This course is structured to help each student develop a personal visual language for the creation of content-oriented paintings. Since this course is designed to build upon the painting fundamentals learned in Basic Painting, A20-0 is a prerequisite. Brief lectures, demonstrations and discussions will introduce and clarify new concepts. In addition, the instructor will give individual guidance through one-on one discussions with each students as the paintings develop. This course will concentrate on extensive darkroom instruction focusing on high-quality processing of black and white film prints.
Students work during class sessions and also independently.
In other words, you must be prepared to work in the photo lab beyond class time. Student performance is judged by your attendance, ability to absorb information, completion of projects and your final portfolio. This course is available to all undergraduate students wishing to gain an understanding of the traditions and stylistic evolution of Western visual arts. The format is lecture and discussion, emphasizing formal structure, composition, subject matter and major techniques of painting, sculpture, printmaking and others. Much attention will be devoted to twentieth-century art since students have greater opportunity to experience directly the art of our own time than that of other eras.