Fall Quarter, 2014

ART 2. Beginning Drawing (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to drawing using various black and white media. Drawing techniques covered include contour line, ink bleeds, rendering, “blind” drawing, and self portraiture.

ART 5. Beginning Sculpture (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Basic sculpture techniques using a variety of media. Form in space using cardboard, plaster, and/or cement, wood and/or metal and other media.

ART 7. Beginning Painting (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to techniques and concepts in the practice of painting.

ART 8. Beginning Ceramics (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to ceramic sculpture construction and processes.

ART 9. Beginning Photography (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to the fundamental technical, aesthetic, and formal aspects of photography. Camera skills, film developing and printing in the black and white darkroom.

ART 11. Beginning Printmaking

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to printmaking techniques such as monography, relief, and intaglio. Investigation of personal imagery through use of these techniques.

ART 12. Beginning Video (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Production techniques of video shooting, editing, lighting, sound and effects. A conceptual framework for video-art techniques.

ART 101. Intermediate Painting (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 2, 7. Individualized projects exploring color and space in a variety of subject matter and approaches. Builds on basic skills and concepts from beginning drawing and painting courses. Study of historical and contemporary art in relation to studio practice.

ART 102A. Advanced Painting: Studio Projects (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Sustained development of painting for advanced students. Approaches will vary according to the instructor. 

ART 103B. Intermediate Drawing: Color (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 2. Study of drawing composition in color media.

ART 105A. Advanced Drawing (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 2; course 103A or 103B. Exploration of composition and process in drawing. Emphasis on the role of drawing in contemporary art and on drawing as an interdisciplinary practice.

ART 117. Advanced Video & Electronic Arts (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 12 or Technocultural Studies 100; one of course112, 114A, 114B, or 114C; upper division standing Art Studio Majors. Independently driven video, digital, and/or performance projects. Further development in the electronic arts ranging from video installation to performance. 

ART 148. Theory and Criticism: Painting and Sculpture (4)

Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 5 or 7 recommended. Study of forms and symbols in historic and contemporary masterpieces. (Same course as Art History 148.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt | AH, VL, WE.—II. Pardee

ART 151. Intermediate Sculpture (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 5. Individualized explorations through multiple projects in a variety of sculpture media and techniques. Builds upon technical skills and concepts covered in course 5. 

ART 152B. Advanced Sculpture: Materials (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 5, 151. Primary application and exploration of a single sculpture material chosen by the student. Examination of its properties, qualities, and characteristics for three-dimensional expression.

ART 190. Seminar in Art Practice (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing Art Studio major. I Introduction to professional practices. Development of an artist’s packet including a resume, cover letter, artist statement, and statement of purpose. Ongoing independent studio work with group critiques. Research on galleries and museums, and readings in contemporary theory and criticism.

ART 195. Expanded Field: Artist Lecture Series (1) CRN 32889

Lecture/Discussion. Exploration of the expanded field of practice, theory and criticism in the visual arts. Presentations and discussions with professional practitioners in the field.

ART 290. Graduate Seminar (4)

Studio – 3 hours. Original works produced for group discussion and criticism; associated topics of a contemporary and historical nature

Winter Quarter, 2015 (tentative)

ART 2. Beginning Drawing (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to drawing using various black and white media. Drawing techniques covered include contour line, ink bleeds, rendering, “blind” drawing, and self portraiture.

ART 5. Beginning Sculpture (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Basic sculpture techniques using a variety of media. Form in space using cardboard, plaster, and/or cement, wood and/or metal and other media.

ART 7. Beginning Painting (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to techniques and concepts in the practice of painting.

ART 12. Beginning Video (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Production techniques of video shooting, editing, lighting, sound and effects. A conceptual framework for video-art techniques.

ART 101. Intermediate Painting (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 2, 7. Individualized projects exploring color and space in a variety of subject matter and approaches. Builds on basic skills and concepts from beginning drawing and painting courses. Study of historical and contemporary art in relation to studio practice.

ART 102C. Advanced Painting: Special Topics (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Special topics in painting for upper division students. Emphasis on development of a personal practice of painting informed by awareness of contemporary issues in painting and their historical background. Topics will vary with instructor. 

ART 105B. Advanced Drawing: Figure (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 4; course 103A or 103B. Study of the figure through drawing of the model. Exploration of different methods and process of figure-drawing.

ART 110B. Intermediate Photography: Digital (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 9. Comprehensive introduction to all elements of digital photography, including scanning, imaging software and printing.

