STUDIO ARTS
*There is a per semester lab fee of $75.00 for students taking one or more studio arts classes.
CRN |
92297 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 001 |
Title |
Foundations: Doll Making |
Professor |
Bernard Greenwald |
Schedule |
Wed 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Fisher |
The human figure is the most evocative and psychologically compelling motif in the history of Western Art. It is represented in painting, sculpture, photography and film but is also seen as effigies, funiary monuments, amulets, scarecrows, mummies, cartoon characters, golems, monsters, mannequins, puppets, robots, extra terrestrials, toys, etc.-and dolls. This course will explore the expressive possibilities of the human form by moving beyond the separation of these various traditional figural genres. Students will begin with instruction in figure drawing from life and proceed with making three dimensional figural experiments using traditional and non-traditional materials. We will regularly use writing and reading aloud to further explicate the intentions of the work. We will look at the human figure in its myriad representations in the history of art. We will experiment with movement, masks, costumes, performance and outdoor pieces much exceeding human scale. The course will require reading in psychology and art history, a research paper and we will present visiting lectures from various disciplines.
There are no prerequisites for this course. Students will be chosen on the basis of the diversity of their backgrounds.
CRN |
92307 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 001 |
Title |
Foundations |
Professor |
Nayland Blake |
Schedule |
Th 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
An exploration of visual language through the making and study of images - photographic, drawn, printed, painted, and modeled in three dimensions. The course is open to all students and is a requirement for all prospective art majors. There is no requirement of ability or prior knowledge or experience, only a serious commitment to discovering the resources of visual art, its practice and history.
CRN |
92310 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 001 |
Title |
Foundations |
Professor |
Medrie MacPhee |
Schedule |
Fr 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Fisher |
See description above.
CRN |
92293 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 100 |
Title |
Introduction to Cybergraphics |
Professor |
Hap Tivey |
Schedule |
Fri 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm HDR 106 |
Cross-listed: Integrated Arts
An introduction to graphic creation using the computer as a compositional tool; basic computer skills are required and minimal ability in Photoshop or a comparable application is recommended. The imaging potential of a variety of graphic applications will be discussed and demonstrated during the first half of the class. The second half will focus on individual projects with an emphasis on printing.
CRN |
92291 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 101 |
Title |
Painting I |
Professor |
Kenneth Buhler |
Schedule |
Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Fisher |
Through lectures, demonstrations, exercises, and assigned projects, students will experience and explore color mixing and handling as well as different attitudes towards art and painting. There will be a review of various composition/color organization principles as they relate to painting. Work will be done on a variety of supports including canvas, wood, and paper. Assignments will cover projects dealing with observation and various aspects of abstraction.
CRN |
92295 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 101 |
Title |
Painting I |
Professor |
Laura Battle |
Schedule |
Tu 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
This course is an introduction to fundamentals of painting, with an emphasis on working perceptually from still life, landscape and the figure. Students will explore composition, color, gesture, surface, shape, space and volume simultaneously to developing a personal train of thought in their work. It is essential that students be open to exploring new approaches to working up an image beyond the unfortunate "outline and fill in" directive initiated in early childhood. We will work in oil paints, on small as well as very large canvases. During the latter part of the semester, each student will focus on a single subject in a series of related works. No prerequisites, although a background in drawing is helpful. Bear in mind the high cost of large stretchers and oil paints.
CRN |
92299 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 101 |
Title |
Painting I |
Professor |
Joseph Santore |
Schedule |
Wed 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Fisher |
This course is an introduction to the language and methods of constructing a painting. Working from still life, landscape, and model, students examine fundamental principles of color, form, space, and composition, both formally and for their expressive potential.
CRN |
92309 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 105 |
Title |
Sculpture I |
Professor |
Nayland Blake |
Schedule |
Fr 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Fisher |
A practical and systematic study of the generation of volume, from drawing, through linear and planar construction (wood, glue gun) into (clay) modeling and (plaster) casting and carving. We will work on the realization of such concepts as solid and void (space); mass and gravity' axis (direction) and movement; compression and expansion; working in clay and plaster, with the complementary study from art and nature.
CRN |
92286 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 107 |
Title |
Basic Drawing I |
Professor |
Edward Smith |
Schedule |
Mon 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
This course will primarily be concerned with the figure and location of space. The emphasis will be on spatial articulation and formal concerns. There will be assignments involving transcribing master works. Enrollment: 8 to 10 students.
