STUDIO ARTS

Students enrolled in one or more studio arts classes will be charged a lab fee of $75.00 per semester.

CRN	93346	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 001 AG
Title	Foundations: Sculpture
Professor	Arthur Gibbons
Schedule	Tu 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	93341	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 001 BG
Title	Foundations: Drawing
Professor	Bernard Greenwald
Schedule	Mon 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm FISHER

This is a Foundations course where we will explore basic means for construction and manipulation of forms in space through drawing. We will work from nature, live models and reproductions of Old Masters, and we will use writing to share our ideas and clarify the creative process. There will be a museum trip, trips to sights as motifs and we will produce large scale drawings collaboratively and solo. This course is open to all students regardless of background.

CRN	93355	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 001
Title	Foundations: Digital
Professor	Paul Ramirez Jonas
Schedule	Tu 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Digital technologies are proving themselves indispensable in the creation of both still and moving images. This course will explore a more physical use of these technologies. Among other things, we will cover the use of micro controllers to sense the world, control motors and other devices and create interactivity. These skills will allow participants in the class to try their hands at robotics, physical computing or interactive installations. The emphasis will be on cheap hardware, free software, fast development and an all out effort to demystify technology.

CRN	93356	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 001 KF
Title	Foundations: Constructivism
Professor	Kenji Fujita
Schedule	Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm FISHER

Russian Constructivism was an avant-garde movement that emphasized a modern approach to working with forms and materials along with a belief that this work could be socially transformative. Constructivism informed the art of its day, from visual and applied arts to theater and film In this course, students will work on related group and individual projects, using drawing, painting, collage, sculpture and mixed media. They will also examine how the principles of Constructivism can be applied to other art forms. Open to all students.

CRN	93359	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 100
Title	Cybergraphics I
Professor	Hap Tivey
Schedule	Tu 10:00 am – 12:00 pm HDR 106 + 1 Hour Lab TBA

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	93350	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 101 JS
Title	Painting I
Professor	Joseph Santore
Schedule	Wed 9:00 am - 12:00 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	93360	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 101
Title	Painting I
Professor	TBA
Schedule	Fri 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm FISHER

CRN	93352	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 105
Title	Sculpture I
Professor	Paul Ramirez Jonas
Schedule	Wed 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm FISHER

This course will cover a core set of techniques that will allow participants to begin making form. These skills will include but not be limited to wood working, mold making, sewing, as well as an overview of all the techniques that can be found at Home Depot. Concurrently with this skill acquisition, two main ideas will be explored: 1. What is the relationship between form and content? 2. What is the relationship of craft to art making? In addition, there will be slides, videos, and some reading to illustrate the broad range of contemporary sculpture.

CRN	93339	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 105 ES
Title	Sculpture I
Professor	Edward Smith
Schedule	Mon 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm FISHER

CRN	93343	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 107 ES
Title	Drawing I
Professor	Edward Smith
Schedule	Tu 9:30 am – 12:30 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	93478	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 107 NE
Title	Drawing I
Professor	Nicole Eisenman
Schedule	Tu 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm FISHER

CRN	93344	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 109 BG
Title	Printmaking I
Professor	Bernard Greenwald
Schedule	Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 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	93353	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 109 LO
Title	Printmaking I
Professor	Lothar Osterburg
Schedule	Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm FISHER

CRN	93354	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 201 JS
Title	Painting II
Professor	Joseph Santore
Schedule	Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 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	93362	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 205 KF
Title	Sculpture II: The Mechanics of Organic Sculpture
Professor	Kenji Fujita
Schedule	Fr 9:30 am - 12:30 pm FISHER

In this course students will explore ways in which the idea of the Organic has been expressed in contemporary sculpture and then develop their own conceptual and material approaches to the subject using a range of tools and media. Students will use all of the sculpture studios (wood, metal, clay/plaster). In addition, they will use sewing machines, heat sealers, large fans, small motors and other non-traditional materials that will make it possible for them to extend the idea of the Organic into different areas.

Prerequisite: ART 105: Sculpture I, or permission of the instructor.

CRN	93667	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 205 PRJ
Title	Sculpture II: The Performative Object
Professor	Paul Ramirez Jonas
Schedule	Mon 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm FISHER

Process, Performance, Documentation, Relic, and the Object – this course will explore the increasingly blurry boundary between these categories. Although the course will be primarily a studio course, there will be some readings, presentations, and a lot of slides and videos on the historical background of this genre. The course is not media specific, all techniques used for making, documenting, or performing are welcomed and encouraged.

“Every object is an event…and every event has an object-like quality.” – George Brecht

CRN	93347	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 207
Title	Drawing II
Professor	TBA
Schedule	Th 1:30 pm – 4:30 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.

Prerequisite: Drawing I or Printmaking I.

CRN	93358	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 209 LO
Title	Printmaking II: Etching Projects
Professor	Lothar Osterburg
Schedule	Th 9:30 am - 12:30 pm FISHER

A project oriented class to develop imagery in intaglio. This class will deepen the skills and knowledge from Intro into Printmaking. It will cover advanced intaglio techniques such as white ground, viscosity printing, chine colle, and multiple plate color registration. The course will include field trips to print collections and the International Print Fair to look at prints in an historical and contemporary context.

Prerequisites: Printmaking I or by permission of the instructor.

CRN	93480	Distribution	A
Course No.	ART 231
Title	New York City Seminar
Professor	Elizabeth Murray
Schedule	Fri 11:00 am – 5:00 pm *

Having the opportunity to be led through the New York City art world by one of America’s foremost living artists is an invaluable experience for an undergraduate student. To see works of art first hand and through the eyes of Elizabeth Murray is within the great tutorial tradition of the sharing of ideas. The text, About Looking, by John Berger will be used, a journal will be kept, and a final paper written. Students will be graded based on their participation in the discussions. Open to 8 student, sophomore, junior or senior status.

(*There will be approximately 7 class trips into New York City. Transportation provided by Bard College. The Bard van will leave from the Fisher parking lot at 8:15 am on the Friday of each trip.)

CRN	93349	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 300 HT
Title	Cybergraphics III
Professor	Hap Tivey
Schedule	Tu 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm HDR 106

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	93348	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 301 AS
Title	Painting III
Professor	Amy Sillman
Schedule	Mon 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	93361	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 305 JP
Title	Sculpture III
Professor	Judy Pfaff
Schedule	Th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

“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	93345	Distribution	F
Course No.	ART 307 MM
Title	Drawing III
Professor	Medrie MacPhee
Schedule	Tu 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: Drawing I and Drawing II.

CRN	93342	Distribution	A
Course No.	ART 330
Title	Junior Seminar
Professor	Amy Sillman
Schedule	Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 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	93357	Distribution	A
Course No.	ART 405 MM
Title	Senior Seminar
Professor	Medrie MacPhee
Schedule	Wed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm FISHER

Senior Seminar is a component of the Senior Project and will no longer be a separate 1 credit seminar, but a combined 8 credits as part of the Senior Project. Any student registered in Studio Art Senior Project or any student of another discipline who has been granted studio space in either the Fisher Studio Art Center or the U.B.S. building in Red Hook will be required to register and participate in Senior Seminar.