ART 111A. Advanced Photography (4)

Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 9 and 110A. Restricted to Art Studio majors in pass 1. Special topics related to photography and contemporary art practice. Multiple projects in a variety of approaches. May be repeated two times for credit. 

ART 125C. Intermediate Printmaking: Lithography (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 11. Stone and metal-plate lithography and other planographic printmaking methods. Exploration of the basic chemistry and printing procedure inherent in stone lithogrphay. May be repeated for credit one time.

ART 142A. Intermediate Ceramics: Mold Work (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 8. Creation of ceramic sculpture employing moldworking processes such as: slip casting, hump molds, and sprigging.

ART 151. Intermediate Sculpture (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 5. Individualized explorations through multiple projects in a variety of sculpture media and techniques. Builds upon technical skills and concepts covered in course 5. May be repeated one time for credit when topic differs. 

ART 152B. Advanced Sculpture: Studio Projects (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 5. Individualized explorations through multiple projects in a variety of sculpture media and techniques. Builds upon technical skills and concepts covered in course 5. May be repeated one time for credit when topic differs. 

ART 195. Expanded Field: Artist Lecture Series (1)

Lecture/Discussion. Exploration of the expanded field of practice, theory and criticism in the visual arts. Presentations and discussions with professional practitioners in the field.

ART 290. Graduate Seminar (4)

Studio – 3 hours. Original works produced for group discussion and criticism; associated topics of a contemporary and historical nature

Spring Quarter, 2015 (Tentative)

ART 2. Beginning Drawing (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to drawing using various black and white media. Drawing techniques covered include contour line, ink bleeds, rendering, “blind” drawing, and self portraiture.

ART 5. Beginning Sculpture (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Basic sculpture techniques using a variety of media. Form in space using cardboard, plaster, and/or cement, wood and/or metal and other media.

ART 7. Beginning Painting (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to techniques and concepts in the practice of painting.

ART 9. Beginning Photography (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Introduction to the fundamental technical, aesthetic, and formal aspects of photography. Camera skills, film developing and printing in the black and white darkroom.

ART 103A. Intermediate Drawing: Black and White (4)

Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 2. Advanced study of drawing composition using black and white media.

ART 105A. Advanced Drawing (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 2; course 103A or 103B. Exploration of composition and process in drawing. Emphasis on the role of drawing in contemporary art and on drawing as an interdisciplinary practice.

ART 110B. Intermediate Photography: Digital (4)

Studio – 6 hours. Prerequisite: course 9. Comprehensive introduction to all elements of digital photography, including scanning, imaging software and printing.

ART 111A. Advanced Photography (4)

Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 9 and 110A. Restricted to Art Studio majors in pass 1. Special topics related to photography and contemporary art practice. Multiple projects in a variety of approaches. May be repeated two times for credit. 

ART 121. Reinterpreting Landscape (4)

Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 2, 7. Interpretation of landscape through painting, drawing, and related media. Emphasis on the integration of historical, cultural, natural, and artistic contexts. May be repeated for credit one time. 

ART 125B. Intermediate Printmaking: Intaglio (4)

Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 11. Metal plate etching, aquatint, hard and soft ground, burin engraving and related printmaking techniques. May be repeated for credit one time.

ART 142C. Cont Issues in Ceramics (4)

Studio—6 hours.  Prerequisite: course 8. Individual studio work in conjunction with readings, field trips, critiques and writing about contemporary ceramic art. 

ART 151. Intermediate Sculpture (4)

Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 5. Individualized explorations through multiple projects in a variety of sculpture media and techniques. Builds upon technical skills and concepts covered in course 5. May be repeated one time for credit when topic differs.

ART 152D. Advanced Sculpture: Metals (4)

Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 5, 151. Technical aspects of the use of metals in contemporary art practice. Projects assigned to demonstrate the evolution of concepts and processes. May be repeated for credit one time. 

ART 171. Mexican and Chicano Mural Workshop (4)

Studio—8 hours; independent study—1 hour. Prerequisite: Chicana/o Studies 70 and/or written consent of instructor. The Mural: a collective art process that empowers students and people through design and execution of mural paintings in the tradition of the Mexican Mural Movement; introduces materials and techniques. May be repeated one time for credit. (Same course as Chicana/o Studies 171.

ART 195. Expanded Field: Artist Lecture Series (1)

Lecture/Discussion. Exploration of the expanded field of practice, theory and criticism in the visual arts. Presentations and discussions with professional practitioners in the field.

ART 290. Graduate Seminar (4)

Seminar—3 hours. Original works produced for group discussion and criticism; associated topics of a contemporary and historical nature.