Courses

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.

TIME - Intern

Course No. TIM499.1  Credits: 3

Traditional Tribal Art

Course No. SNS357.1  Credits: 3

Specific cultures of sub-Saharan Africa are reviewed through their visual arts and ritual. The goal is to understand how each group's history and cultural context influence the creative process (use of symbols, style, media, and technique) and shape the aesthetic response. Some comparative materials from Oceania, India, and North America are also examined. 3 credits.

Transportation Design

Course No. IND235A/335A/435A  Credits: 3
Faculty Anthony Santarelli | Darrell Covert

This course is focused on exposing students to the knowledge, skills and qualities that are important for a career in transportation design. CIA faculty and practicing transportation designers will demonstrate methods for creating context, inspiring designs, ideation through sketching/rendering, verbal and visual communication, and understanding the fundamental architecture of an automobile. Specific project themes will be driven by sponsors (typically General Motors in the Fall and Chrysler in the Spring), while deliverables will be determined by the individual aptitude and experience. Regular formal reviews with enable individuals to develop verbal and visual presentation skills, and formal lectures will be balanced against one-on-one in-studio instruction. Offered fall and spring. 3 credits.