Art Studio 1

Course Description:

This is a one year course in which students can earn 4 credits. Studio art, art history, art criticism, and design aesthetics will be addressed through a variety of experiential exercises and long-term projects. This is a course for both the beginner and the more practiced artist. Student will learn formal composition strategies and how to use the Elements of Art and Principles of Design within a piece effectively to achieve a distinct style and express intended concepts. Students will stretch and explore by creating work that expresses a wide variety of styles and compositions. Students will experience a wide range of mediums from charcoal and graphite, to painting, paper marbling, pastel and mixed media. Reading, writing, and verbal articulation about aesthetics, art history, and artistic practices are woven into the curriculum. Students will describe, analyze, interpret and judge professional and peer artwork as well as write reflections on personal artwork and processes. At the end of this course, each student will have the ability to identify, list and execute the basic elements and principles of two dimensional design. Students will be asked to supply their own acid free, spiral-bound sketch book for this class and are required to take a written midterm and final exam.