CRN |
92300 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 107 |
Title |
Drawing I |
Professor |
Alan Cote |
Schedule |
Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fisher |
This drawing studio class will observe and interpret the landscape space through the relationship of objects in nature. Moving inside we will work perceptually with the basic structure of the human head and continue on to the figure with its proportions in the interior space. This studio class is open to non-majors. *Needed supplies: 18" x 24" or larger white bond paper in a pad or 50 sheet package, -soft charcoal - jumbo and vine (large & small) -various erasers (mars, gum or pink pearl)
CRN |
92288 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 109 |
Title |
Printmaking I: Woodblock Print |
Professor |
Bernard Greenwald |
Schedule |
Mon 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
Woodblocks were used to make the earliest prints and yet this seemingly simple medium has enough nuance and expressive possibility to continue to attract artists from Durer to Gauguin, Beckmann, Hokusai, Frankenthaler, Kiefer and Stella. In this course we will use it to reinterpret an old master painting to produce a woodblock book, a poster and personal images in monochrome and color. We will experiment with various woods and papers and learn hand printing and printing on the press. Students will need to supply their own tools, wood, paper and band aids.
Prerequisite: Foundations or a background in drawing and painting.
CRN |
92302 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 109 |
Title |
Printmaking I |
Professor |
Lothar Osterburg |
Schedule |
Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fisher |
This class gives the students an introduction into the print techniques possible at Bard. The first part of the semester will be dedicated to mono printing and woodblock. In both techniques multiple run color printing will be introduced. In the second part of the semester primarily drypoint techniques in intaglio will be explored, but the basics of etching techniques will be introduced as well.
CRN |
92298 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 200 |
Title |
Art II: Color Studio |
Professor |
Kenneth Buhler |
Schedule |
Wed 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Fisher |
This course investigates color - its' behavior, interaction, history, and meaning. Though designed primarily as a studio course, there will also be required readings and class discussions. Systems and meanings of color have changed throughout history and they chronicle the variety of religious, scientific, and philosophical beliefs that have given rise to them. Texts will include; Color And Culture by John Gage, Chromophobia by David Batchelor, and The Primary Colors and The Secondary Colors by Alexander Theroux. In the studio, students will explore color interaction directly in projects that include the color investigations of Joseph Albers and Johannes Ittens. The student will gain experience learning to see, understand, and utilize color. The goal is to develop a working knowledge of color as it may be applied in any visual discipline. A final project will be based upon the students' visual and historical research done in this class. Materials required will include gouache, brushes, paper, and a box of Color-Aid. This is a 200 level course without prerequisites.
CRN |
92308 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 201 |
Title |
Painting II |
Professor |
Laura Battle |
Schedule |
Th 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
This course will begin with the model to further develop essential painting skills. Gradually we will move towards working non-perceptually, and towards doing more independent work. Students must be self-motivated and obsessive. Bear in mind the high cost of oil paints and large stretchers.
CRN |
92294 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 205 |
Title |
Sculpture II: Figure |
Professor |
William Tucker |
Schedule |
Tu 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
This class will be based on the representation of the figure in sculpture. Students will be expected to make extensive studies in drawing from the model, as a basis for making whole and part figures in clay or plaster.
CRN |
92289 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 207 |
Title |
Drawing II |
Professor |
Bernard Greenwald |
Schedule |
Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Fisher |
Intended for the sophomore/junior level student. This will be an exploration of materials ranging from traditional drawing media to collage, transfers, and low-tech printmaking. In addition, students will develop a large body of related work drawn from a single subject. We will not work perceptually, but instead will work from memory, dreams, and texts. Students will be expected at the outset to purchase a ream of good quality paper (100 sheets) as well as a range of art materials.
Prerequisites: Drawing I or Printmaking.
CRN |
92301 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 207 |
Title |
Drawing II |
Professor |
Joseph Santore |
Schedule |
Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fisher |
Students will be working directly from life using models, stilllifes and large-scale spatial structures. The focus will be on spatial relationships, composition and structure. Students will be using different materials (charcoal, pencils, cut paper, ink, etc.) while attempting to experience a wide range of mark making possibilities. They will explore different ways of making form by utilizing light, space and air while also addressing the problems of scale and investigating the potential power and pressure of how marks move across the picture plane. Students will be encouraged to keep sketchbooks and there will be work assigned outside of class.
