an art
form, and installation. Artistic development concerning composition, content, and
conceptual ideas will be addressed through individual and group critiques.
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07:081:474
Advanced Print B (4)
ARTISTS' BOOKS. In-depth focus on handmade artists'
books including Japanese stab binding, accordion structures, single and
multiple signatures, Coptic, and alternative books. Artistic development
concerning composition, content, and conceptual ideas will be addressed through
individual and group critiques.
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07:081:481-482
Sculpture III-A and B (4,4)
This class will set an environment that encourages students to explore, define, and develop their artistic voice. Students will be working independently on their own projects. The object is to learn about one's own work through lectures, readings, and group and individual critiques.
Prerequisites: 07:081:381-382.
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Advanced Sculpture A and B (4,4)
Independently conceived sculpture project developed in consultation with the instructor.
Pre- or corequisites: 07:081:481-482.
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Independent Study (B.F.A.,BA)
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Internships (B.F.A.,BA)
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Thesis and Exhibition A and B (3,3)
Summary work for art majors combining individual creative work with the planning and production of a senior exhibition and the writing of a senior thesis.
Students in the design concentration take the Thesis and Exhibition A and B
courses as a separate section, taught by design faculty. Students create works
that explore a personal focus within design, and present their work within the
senior exhibition.
Open only to B.F.A. seniors.
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