Courses Offered
EXPLORATORY ART
EXPLORATORY ART (H0705) INTRODUCES THE STUDENT TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THREE ART MEDIUMS. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF ART WILL BE EXPLORED. STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO CREATE TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL ART USING A VARIETY OF MIXED MEDIUM. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF ART HISTORY CONCERNING EACH MEDIUM. THE STUDENT’S AESTHETIC AWARENESS WILL BE APPLIED IN THE CREATION OF THE TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL ARTWORKS.
BASIC DRAWING
EXPLORATORY ART (H0705) INTRODUCES THE STUDENT TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THREE ART MEDIUMS. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF ART WILL BE EXPLORED. STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO CREATE TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL ART USING A VARIETY OF MIXED MEDIUM. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF ART HISTORY CONCERNING EACH MEDIUM. THE STUDENT’S AESTHETIC AWARENESS WILL BE APPLIED IN THE CREATION OF THE TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL ARTWORKS.
BASIC DRAWING
BASIC DRAWING (H0713) EMPHASIZES THE USE OF MEDIA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND THE ABILITY FOR EYE-HAND COORDINATION TO RECORD IMPRESSIONS AND THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS IMAGINATIVELY AND REALISTICALLY IN A TWO DIMENSIONAL FORM. ALSO TO BE ADDRESSED ARE THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN, STYLES OF DRAWING,AND SIMPLE PERSPECTIVE.
CRAFTS 1
CRAFTS 1 (H0715) DEVELOPS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN AS RELATED TO CREATIVE CRAFTS. STUDENTS WILL APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN TO PRODUCE USEFUL AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS FROM A VARIETY OF MATERIALS: PAPER, WOOD, METAL AND FIBERS. STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION THAT REFLECT TRENDS IN THE FIELD AS WELL AS THE TRADITIONAL CRAFT AREAS.
ADVANCED CERAMICS/SCULPTURE
ADVANCED CERAMICS/SCULPTURE (H0725) FOCUSES ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS LEARNED AT THE INTRODUCTORY LEVEL. STUDENTS WILL APPLY THEIR SKILLS TO CREATE MORE COMPLEX PROJECTS REQUIRING THE COMBINATION OF HAND-BUILDING TECHNIQUES, INTRICATE DETAILING AND FINER CRAFTSMANSHIP. STUDENTS WILL BE MADE AWARE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE.
ADVANCED DRAWING
ADVANCED DRAWING (H0726) REVIEWS CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES COVERED IN BASIC DRAWING. EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON DEVELOPING AN ORIGINAL APPROACH TO DRAWING BY REQUIRING THE STUDENT TO SOLVE ARTISTIC PROBLEMS USING HIS/HER EXPRESSION AS THE PRIME ELEMENT. ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO WORKING WITH MORE COMPLEX COMPOSITIONS, INCREASING KNOWLEDGE OF PERSPECTIVE DRAWING, USING ADVANCED MEDIA TECHNIQUES, STUDYING COLOR AND ITS APPLICATION IN GREATER DEPTH AS WELL AS EXAMINING AND ANALYZING WORKS OF THE OLD MASTERS.
PAINTING
PAINTING (H0727) INTRODUCES THE STUDENT TO THE BASIC CONCEPTS ESSENTIAL TO PAINTING. DIFFERENT PAINTING TECHNIQUES ARE APPLIED FOR ALL STUDENTS TO UTILIZE THE ART ELEMENTS AND THE ART MEDIA TO PRODUCE ARTISTIC LANDSCAPES, STILL LIFE, AND ABSTRACT CONTEMPORARY STUDIES. THE STUDENT’S AESTHETIC AWARENESS WILL BE APPLIED TO THE SKILL OF PAINTING A PICTURE.
CRAFTS 2
CRAFTS 2 (H0728) REINFORCES AND BUILDS ON KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS LEARNED AT THE INTRODUCTORY LEVEL. ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS WILL BE USED FOR PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ORIGINAL CRAFT PIECES. PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE APPLICATION OF DESIGNS TO TEXTILES, NOVELTY CONSTRUCTION AND TEXTURAL EFFECTS AND EXPLORATION OF CURRENT TRENDS IN CRAFTS.
SCULPTURE
SCULPTURE (H0729) WILL INTRODUCE THE STUDENT TO THE WORLD OF THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM AND SPACE. PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE USE OF WOOD, METAL, PLASTIC, PLASTER AND CARDBOARD. THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES RELATED TO EACH MATERIAL WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
SCULPTURE (H0729) WILL INTRODUCE THE STUDENT TO THE WORLD OF THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM AND SPACE. PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE USE OF WOOD, METAL, PLASTIC, PLASTER AND CARDBOARD. THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES RELATED TO EACH MATERIAL WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
ADVANCED PAINTING
ADVANCED PAINTING (H0735) REVIEWS AND REINFORCES CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES LEARNED IN THE BASIC PAINTING COURSE. EXPLORATION AND EXPERIMENTATION WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AN ORIGINAL STYLE WILL BE STRESSED THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF THE COURSE.
DIGITAL ART AND MEDIA I
DIGITAL ART AND MEDIA I (H0738) IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DISCIPLINED ART STUDENTS WITH INTRODUCTORY EXPERIENCES UTILIZING COMPUTER HARDWARE AND GRAPHIC SOFTWARE PROGRAMS TO CREATE DIGITAL ART. STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO STUDY A VARIETY OF DIGITAL MEDIA, OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OTHER IMAGES AND MANIPULATE THEM USING HGH-END SOFTWARE PROGRAMS.
DIGITAL ART AND MEDIA II
DIGITAL ART AND MEDIA II (H0739) IS A CONTINUATION OF DIGITAL ART AND MEDIA I. IT IS DESIGNED FOR DISCIPLINED ART STUDENTS WITH AN AESTHETIC AWARENESS OF MEDIA AS AN ART FORM ON AN ADVANCED LEVEL. IT WILL PROVIDE EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN GRAPHIC MEDIA/ADVERTISING. STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE ADDITIONAL ADVANCED COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMS TO CREATE GRAPHICS AND DIGITAL IMAGES.