Art 114 F3, Drawing – Fall 2001 – 3 credits
Room 306 DeRicci Hall
Tuesday/Thursday, 9:00 a.m.- 11:40 a.m.
Office Hours: 45 minutes after class and by appointment
Course Fee: $15.00
COURSE DESCRIPTION / GOALS
An introduction to the study of drawing for non-art majors/minors. Course involves contour, gesture and value drawings. We will use physical materials to express both form and content. You will learn how the artmaking process can be used as a tool to understand your own creativity and instinctual self-awareness.
As an educator in the field of art, I will share expertise that I have acquired over many years. However, I firmly believe in maintaining an egalitarian relationship between students and myself. For me one of the main joys of teaching has been the realization that I continue to be a student as well.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Understanding art as a method of knowledge and a process involving an integration of intellect and emotion.
2. Developing skills and techniques unique to the drawing process.
3. Exploring your background/self through the vulnerability of artmaking.
4. Appreciating multiple genres and interdisciplinary work.
5. Insight into being a student/artist and what that might mean for your future.
6. Creating a new body of work.
Edwards, Betty, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Berger, John, Ways of Seeing
Franck, Frederick, The Zen of Seeing
Janson, H. W., The History of Art
Shahn, Ben, The Shape of Content
• Semester Topics
1. Contour Drawing
2. Gesture Drawing
3. Value Drawing
4. Printmaking
5. Drawing and Art History
6. Drawing and Interdisciplinary Fields (photography, ceramics, video)
INSTRUCTIONAL NOTES
This course will be taught by one instructor using slide lectures, discussions and demonstrations. Group and individual critiques will be scheduled throughout the semester. A study of actual works (from the instructor’s own art collection) and museum/gallery/studio visits will enhance the learning within the classroom.
GRADING
10% Microjournals -
Throughout the term you will be asked to do short writing exercises called, "microjournals”. Your writing may consist of a brief summary of the main ideas from class or assigned readings, and/or questions you might have. You may also share reflections of your growing ability to appreciate art. Your writing should be done attentively, but quickly and freely. The main purpose of this assignment is to establish a means for maintaining a dialogue in the class. Microjournals should be handed in as you leave the class session.
70% Class Projects and Sketchbook Portfolio (will be explained in class)
20% Reading Assignments/Class Participation
* Your final grade will be reduced one/half letter grade for each unexcused absence.
* Your final grade will be reduced one letter grade for any tardiness after five times of being late for class.
Students will have the opportunity to evaluate the instructor and assess the course during the semester (midterm class communication form). Student feedback is encouraged.
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES
• Staffing: One instructor
• Enrollment: Limited to 15 students
• Class Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. This class requires participation by individuals and features lectures/demonstrations that cannot be “instant-replayed” or summarized for you later. Students are responsible for all material and assignments presented in class. Grades will be lowered for unexcused absences and tardiness.
• Classes: Two days per week; 1 1/2 hours per class session.
This syllabus is subject to minor changes to be communicated during regular class meetings.
If you have a documented disability which requires accommodations in this course, please contact Learning Support Services which is located in the Student Resource Center in DeRicci 206, 663-2281. They will work with you to provide appropriate accommodations. All information will be kept confidential.
Learning Support Services, located in DeRicci 206 (The Student Resource Center) and in Sonderegger 408, provides academic support for students. Peer tutoring is available in some introductory level undergraduate courses. Individual assistance in time management, study skills, and test-taking skills is also available. Please contact them at 663-2281 for more information.
As members of a scholarly community dedicated to healthy intellectual development, students and faculty at Edgewood College are expected to share the responsibility for maintaining high standards of honesty and integrity in their academic work. Each student should reflect this sense of responsibility toward the community by submitting work that is a product of his or her own effort in a particular course, unless the instructor has directed otherwise. In order to clarify and emphasize its standards for academic honesty, the College has adopted this policy.
The following are examples of violations of standards for academic honesty and are subject to academic sanctions: Cheating on exams; submitting collaborative work as one's own; falsifying records, achievements, field or laboratory data, or other course work; stealing examinations or course materials; submitting work previously submitted in another course, unless specifically approved by the present instructor; falsifying documents or signing an instructor's or administrator's name to any document or form; plagiarism, or aiding another student in any of the above actions.
Schedule –– Art 114F3, Drawing –– Alan Luft
T Sept. 5 Introduction to the class; syllabus, schedule, etc.
Th Sept. 7 Introduction to an art collection
Primal Drawing Exercise with sticks.
T Sept. 12 Slide lecture: the elements and principles of art
Gesture Drawing Exercise (free drawing)
Th Sept. 14 Videotape: Keith Haring
Upside down drawing exercises
T Sept. 19 Field Trip: LUM Museum of Art
800 University Avenue
(Drawing/print room)
Th Sept. 21 Value Study Exercise
Videotape: Chuck Close
T Sept. 26 Value Study Exercise: A Study in Graphite
Th Sept. 28 Slide Lecture: Introduction to the exercise
Value Study Exercise: Still Life
T Oct. 3 No Class (Instructor will be in Milwaukee for Art Meetings)
Th Oct. 5 Slide lecture: Drawing and Printmaking
Lino Carving Exercise
T Oct. 10 Lino Carving Exercise
Th Oct. 12 Lino Carving Exercise
T Oct. 17 Fall Break
Th Oct. 19 Studio Visit: Sister Chiara
Finish Printing Lino Exercises
Assignment: Postitive - Negative Space Exercises
T Oct. 24 Critique Lino Exercises and Positive - Negative Assignment
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Th Oct. 26 Photogram Exercises
Instructor's art as examples
T Oct. 31 Photo/Drawing Demonstration
(Note: Please meet in Room 333 DeRicci)
Assignment: Perspective Drawing
Th Nov. 2 Field Trip: Madison Art Center, 211 State Street
T Nov. 7 Free Day to complete assignment given on Oct. 31
Th Nov. 9 Critique: Photo/Drawing Assignment
T Nov. 14 Drawing and Ceramic Exercises
Th Nov. 16 Drawing and Ceramic Exercises
T Nov. 21 Videotape: M.C. Escher
Field Trip to EC Library to view Edgewood Collection as well as
Video Editing Suite
Th Nov. 23 Thanksgiving
T Nov. 28 Critique: Ceramic Drawings
Th Nov. 30 Assignment: Mixed Media Exercises
Work and Demo Day
T Dec. 5 Free Day to complete mixed media assignment
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Th Dec. 7 Critique: Mixed Media Assignment
T Dec. 12 Matting and Framing Demonstration
Th Dec. 14 Review Sketchbook Portfolios (You are required to bring in your semester's work.)
Clean Studios
Evaluations