| source Johns Hopkins University (X) |
level Lower Level Undergraduate (12) Independent Academic Work (2) Upper Level Undergraduate (1) |
department Art (X) |
Attendance at 1st class is mandatory. This course focuses on developing fundamental drawing skills for the student with little or no previous studio experience. Basic concepts of form and composition will be taught through exercises based on the book, Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain, and with the aid of still-life setups and live models.
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Prereq: 371.131 or permission required. This course offers the fundamentals of oil painting techniques for the serious student with minimal prior studio experience. Observational skills are taught through the extensive use of still-life setups, with particular attention paid to issues of light, color, and composition. Slide lectures and a museum trip give students an art historical context in which to place their own discoveries as beginning painters.
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Prereq: 371.131 or permission required. This course offers the fundamentals of oil painting techniques for the serious student with minimal prior studio experience. Observational skills are taught through the extensive use of still-life setups, with particular attention paid to issues of light, color, and composition. Slide lectures and a museum trip give students an art historical context in which to place their own discoveries as beginning painters.
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Prereq: 371.131 or Perm. Reqâd This intermediate drawing class will examine three grand traditions in representational art. We will explore problems in still life that have occupied artists from Chardin to Morandi; in interiors from Vermeer to Giacometti; in landscape from Corot to Diebenkorn. We will also look at where the boundaries between these genres blur and how they overlap.
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Not open to Freshmen. A history-and-practice overview for students of the liberal arts. The conceptual basis and historical development of cartooning is examined in both artistic and social contexts. Class sessions consist of lecture (slides/handouts), exercises, and ongoing assignments. Topics include visual/narrative analysis, symbol & satire, editorial/political cartoons, character development, animation. Basic drawing skills are preferred but not required.
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Students learn to use their digital cameras through a variety of projects which help them develop technical and creative skills. Students explore documentary, landscape and portrait photography. Critiques and slide lectures of historic photographs, which range from postmortem daguerreotypes to postmodern digital imagery, help students develop a personal vision. Students gain camera proficiency with one-on-one instruction in the field. Basics for print adjustment and output will be covered.
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Students learn to use their digital cameras through a variety of projects which help them develop technical and creative skills. Students explore documentary, landscape and portrait photography. Critiques and slide lectures of historic photographs, which range from postmortem daguerreotypes to postmodern digital imagery, help students develop a personal vision. Students gain camera proficiency with one-on-one instruction in the field. Basics for print adjustment and output will be covered.
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Seniors only or permission required. A studio course introducing students to sculptural concepts and methods. Emphasis is on the process of creating. Even the simplest materials can effectively activate space, convey meaning and elicit emotion when used thoughtfully and imaginatively. Students will learn different methods including additive and reductive techniques, construction, modeling and mold-making. No prerequisites except a willingness to experiment, make mistakes...and clean up when you are done.
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This film-based class guides students through the technical and creative process of producing black and white photographs. Working in the darkroom, students learn the fundamentals of film and print development. In-class critiques explore the elements which make this medium unique. Students develop critical vision through discussion and analysis of historic images as well as images they make themselves. With the instructor's guidance, students work on a project of their choice and produce a portfolio of ten mounted prints.
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This film-based class guides students through the technical and creative process of producing black and white photographs. Working in the darkroom, students learn the fundamentals of film and print development. In-class critiques explore the elements which make this medium unique. Students develop critical vision through discussion and analysis of historic images as well as images they make themselves. With the instructor's guidance, students work on a project of their choice and produce a portfolio of ten mounted prints.
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Attendance at 1st class is mandatory. In this digital course, students explore the black-and-white aesthetic. They develop camera skills on numerous field trips including Ladew Topiary Gardens, Furst Brothersâ century-old frame factory and an optional weekend trip to Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware. Students meet frequently for critiques and discussions based on historic and contemporary imagery. Techniques such as high dynamic range, duotone, panorama and infrared will be covered. Students work on a project of their choice and produce a portfolio of ten prints. Digital SLRs are provided.
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Prereq: 371.152 In this class, students will have the opportunity to expand the photographic skills learned in Introduction to Digital Photography. Through advanced photographic techniques and exploration of new aesthetic concepts students will produce a portfolio of high quality prints. Students will be introduced to creative techniques such as flash photography, light painting, professional studio lighting for portraiture and still life, night photography, time-exposure, macro and cameraless photographic experiments.
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In this film based course, students develop a project of their choice over the semester working independently in the darkroom and meeting for weekly critiques and discussions. Using the zone system (a method of pre-visualization developed by Ansel Adams) students will experiment with different film, paper and developer combinations specific to their projects. Writing in the form of a journal as well as critical analysis of images are integral parts of the seminar experience.
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