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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 is charged for all fine arts courses listed here except FA 75, 195, and 199.
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| 11—12 |
Design (3—3) |
Stephanic and Staff |
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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) |
Staff |
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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 Staff |
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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. |
| 71 |
New Media: Digital Art (3) |
Rigg, 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 Forms (3) |
Ozdogan and Staff |
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Aesthetic and technical development of wheelthrown 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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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. |
| 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 Staf |
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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 or permission of instructor. |
| 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 or permission of instructor. |
| 182 |
New Media: Time-based Visual Expression (3) |
Rigg, Stephanic, and Staff |
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Contemporary two-dimensional animation, video, and multimedia systems and applications, including individual portfolio projects. Prerequisite: FA 71 or permission of instructor. |
| 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 71 or permission of instructor. |
| 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 71 or permission of instructor. |
| 189 |
Special Topics: New Media (3) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: FA 71 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. |