CRN |
92306 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 209 |
Title |
Printmaking II |
Professor |
Lothar Osterburg |
Schedule |
Th 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Fisher |
Building on techniques learned in previous printmaking classes (intaglio and woodblock or screen printing) this class will explore multiple plate color printing. Even though there is room in this class to cover new techniques, students should know basic platemaking and printing techniques, and are expected to work independently in them.
CRN |
92304 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 300 |
Title |
Cybergraphics III:Virtual Sculpture |
Professor |
Hap Tivey |
Schedule |
Wed 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Fisher |
Cross-listed: Integrated Arts
This course employs 3-D modeling programs for the development of hypothetical structures and environments. Through mid-term the class will include instruction in the use of basic and advanced 3-D applications. The second half of the class focuses on creation of digital structures and their image placement in real or virtual environments. Emphasis on scientific source material.
CRN |
92292 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 301 |
Title |
Painting III |
Professor |
Alan Cote |
Schedule |
Tu 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
This advanced studio class will be based in painting concepts chosen, talked about, written down, and painted by the student with criticism, recommendations, and suggestions by the instructor. There will be a proportional number of in class critiques throughout the semester. The student should have previously taken Painting II. Non-majors are accepted by permission of the instructor. For the first class, bring two recent paintings.
CRN |
92305 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 301 EM |
Title |
Art Talk |
Professor |
Judy Pfaff / Elizabeth MUrray |
Schedule |
Th 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Fisher |
This is an all day class that will include trips to New York City museums and galleries, visiting artists to the Bard Campus and individual and group critiques.
CRN |
92303 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 305 |
Title |
Sculpture III |
Professor |
Kenji Fujita |
Schedule |
Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fisher |
"In Between Painting and Sculpture" is a studio class for students who want to make sculpture that is directly related to painting. This includes wall sculpture, reliefs, painted sculpture, installation and other three dimensional objects that are engaged with the pictorial space of painting. We will look at Cubism, Constructivism, Pop Art, Assemblage and Specific Objects to see how painting and sculpture have been combined, and the kinds of formal challenges that this has generated. Students will work on self-generated projects, but there will also be some in-class assignments, slide presentations and a trip to galleries.
Prerequisite: Sculpture I and level II studio course, or by permission of instructor.
CRN |
92285 |
Distribution |
F |
Course No. |
ART 307 |
Title |
Drawing III: Drawing Sources |
Professor |
Kenneth Buhler |
Schedule |
Mon 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fisher |
This advanced studio will explore the range of drawing in its traditional and experimental forms from the observed to the imagined. Particular attention will be given to exploring and expanding the sources of visual information upon which a student may draw for personal imagery. The goal is to help students locate ideas essential to their art and develop those ideas in processes of drawing. In addition to classroom assignments, students are expected to develop independent drawing projects in consultation with the professor. The students' response to specific works of art and artists will be explored in class presentations and a gallery or museum visit. Please bring 2 or 3 recent drawings to the first class. Prerequisites are Drawing I and Drawing II.
CRN |
92296 |
Distribution |
A |
Course No. |
ART 330 |
Title |
Junior Seminar |
Professor |
Kenji Fujita |
Schedule |
Tu 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Fisher |
2 credits In this course, students will examine the history of modern and contemporary art and at the same time explore the place of their own art making within that history. We will read and discuss important essays by artists and critics, present slides of the work of historically significant artists and participate in visiting artist lectures. Students will also show and critique their own artwork, present a personal art chronology, write an artist's manifesto and participate in a large end-of-the-semester group project.
This course is a requirement for all studio art majors. It will also be open to other arts division majors if space allows.
CRN |
92311 |
Distribution |
A |
Course No. |
ART 405 |
Title |
Senior Seminar |
Professor |
Medrie MacPhee |
Schedule |
Th 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Fisher |
1 credit All studio art majors (and interested photography majors) who are engaged in the Senior Project will meet for a weekly seminar/critique/discussion. The aim of the meeting will be to create a forum for the continual exchange of views and ideas among the senior students and to encourage and develop skill in articulating ideas in speech and writing. Its form and subject will change week to week, but will include writing assignments (toward "Word & Image" archive website); group critiques and discussion of student work; discussion of exhibitions on campus; discussion with guest speakers.
All studio art seniors must participate.