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.
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. This course does not fulfill the General Graduation Requirement for independent work. Art and Architecture 6 units Winter 2000.