Press molding and slip casting will be covered. Students participate in developing clays, glazes and firing procedures. Studio art courses taught only through Tulane University's Summer Paris Program. The goal of this class is to achieve a functional understanding of glass art. This general course focuses on blowing, casting, and forming glass.
Attention is given to using the approaches to glass for individual expression.
An exploration of basic visual and philosophical concepts involved in creating paintings with an introduction to the technical aspects of painting in oils, i.e., preparing a canvas, media, and mixing and applying paint. This course focuses on the formal and expressive qualities of both nature-based and pure abstraction. Abstraction is investigated through historic and contemporary ideologies, technical issues and the use of non-traditional materials. Systematic exploration of a variety of approaches will serve as a structure for development of the student's own goals and sensibility. Emphasis will be placed on the attainment of a high level of technical proficiency in the production of photographic images through projects designed to fulfill visual and conceptual concerns.