Incorporating color theory and experimentation, the course will explore the expressive and conceptual potential of color use in drawing media. A study of the human figure, its structure and anatomy. Technical, conceptual, and expressive issues are examined in a historical and contemporary context. Particular emphasis is given to the immediacy and vitality of working directly from life. An exploration of drawing in both an historical and contemporary context as a means of perception, analysis, representation, and communication.
Course work investigates the relationships of the subject to technique and the visual to conceptual.
Emphasis is placed on providing a systematic analysis of each subject through the use of multiple approaches. A study of the anatomy and structure of the human form with a view toward understanding and employing the human image in its historical, humanistic function as a vehicle of expression. The course focuses on the use of the potter's wheel in developing ceramic forms. A variety of techniques and forms will be covered with emphasis on their aesthetic and conceptual potential in the field of ceramic art. Historical and contemporary approaches are presented in slide lectures and demonstration.