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will be introduced to concept development using drawing and research, a variety
of sculptural construction processes and safe use of basic hand and power tools.
203 Arts of the Americas (3 credits) This course surveys the arts of the
Americas from prehistory through the present. The course emphasizes the
native arts of the Americas in the broadest sense by examining the work of
native cultures, immigrant cultures with special attention to Latino art,
and the dominant white culture after the 15th century. Hence the course
contrasts Western arts with non-Western art in order to show how
different cultures make art for very different reasons. The course, like the
other art history surveys, addresses art historical methods and
approaches, definitions and concepts. Suitable for non-majors. (CPA or
NTW)
204 Women and Art (3 credits) This course studies women’s various roles in
the history of western and non-western art with special emphasis placed upon
underlying issues of racism and sexism in the modern and contemporary eras.
Although it focuses on women as artistic producers, it also addresses the way in
which women have been imaged by men. Various art historical approaches are
applied in order to examine the cultural, economic, political, and social
restrictions that have shaped women’s relationship to the visual arts in the past
200 years. (CPA or WHS)
206 History of Chinese Imperial Art (3 credits) The survey of
Chinese Imperial Art begins with Shang Dynasty pottery and bronzes
from the second millennium BCE and continues through 1912 and the fall
of the Ch’ing Dynasty. Chinese history, literature and religion will be
discussed in order to explain the works of art, their meaning and the
society in which they were produced. Open to all students. (NTW)
207 History of Photography (3 credits) This lecture course examines key
developments in the history of photography from its invention in 1839 to the rise
of postmodernism in the 1970s. Arranged chronologically, the course examines
recurrent debates in modern Europe and the U.S. regarding photography’s dual
status as an expressive fine art medium and objective historical document. It
likewise charts ongoing aesthetic disputes between proponents of “straight,”
unmediated photographic production and those who champion the
expressiveness of the manipulated image. (CPA)
209 The History of Architecture (3 credits) The course is designed to
address major architectural developments in world architecture with a
concentration on Western architecture. Students examine the monuments
in a cultural, social and political context. Open to all students. (CPA)
212 Drawing/The Figure (4 credits) Drawing from the human form,
students interpret the structure, anatomy, movement, mass, volume, and
weight of the human figure in various two-dimensional media,
emphasizing expressive and design elements. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite: Art 113 and 114 or by permission of the instructor. This
course is an alternative core requirement for studio art majors. Can be
taken at the 300-level with permission of the instructor to fulfill
intermediate level in drawing sequence for students concentrating in
drawing.
213 Digital Art & Design I: Typography(4 credits) This course will
investigate visual strategies for the design of graphic materials with an
emphasis on type, layout and presentation. Students will become familiar
with the vocabulary of typography as well as its history. Through in-class
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