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Note: Fine arts courses at the 100 level may be repeated for credit with approval of the department. A course fee of $105 is charged for all fine arts courses listed here except FA 75 or 199.
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| 11–12 |
Design (3—3) |
Stephanic and Staf |
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Fundamental studies of principles and elements of design. FA 11: two-dimensional design. FA 12: three-dimensional design. |
| 14 |
Handbuilt Ceramics (3) |
Ozdogan and Staff |
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Working with clay as an art form. Pinch, coil, slab, hump and press mold, paddling, and hollowing techniques. Sketch studies, clay and glaze making, reduction and oxidation kiln firings. |
| 15 |
Wheelthrown Ceramics (3) |
Ozdogan and Staff |
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Development of cylindrical and open forms. Sketch studies, trimming, clay and glaze making, reduction and oxidation kiln firings. |
| 17–18 |
Sculpture I—II (3—3) |
Staf |
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Beginning study of design and fabrication of sculpture. Basic sculptural techniques for various media, including clay, plaster. stone, and wood. |
| 21–22 |
Drawing I—II (3—3) |
Wright and Staf |
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Development of a fundamental understanding of line, shape, value, contrast, composition, and mark making. Emphasis on working directly from life, along with a variety of conceptual issues. Consideration of traditional and contemporary strategies and skills toward development of technique, process, and meaning. FA 21 is prerequisite to FA 22. |
| 26 |
Painting: Visual Thinking (3) |
Brown and Staff |
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Development of technical and perceptual skills that are the foundation of visual expression. Beginning projects start with a simple introduction to the mechanics of paint handling: how to begin a painting, apply paint, and model form. Value, line, color, and abstraction. |
| 27 |
Painting: Structure and Color (3) |
Brown and Staff |
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Work based on a variety of approaches. Focus on how images become vital through the qualities inherent to the medium. Prerequisite: FA 21 or 26. |
| 28 |
Painting: Watercolor (3) |
Brown and Staff |
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Working with basic issues of light, color, and paint quality, students learn a variety of techniques, including working transparently, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, lifting, masking, and drybrush. Exploration of the medium's inherent qualities as well as those it shares with other painting media. |
| 41 |
Black-and-White Photography (3) |
Kessmann and Staff |
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Introduction to the materials and processes of black-and-white photography. Camera operations, film processing, printing, and presentation methods. Gaining technical skills. Issues concerned with the visual language of photography. |
| 42 |
Color Photography (3) |
Kessmann and Staff |
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Introduction to the materials and processes of color photography. Color theory, exposure techniques, film scanning, digital color correcting, and printing. The use of color as a means of visual communication and creative expression. |
| 43 |
Digital Photography (3) |
Kessmann and Staff |
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Introduction to Adobe PhotoShop. Scanning, methods of enhancing and manipulating photographs, seamlessly combining multiple images, color correcting and printing. Features most useful to photographic artists for creative control and expression. Prerequisite: FA 42. |
| 71 |
New Media: Digital Art (3) |
Stephanic and Staff |
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A survey of the computer as a creative art tool. Topics covered include bit-mapped and vector graphics, digital sound and imaging, basic time-based media, and digital text, integrated with fundamental design principles of concept development, composition, color theory and presentation. |
| 75 |
East Asian Calligraphy (3) |
Staff |
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Same as EALL 75. |
| 125 |
Ceramics: Wheelthrown Functional Forms (3) |
Ozdogan and Staff |
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Aesthetic and technical development of wheelthrown functional ceramic forms. Exploration of attachments: lids, spouts, handles, and footing devices. Sketches and technical drawings, clay and glaze-making tests, varied temperature firings in reduction and oxidation atmospheres. Prerequisite FA 15. |
| 127 |
Ceramic Design in Handbuilding (3) |
Ozdogan and Staff |
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Further concentration in handbuilding techniques of pinch, coil, slab, hump and press mold, paddling, and hollowing. Sketch studies, clay and glaze tests. Orientation to studio operations and maintenance. Prerequisite: FA 14. |
| 131 |
Ceramic Sculpture (3) |
Ozdogan and Staff |
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Developing an understanding of the sculptural ceramic form that integrates both quality and creativity. Techniques in hollow and solid construction. Varied temperature firings in reduction and oxidation atmospheres. |
| 139 |
Special Topics: Ceramics (3) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: FA 14 or 15 or permission of instructor. |
| 140 |
Sculpture III (3) |
