Does not fulfill degree requirements for Graphic Design or Visual Fine Arts. Students explore two-dimensional design fundamentals while studying and seeking creative possibilities of mass and space. Student growth in visual awareness and technical skills will be emphasized. Introduces the student through studio work to the fundamentals of visual design. Assigned problems include explorations of three-dimensional application of line, texture, surface, tone, space, composition, and optics.
Students study art through the major historical periods in Western Civilization.
Prehistoric, Ancient, Classical, Early Christian, and Byzantine painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts are examined and analyzed according to art principles and the societies from which they emanate. Museum trips are required. An extensive study of art through the major periods in Western Civilization. Medieval, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo, and Modern painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts are examined and analyzed according to art principles and the societies from which they emanate. Museum trips are required.