A philosophical course in the nature of Art designed to acquaint the student with the complex phenomena that makes up the art of our time, ranging from prehistory to the present. Emphasis is placed primarily upon the visual arts of painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery, and the graphic arts. Features specifically, the nature of visual form, the art object, the material and process by which by which it was formed and the creative process.
Field trips are a requirement.
The purpose of this course is to allow students to record their observable environment, to express an emotional relationship to a subject, and to organize compositions into satisfying arrangements. Gesture, contour, and the elements of line, value, texture, and space are explored. ART 102 is a beginning course in drawing. Laboratory four hours. Laboratory four hours.