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performance art and especially addresses issues of race, class, and gender
as they relate to the production and reception of art objects. This course
introduces students to art history as a discipline by focusing on art
historical methods and approaches. Suitable for non-majors. (CPA or
NTW)
113 Drawing 1 (2credits) Using black and white media as well as color
media, students work on advanced skills and development of content in
drawing during this seven-week course. Because the formal elements
(line, shape, value, texture, color, etc.) are investigated more deeply,
emphasis is placed upon creative pursuit of compositional variety, visual
cohesiveness, and the significant issues of content. Images and issues
from a wide range of cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts are
examined. Professional presentation of completed work is included. This
is a core course offered for art majors. Those who declare later should
take Art 113 as soon as possible in their academic career. (CPA) A section
of this course is offered as a FYS for incoming declared majors as a core
course and it should be taken in combination with Art 115 2-D Design.
115 2-Dimensional Design (2credits) Using black and white media as
well as color paint, students explore basic concepts in 2D design during
this 7 weeks course. The formal elements, their qualities and interactions
(line, shape, value, texture, mass, color, pictorial space, etc.) are
investigated in the creative pursuit of compositional variety, visual
cohesiveness, and issues of meaningful content. Images and issues from a
wide range of perceptual, cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts
will be examined. Recommended for non-majors or those with little
previous experience as well as those who declare the studio major after
their first semester at Hartwick. (CPA) A section of this course is offered
as a FYS for incoming declared majors as a core course and it should be
taken in combination with Art 113: Drawing I.
114 Drawing II (2 credits) Students continue to explore the possibilities of
drawing materials, using major subjects such as still life, interior space,
landscape, and the figure. Although the basic elements of picture-making (line,
shape, value, color, texture, mass) receive due consideration, emphasis is placed
on the development of composition, subject matter and ideas in order to seek a
balance between the advance of technical skills and the development of content.
Professional presentation of finished drawings will be included. The course
emphasizes solving problems creatively by employing compositional variety and
cohesiveness. Open to students with art backgrounds or previous experience.
Recommended for students with previous drawing experience. Prerequisite: Art
113. (CPA)
118 Web Development/Portfolio (4 credits) This course is intended
to provide the opportunity for students to produce a complete Web site
that will aesthetically present the work from their college career. The
course will involve readings in contemporary Web thinking, addressing
Web culture, business and future uses, training in the latest version of
Macromedia Dreamweaver, deployment of individual Web sites, and
training in the ongoing management of the site.
165 3-Dimensional Design (2credits) This course is an introduction to basic
elements of design in 3 dimensions. The students will explore the use of line,
mass, volume, implied motion, color and other design elements using wire, wood,
plaster and mixed media construction. To accomplish these goals the students
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