Courses

The Mechanics of Digital & Film Photography

Course No. FVPA295.2  Credits: 3
Faculty Nancy McEntee

This class will cover the fundamentals of film and digital 35mm SLR cameras, exposure ratio as well as black and white film processing, silver printing and basic digital printing techniques. Lectures address black and white darkroom processes, digital storage, output, resolution, and file size for various applications as well as digital workflow. Introductory lighting tools and documentation of artwork for use in professional applications are covered. Required of Sophomore Photography Majors. Open Elective. 3 credits.

The Printed Image in Enamel

Course No. ENA248.1  Credits: 3

The focus of this course will be on the use of the printed image with the medium of enamel. Photographs, photocopies and digitally produced and enhanced images will be transferred to the medium through acid etching, silk-screening, decals and photographic transfers. The emphasis will be on the use of enamel on the two-dimensional surface, although those with metal forming experience may explore three-dimensional forms in combination with the processes above. Required of enamel majors. Open to electives. 3 credits.

The Printed Image in Enamel

Course No. ENA348.1  Credits: 3

The focus of this course will be on the use of the printed image with the medium of enamel. Photographs, photocopies and digitally produced and enhanced images will be transferred to the medium through acid etching, silk-screening, decals and photographic transfers. The emphasis will be on the use of enamel on the two-dimensional surface, although those with metal forming experience may explore three-dimensional forms in combination with the processes above. Required of enamel majors. Open to electives. 3 credits.

The Printed Image in Enamel

Course No. ENA448.1  Credits: 3

The focus of this course will be on the use of the printed image with the medium of enamel. Photographs, photocopies and digitally produced and enhanced images will be transferred to the medium through acid etching, silk-screening, decals and photographic transfers. The emphasis will be on the use of enamel on the two-dimensional surface, although those with metal forming experience may explore three-dimensional forms in combination with the processes above. Required of enamel majors. Open to electives. 3 credits.

The Rhetorical Object: Conceptual Constructions

Course No. SCU370.1  Credits: 3
Faculty Christian Wulffen

This course focuses on student intent with regard to artistic production and their ability to allow for audience entry into a dialogue concerning the conceptual issues forwarded by their work. Students are expected to identify the content of the work they would like to explore via a rhetorical method that embraces an interconnected relationship between practice and theory as part of a project-based approach for the production of self-directed work. Required at the junior level for all Sculpture majors and open to all junior and senior level students.

The Rhetorical Object: Conceptual Costructions

Course No. SCU470.1  Credits: 3

This course focuses on student intent with regard to artistic production and their ability to allow for audience entry into a dialogue concerning the conceptual issues forwarded by their work. Students are expected to identify the content of the work they would like to explore via a rhetorical method that embraces an interconnected relationship between practice and theory as part of a project-based approach for the production of self-directed work. Required at the junior level for all Sculpture majors and open to all junior and senior level students.

The Tactile & The Digtal: Ptg in the New Century

Course No. PTG21X.1  Credits: 3

The focus of this course is the role of Painting in the digital age. Students will use varied media and subjects, traditional and non-traditional, to further develop analytical and expressive means in their painting and creative practices. Students are encouraged to draw from personal interests and from many disciplines to develop projects that will be presented to the class for group critiques. Through slide presentations, gallery visits museum shows, and readings, information will be presented relating to the current art scene in order to further the studentÕs personal vision, help clarify directions, and explore a variety of formal, conceptual, and technical approaches to painting and image-making. Projects will address, among others, ideas and forms of light and space, color relationships, means and meanings of representation, text and texture, and gender, social and political issues.

Three-Dimensonal Forms in Enamel

Course No. ENA247.1  Credits: 3
Faculty Gretchen Goss

Advanced students having already taken Three Dimensional Forms and Enamel will work independently on advanced assignments and research that correspond to the schedule of critiques and demonstrations given to the entire class. Required of enamel majors. Open to electives.