Fall 2017  |  ARTS 5120 Section 001: Advanced Painting (14165)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 09:05AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, West Bank
Regis Center for Art W264
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This studio course provides students the opportunity to investigate individual ideas and work on self-guided projects within a communal learning environment. Students will be encouraged to develop and execute their ideas with skillfulness and clarity. Through a consideration of diverse materials and practices, students will develop a proficiency in the language of contemporary painting. This course is designed to assist students make connections between their own work and larger global themes and issues. Group and individual critiques, field trips, reviewing the work of other artists and readings will supplement studio work. Students are expected to spend time working on their paintings outside of scheduled class time. prereq: 3120 or instr consent
Class Description:
As a studio course, students are provided challenging, individual critical feedback and participate in-group critiques focused on their work. The course is designed to confront the more complex problems facing the student artist today who already has a solid grasp of technique, materials and methods of painting. Similarly, ArtS 5120, is structured for students who have a need to solve the difficult, yet intriguing challenge of developing a personal visual language through the activity of painting. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, self-analysis, and the independent pursuit of ideas. During the semester student will focus on the clarification of their ideas as well as commitment and responsibility to those ideas. The goal is to independently develop a methodology that provides each student with the ability to creatively problem-solve. Likewise, an essential aspect of the creative process and creative personal development is experimentation. Thus, students are encouraged to experiment as they work toward developing a personal visual language.
Grading:
25% Final Exam
60% Attendance
15% In-class Presentations Other Grading Information: Grading will be based on a combination of discussion, lecture, readings, individual/group critiques, field trips, viewing DVDs, and studio work. Individual and group consultation of studio work provides intermittent feedback designed to encourage dia
Exam Format:
Individual Final critiques scheduled with instructor
Class Format:
10% Discussion
10% Student Presentations
80% Studio The primary goal of Arts 5120 is the production/creation of a cohesive body of work. The aim is for each student to arrive at a place where forms, process, and materials are being responded to with commitment, vigor and genuineness. This studio expe
Workload:
CRITIQUE Exam(s)
2 Presentation(s)
Other Workload: Students are expected to work considerably outside of regular class time.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14165/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
31 March 2011

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