| source UC Santa Barbara (X) |
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department Art Studio (X) |
An introductory survey of visual culture, encompassing art and film theory and practice, digital technologies, television, advertising and print media, with a special focus on current interdisciplinary methodologies.
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Survey of the most important developments in European and American art history from Neoimpressionism through the developing avant gardes of the early twentieth century, to the post-war impact of the New York School, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptualism, and Postmodernism.
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Symposium format course presents contemporary artists' creative projects in relation to recent developments in art and cross-disciplinary practices. Lectures by UCSB's Art Department faculty and also distinguished guests invited to expand on art, theory and cultural production.
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Drawing sessions with models, lectures on subject matter, style, techniques, media. Optional choice additional activities include: small group sessions; drawing; anatomy study workshops; Friday drawing workshop; masters drawing copy study; recommended reading; gallery visits; related lectures, films, TV, etc.
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Explores art in relation to time-based activity and integration with everyday life. Conceptual introduction to authorship, authenticity, and narrative through exercises and examples of performance, video, film, book, arts, sound, digital media, and interactive/chance derived work.
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The study of visual perception and image-making across visual art disciplines, both material and digital. Studio assignments are combined with related critical theory, historical practice, current strategies, and new evolutions.
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The study of spatial art in all forms, including material, interactive and dynamic digital. Studio assignments are combined with related critical theory, historical practice, current strategies and new evolutions.
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Lectures, demonstrations, and projects designed to provide a strong foundation in fundamental 2D image making. Various media include acrylic, oil, and experimental processes.
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Introduction to the challenges, strategies, and techniques of 3D artmaking within the expanding fields of traditional and contemporary sculpture.
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Introduction to making prints. Emphasis on technical fundamentals and conceptual aspects of graphic arts. "Print" incorporates hand produced mechanically or photographically reproduced, and electronically replicated media.
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Introduction to clay as a medium with emphasis on form. Lectures on clay, clay bodies, glazes, and a general survey of ceramics history. Techniques of throwing, handbuilding, glazing, and firing are covered.
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Introduction to two-dimensional representation with various drawing media, including structural and symbolic implications of the human form. Emphasis on organization of vision and thought.
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Examines photography as a means of artistic expression. Conceptually-based projects explore how we view, interpret, and manipulate visual information. Lectures cover major historical and contemporary artist. Lab work in digital, chemical, or a combination of both at instructor's discretion.
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Introduction to digital imaging for surfaces; input/output devices, raster, vector and page-layout software (Photoshop, Freehand, QuarkXpress), technical and conceptual concerns relevant to all 2D digital media, including photography, printing, print/web publishing. Digital image making in contemporary art and culture.
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Focuses on digital media approaches specific to fine arts practice; exploring conceptual, technical and artistic methods of digital media arts. Techniques covered include digital graphics, video, sound and HTML.
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Independent study, individual problems.
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Independent study, invidual problems.
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Independent study, individual problems.
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Various projects designed to assist the understanding and development of intermediate painting practices. Supplemented with slide lectures, library research, and class critique. Additional self-directed projects, sketch books, experimentation, independent research, and self-motivation are encouraged.
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Special studies in painting utilizing particular faculty interests and/or special departmental facilities. Exact nature of course is specified in the Department of Art syllabus. Integration of non-painting media (i.e., installation pertaining to current painting issues, digital media, and photography).
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A project based course with an emphasis on technical skills within the digital media arts context. Topics may include telecommunications, wireless, database aesthetics, networks, interactivity, digital 3D, virtual reality, immersive environments, algorithmic aesthetics, visualization, media theory and others. Topic to be determined by instructor.
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Develops student knowledge and proficiency of material and method, cultivating both manual and conceptual skill levels in three-dimensional practices. Course focus varies by quarter, but may include mold-making, casting, metal fabrication, foundry, and related kiln practices.
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Advanced study of new forms and spatial practices. Individual projects may encompass formal sculptural practices as well as investigations that engage new and alternative technologies such as data-driven forms, alternative architectures, interactive media, cyber/nano/nuero/bio forms and virtual environments. Course content detailed in syllabus each quarter.
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Develops skills in reading, interpreting, and visualizing 3D objects and spaces by offering exercises in sketching, perspective, orthographic projections, isometric drawings, and manual rendering practices. Relevant for those interested in history of architecture, sculpture, and such spatial practices as installations and public art.
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