The course addresses practical questions of how we as artists present ourselves to the public and to the professional art world. It will emphasize effective writing and discussion of our own work as artists. Some information will be provided relevant to installing work, compiling resumes and slide portfolios, entering competitions, applying for grants, and approaching galleries. There will be a workshop on slide documentation and one on effectively using the periodical collection in the Art and Architecture Library. Your final project will be a simple brochure which features a summarized artist's statement and a visual representation of your own artwork.
Course is designed for undergraduate seniors and graduate students.
Admittance by instructor approval only, based on advanced studio experience. Donna Haraway at the Dangerous Boundary. An introduction to the search for happiness in an ideal, perfect world as expressed in premodern Chinese civilization. We will examine a wide variety of materials ranging from philosophical texts and literary writings of all kinds to works of art and surviving traditional gardens that can still be found in China and Taiwan today. The principal aim is to enable students to appreciate the distinctive elements in the long utopian traditions within traditional Chinese culture.