Topics include a continued exploration of photography as a 20th century artistic medium with an emphasis on individual expression with regard to specific applications of aesthetic and ethical issues of film and digital photographic processes. Assignments emphasize creative productivity, independent written research, group dynamics and oral communication skills including articulation of creative strategies and aesthetic perspectives in classroom critiques and exhibition gallery presentations. This course may be repeated for an additional three semester hours credit as a study in advanced problems and techniques. I is an art studio course exploring the aesthetics of cutting and polishing of the quartz family of gemstones with a focus on pertinent technologies. Samples of student work Lapidary II is an art studio course offering a continuation of ARTS 2370.
Emphasis is on creative shaping, carving and drilling of semi-precious stones.
With the instructor's approval, this course may be repeated once for an additional 3 hours credit as a study in advanced problems and techniques. Freshman Art Core Samples of student work Problems in Contemporary Art is a lecture course which examines current concerns and practices of the visual arts. It is germane to the course that it be taught as a colloquium. With the instructor's approval, this course may be repeated once for an additional 3 hours credit. This is a writing-intensive course.