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.