ARST457

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ARST457

Integrated Painting and Drawing ARST457 SP

Next Offered in 9798 SP

An intermediate-level studio course focusing on ways in which painting and drawing can inform and enrich each other. Work in a range of painting and drawing media. Students may concentrate in either painting or drawing but will be expected to do some work in each area. Students will keep a sketchbook/journal. Readings from artist's writings. Discussion of the sources of visual imagery in observation, memory, imagination, conceptual and formal issues. Museum trips.

MAJOR READINGS

Herschel B. Chipp, THEORIES OF MODERN ART:
A SOURCE BOOK BY ARTISTS AND CRITICS, University of
California Press, 1968
Nathan Goldstein, PAINTING: VISUAL AND TECHNICAL
FUNDAMENTALS, Prentice Hall, 1979
A list of suggested readings will also be distributed.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Individual and group critiques throughout the semester. Sketchbook/journals will be collected three times during the semester.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Permission of the instructor and a portfolio review are required. This course is intended for juniors and seniors who have fulfilled the prerequisites. Materials Fee: $75. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Studio

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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