Through a series of structured black and white and color projects, students learn to manipulate these elements and principles to create visual solutions to a variety of conceptual problems. Elements and principles of design, art terminology, style of expressions, and function of ancient, primitive and contemporary art concepts, objects and types of art criticism are studied. Through a series of structured exercises in art criticism, students develop and practice these skills in writing of art criticism. Communications I or permission of the instructor. Traces the history of film from the days of Thomas Edison through the great era of the Hollywood studio system and on into todays industry.
Students closely examine the elements and principles of film making and criticism.
An introductory level course that examines the works of art that have come to define the Western visual tradition from ancient Greece to the present day. This course helps students to appreciate the formal qualities, iconography, and technical achievements of these extraordinary monuments. Examined are thearts and architecture of Western tradition, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, ancient African, and the early Americas in their own terms. Topics include the rules and functions of art and their creators, art terminology, art genres, mediums and techniques and styles within a background of social, religious and intellectual influences. Through a series of structured exercises in judging works of art, students produce several original works of art criticism.