Staff |
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Advanced techniques in a variety of media. Prerequisite: FA 17 or 18. |
| 149 |
Special Topics: Sculpture (3) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: FA 17 or 18 or permission of instructor. |
| 150 |
Drawing III (3) |
Wright and Staff |
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Advanced investigation of drawing as an organizing tool for thought, analysis, and personal imagery. Traditional and contemporary approaches to topics related to perceptual and conceptual concerns. Prerequisite: FA 22. |
| 151 |
Advanced Drawing Techniques (3) |
Wright and Staff |
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Investigation of the common concerns and creative processes that have dissolved boundaries between drawing and painting in the late 20th century. Prerequisite: FA 150. |
| 159 |
Special Topics: Drawing (3) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: FA 21 or 22 or permission of instructor. |
| 160 |
Figure Painting: Observation and Gesture (3) |
Brown and Staff |
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Consideration of the process of vision as mediated through manipulation of paint to form an image. Development of solutions to clarity, articulation, energy, and finish. Prerequisite: FA 26 or 27. |
| 161 |
Problems in Color (3) |
Brown and Staff |
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Exploration of the objective rationale and subjective experience of color through the execution of problems in color contrast and color scales. Prerequisite: FA 26 or 27. |
| 162 |
Painting: Contemporary Issues (3) |
Brown and Staff |
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Examples from contemporary art serve as starting points for discussion of the creative process. Postmodern strategies to rethink and challenge various hierarchies of subject, style and medium. |
| 169 |
Special Topics: Painting (3) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: FA 26 or 27 or permission of instructor. |
| 170 |
Advanced Photography: Exposure and Printing Techniques (3) |
Kessmann and Staff |
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Pre-visualization, accurate exposure and development, and the craft of black-and-white printmaking. Techniques and strategies for creation of a portfolio that is aesthetically and conceptually engaging. Prerequisite: FA 41. |
| 171 |
Advanced Photography: Digital Color Printing (3) |
Kessmann and Staff |
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Further development of color theory and the technical skills to make high-quality inkjet prints. Critiques and discussion of contemporary artistic practice. Prerequisite: FA 42. |
| 172 |
Photography: Contemporary Issues (3) |
Kessmann and Staff |
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Emphasis on the incorporation of contemporary strategies, trends, and approaches into the student's personal practice. The work of contemporary artists who use photography will inform the work produced. Prerequisite: FA 41 or 42. |
| 179 |
Special Topics: Photography (3) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: FA 41 or 42 or permission of instructor. |
| 180 |
New Media: Digital Illustration (3) |
Rigg, Stephanic, and Staff |
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Advanced investigation of two- and three-dimensional drawing and illustration techniques. Print and/or digital portfolio preparation. Prerequisite: FA 71. |
| 181 |
New Media: Digital Imaging (3) |
Rigg, Stephanic, and Staff |
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Advanced examination of bit-mapped imaging techniques. Methods of electronic dissemination of visual information. Prerequisite: FA 71. |
| 182 |
New Media: Time-based Visual Expression (3) |
Rigg, Stephanic, and Staff |
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Contemporary two- and three-dimensional animation, video, and multimedia systems and applications, including individual portfolio projects. Prerequisite: FA 71. |
| 183 |
New Media: Digital Printmaking (3) |
Rigg, Stephanic, and Staff |
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An exploration of digital printmaking techniques, including color profiling. Prerequisite: FA 180 or 181. |
| 184 |
New Media: Mixed Media (3) |
Rigg, Stephanic, and Staff |
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Combining digital visualization with traditional mediums, artist bookmaking, collage, assemblage, etc. Prerequisite: FA 180 or 181. |
| 185 |
New Media: Directed Research (3) |
Rigg, Stephanic, and Staff |
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In consultation with a faculty member, the student proposes, researches, and develops a complete portfolio presentation. Prerequisite: FA 180, 181, or 182. |
| 189 |
Special Topics: New Media (3) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: FA 180, 181, 182, or permission of instructor. |
| 195 |
Critical Practices (3) |
Staff |
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This structured independent study consists of weekly group critiques that bring together students working in a variety of media. Discussions, which range from practical to aesthetic issues, challenge students to focus and articulate their visual knowledge. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. |
| 199 |
Internship (3) |
Staff |
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Open only to candidates for the B.A. in fine arts with approval of the advisor in fine arts. May not be repeated for credit toward the degree. May be taken P/NP only. |
