Students will develop skills to help them understand what makes a work of art successful. A studio course exploring the photo essay in the spirit of the old Life Magazine. Class emphasis will be on each student initiating, photographing, and preparing an assignment using multiple pictures to tell a story. Previous photography experience is helpful. A studio course exploring a variety of media and techniques including modeling, carving, and assemblage.
Related lectures explore the historical context of sculptors' approach.
An introduction to basic art history terms and concepts and a survey of major western art works from Ancient Egypt to fourteenth-century Europe. The course may include cross-cultural comparisons to place the works in the wider context of world art. Renaissance to Modern 3 units A survey of key developments in the history of western art from fifteenth-century Europe to the present. Independent Study 1-3 units Fall, winter, spring. Readings and research in art history for those with no previous art history background.