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201/202 INTRODUCTORY DRAWING (ALSO ARCHITECTURE 201/202) Fall, Spring
This course approaches drawing as a way of thinking and seeing. Students will be introduced to a range of drawing issues, as well as a variety of media, including charcoal, graphite, ink and oil stick. Subject matter includes still life, the figure, landscape and architecture. Representation, abstraction and working from imagination will be explored. A structured independent project will be completed at the end of the semester.
203/204 INTRODUCTORY PAINTING (ALSO ARCHITECTURE 327/328) Fall, Spring
An introduction to the materials and methods of painting. The areas to be covered are specifically color and its interaction, the use of form and scale, painting from a model, painting objects with a concern for their mass and its interaction with light.
211/212 INTRODUCTORY PHOTOGRAPHY Fall, Spring
An introduction to the processes of photography through a series of problems directed toward the handling of light-sensitive material, camera, and printing. Weekly laboratory sessions will explore the critical issues of the medium in relation to both student work and the work of guest photographers.
221/222 INTRODUCTORY SCULPTURE Fall, Spring
A studio introduction to sculpture, particularly the study of form, space, and the influence of a wide variety of materials and processes on the visual properties of sculpture leading to the development of an understanding of contemporary sculpture and a basic technical facility in a variety of materials and processes.
231/232 CERAMICS Fall, Spring
An introductory level course designed for students interested in learning the fundamentals of working with clay. A wide variety of hand building and wheel throwing techniques will be taught, enabling students to make utilitarian vessels as well as sculptural forms. Students will learn about glazing and colored engobe application methods and how to operate electric and gas kilns. Studio work will be complemented by readings, field trips and slide presentations.
242 FILM GENRES Fall, Spring
A historical examination of a film genre --e.g. comedy, documentary, detective film (also called film noir). The object of the course will be the understanding of the uniquely cinematic aspects of each genre, studied against the backdrop of parallel literary genres (e.g. comedy from Aristophanes to Beckett; documentary fiction and essays; 19th- and 20th-century detective fiction). One genre will be the topic of the course each year.
261/262 INTRODUCTORY VIDEO AND FILM PRODUCTION Fall, Spring
A film/video course introducing the techniques of shooting and editing digital video. Works of film/video art will be analyzed in class to explore the development of, and innovations in, cinematic language. Production will be oriented toward film/video as a visual art, including narrative, documentary, and experimental genres. Several short video projects will be produced during the semester.
303/304 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING Fall, Spring
This course is designed to allow the student to explore more deeply the process and meaning of painting. Structured assignments will be given, and students are encouraged to develop an independent direction. Contemporary critical theory will be integrated into the course.
309 THE HANDPRINTED IMAGE: INTAGLIO AND LITHOGRAPHy Spring
An introduction to the fundamental techniques of zinc plate intaglio and stone and aluminum plate lithography. Assignments will vary from specific processes and imagery to individualized investigation and experimentation.
312 INTRODUCTORY COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY Fall, Spring
An introduction to the theory, processes, and applications of color photography as an artistic medium, exploring camera technique, color film, and darkroom printing methods. A series of directed assignments introduces students to the formal issues presented by color as an element of the medium, as well as continuing students' progress toward analyzing visual content in the broader project of photographic image-making.
313 INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY Fall
Serving as a continuation of VIS 211 or 212, this course seeks to increase the usefulness of the photographic process to the student through a careful examination of photo chemistry, print-making methods, and most likely an introduction to view camera. In seminar, the connections between traditions of art, philosophy, science and photography will continue to be important. Appropriate technical texts are selected to fit the class project.
315 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Fall, Spring
An advanced seminar and lab which explores the aesthetic and theoretical implications of digital technology in relation to photography. The emphasis is on making the photographic print in the digital work space. Class will consist of both independent and collaborative projects.
342 THE CINEMA FROM WORLD WAR II UNTIL THE PRESENT Spring
The course will study the history of sound, and color film produced since World War II. Emphasis on Italian neorealism, French New Wave, American avant-garde, and the accomplishments of such major film makers as Bergman, Hitchcock, Bresson, and Antonioni. Modernism in film will be a central consideration.
343 MAJOR FILMMAKERS Fall, Spring
This seminar will treat in depth the work of two or three filmmakers of major importance. Specific subjects will vary each time the course is offered.
344 SPECIAL TOPICS IN FILM HISTORY Fall
This seminar will deal in some detail with an aspect of film history, focusing on an important movement or exploring a significant issue. Specific topics will vary each time the course is offered. Prerequisites will vary.
361/362 INTERMEDIATE VIDEO PRODUCTION Fall, Spring
A second level film/video workshop focusing on digital media production. Short works of film/video art will be analyzed in class as a guide to the issues of aesthetic choice, editing structure, and challenging one's audience. Students will complete two short videos and a longer final project. Students must view one film each week outside of class time.
392 ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART Fall
A required seminar for Art and Archaeology Program 2 majors and Program in Visual Arts certificate students emphasizing contemporary art practices and ideas. The course addresses current issues in painting, drawing, sculpture, film, video, photography, and ceramics. It includes a visiting artist lecture series, critiques of students' work, and excursions to galleries, museums and artists' studios.
403/404 ADVANCED PAINTING Fall
A studio course focused on advanced problems in painting practice, including pictorial structure in abstraction and representation, color in relationship to space and light, working process and materials. This course, although structured, encourages development of independent work. Group critiques will be conducted. Students will gain awareness of historical models as well as contemporary art, as we build and analyze the relationship between student' work and contemporary painting culture.
411 ADVANCED PROBLEMS IN PHOTOGRAPHY Spring
Student-initiated problems in photography will be explored in close working relationship with the instructor. Emphasis will be on the level of integration of practice and critical thought.
421 ADVANCED SCULPTURE Not Offered This Year
A studio course in which formal problems are raised and explored through a range of materials. The central focus is on analysis and exploration of the nature of sculptural space.
442 FILM THEORY Not Offered This Year
An examination of the central texts and abiding issues of the theory of cinema. Properties of the shot as a unit of film construction and its relationship to the space of reality will be analyzed. Different kinds of film structures and their theoretical underpinnings will be studied.
444 CINEMA AND THE RELATED ARTS Not Offered This Year
A seminar examining the ways in which filmmakers have used one of the other arts as part of the self-definition of cinema as an autonomous art. One or two such interactions will be the focus of the course. Different arts will be discussed and will vary by semester (e.g., painting, architecture, poetry, narrative fiction).
461/462 ADVANCED VIDEO PRODUCTION Spring
A third-level film/video course to further develop video production skills. There is no fixed theme, genre or length for the work students produce-students have the option of spending the semester either creating a single long work or a series of short pieces. There will also be a short weekly shooting exercise and students must view one film each week outside of class time.
471/472 SPECIAL TOPICS IN VISUAL ARTS Spring
Advanced work in special areas of the various visual media or in areas where the traditional media intersect (for example, typography, video, photo-printmaking). Specific topics will change from year to year, and prerequisites will vary.