Course Title: ART 410 Advanced Studio
Term: Fall, Jan and Spring
COURSE DESCRIPTION (Catalog): 414. SENIOR SEMINAR/ONE CREDIT
Major, Elective credit. Prerequisites: Any level II studio art course. Juniors and Seniors or permission of the instructor. An advanced studio art class that allows each student to explore her own studio art concentration, as well as experiment with new media. Contemporary art issues will be discussed, along with the exploration of conceptual, research and technological components. This course can be taken up to four times by studio art majors. Lab fee.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Produce a series of art works that explores content and personal concept by way of problem-solving skills steeped in contemporary process and execution.
2. Demonstrate an improvement of existing skills, i.e. (critical thinking, craftsmanship, oral presentation skills, etc.…).
3. Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary art processes/materials/practices by understanding and articulating contemporary art issues through research-based findings.
4. Engage the class in critical dialogue by conducting open lines of communication during critiques that analyze historical and contemporary sources in visual problem solving.
5. Recognize one's own style and continue in its development with accompanying supportive materials.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Students will execute a worthy body of artworks that is contemporary, yet challenging in personal scope by way of execution, media, process, and materials.
2. Students will be able to orally/visually communicate a more appropriate, upper-class approach to their production, as well as the verbal defense of their works.
3. Students will be able to examine the differences/similarities of historical and contemporary artwork and how their works exist in today’s current art market/world.
4. Students will be able to decisively examine their own work, as well as their peers in a critical manner
during critiques, discussions and presentations.
5. Students will be able to produce a worthy body of work that challenges their knowledge and education thus far by applying pertinent research materials to one’s personal body of work in varied forms, including but not limited to: literature, web/online data, popular culture, pedagogical content, analytical or creative sources, etc.…
Final Digital Portfolio:
Students enrolled in ART 410 are required to maintain a Digital Portfolio documenting all production of works created in the course. Documentation is required throughout the month’s long course and will be reviewed and graded by the instructor on record for accuracy and quality. High resolution images should be utilized for personal websites, social media, as well as the shared ART 410 Google Drive folder.
Coursework to be graded:
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Body of cohesive work
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Source Project/ proposal of amount of work to be done
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Review of an article from appropriate source
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Reading of one related book
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Participation/ Critiques
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Studio Log (3-5 faculty or outside artist visits during your studio hours)
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1 application to a national juried exhibition ( not local) and 1 submission to a national publication.
Project 1: Source Project Presentation.
In this course students will work independently on a body of work. At the start of the semester, students will present their plan for the semester in the form of a “Source Project Presentation”. The presentation must be given in the first two weeks of class and will be presented to the other students in Drawing II and IV. This is a great opportunity for the Drawing II students to see how an upper-level drawing student begins their independent work. It also gives the professor an opportunity to help them streamline their plan and provide feedback throughout the semester. Sometimes students are asked to make changes and present again at a later date. Because the work might change during the semester, a final statement is required at the last critique.
The presentation should include:
1. PowerPoint or Goolge Slides with images that inspire you.
2. Discission of a theme. What are you making, how are you making it, and why are you making it?
3. At least 5 artists that are working with a similar theme and/ or material, include this in digital presentation and/or Sketchbook.
4. 5 sketches for your first project(s).
Project 2: Article Review Presentation.
(Please use these for the article. No reviews, must be criticism, theory, or subjectively related
(Typed docs for all present). All done via Power Point. Each presentation must be 5-10 minutes in length, no exceptions. Article(s) should not be any older than 1 year from this today’s date. Video shorts are permitted.
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Artnet
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Art Forum
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Art Papers
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Burn Away
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Hyper Allergic
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Art News
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Art 21
Project 3: Reading of one related book.
A pertinent reading component (NO E-BOOKS) is required to accompany all visuals and body of work. It will be consumed throughout the month; as you discuss your output, you will also update the class on the direct/indirect association the text has on your making. Use the bookstore downtown, campus library; and keep in mind interlibrary loan. Make hardcopies of any passages that initiate further inspiration, discussion, criticism, and/or conceptual worth and share with your classmates.
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Project 4: Body of cohesive work.
Quantity depends on each individual student’s project, but must reflect the appropriate amount of time allotted during Jan Term, we will discuss this together on an individual basis.
