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ARST457
Integrated Painting and Drawing
ARST457 SP
Next Offered in 9899 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-03-1998
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