There is a semester lab fee of $130.00 for students taking one or more studio arts classes. This fee goes towards the cost of equipment, supplies, models, props, visiting artists and field trips.

 

Course

ART 001 KB  Foundations: Colorama

Professor

Kenneth Buhler

CRN

90148

 

Schedule

Tu               1:30 -4:30 pm      Fisher Arts 141

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

The investigation of the exquisite potential of color is the focus of this class.  Color influences all aspects of our experience-perceptual, emotional, psychological, physiological, even spiritual.  Students will gain experience learning to see, understand, and utilize all the possibilities of color.  The goal is to develop a working knowledge of color as it may be applied to any visual medium.  The nature of assignments will range from vigorous color studies to train the eye, to forms of expression more personal and expressive in nature.

 

Course

ART 100   Cybergraphics I

Professor

Hap Tivey

CRN

90162

 

Schedule

 Wed           9:30 -12:30 pm     HDR 106

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

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.

 

Course

ART 101 BG  Painting I

Professor

Bernard Greenwald

CRN

90146

 

Schedule

Tu               9:00 - 12:00 pm   Fisher Arts 140

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This course will explore how color and paint can be used to express form, light and space with gouache (brilliant opaque water color) in order to produce many pieces quickly.  Students will respond to simple, traditional studio situations (still life, landscape, the figure), and we will work outdoors weather permitting. We will refer to the history of art and examples set by Old Masters.  Students will be graded on the basis of personal progress.

 

Course

ART 101 JS  Painting I

Professor

Joseph Santore

CRN

90141

 

Schedule

Mon            9:30 - 12:30 pm   Fisher Arts 140

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This course is an introduction to the language and methods of constructing a painting.  Students will be working with oil paint and will need the necessary equipment: brushes, paint, solvent, glass palettes, etc.  Students will be working with geometric forms in the beginning to learn structure and to study spatial relationships, scale and composition.  We will be working with a limited palette to begin with (black, white and grays) and the focus will be on the study of value.  We will slowly add color in an attempt to become familiar with the concept of temperature.  The idea is to slowly build toward the use of a full palette so that the complexities of color relations can be addressed toward the end of the semester.  The emphasis of this course will be on color and how color becomes light as well as the organization of shapes across the plane to create space.  We will be working with mainly still lifes but the last five or six weeks will be devoted to the figure.

 

Course

ART 105 DD  Basic Sculpture

Professor

Daniella Dooling

CRN

90144

 

Schedule

 Mon           1:00 -4:00 pm      Fisher Arts 138

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Through an exploration of materials, process, and site, Sculpture I will address several ideas relevant to contemporary art.  What is the relationship between form and content?  When does the process of making become more important than the “object” produced? What is the relationship of craft to art production?  How and when does installation become just another material?  How can one’s own body become both subject and site for a work of art? These ideas will be explored through a series of projects introduced through readings, slides of historical and contemporary art, and class discussion. Technical demonstrations will include woodshop, mold making, casting, and welding.

 

Course

ART 105 KF  Basic Sculpture

Professor

Kenji Fujita

CRN

90154

 

Schedule

Wed            1:00 -4:00 pm      Fisher Arts 138

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This is a studio art class in which students will be introduced to ideas and practices that are specific to modern and contemporary sculpture. Using different processes and techniques, students will explore the various ways that simple materials can be transformed into sculpture, from constructing and carving to casting and welding. Students will work with materials from a variety of sources: the art supply store, the building materials center and the 99-cent shop. Class time will consist of in-class studio work which will include demonstrations in mold making, light carpentry, welding and sewing.  Group critiques will be supplemented by presentations of relevant contemporary art and readings.

 

Course

ART 105 JS  Basic Sculpture

Professor

Julianne Swartz

CRN

90892

 

Schedule

Tu   9:00 – 12:00 pm  Fisher Arts 138

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This is a studio art class in which students will be introduced to ideas and practices that are specific to modern and contemporary sculpture. Using different processes and techniques, students will explore the various ways that simple materials can be transformed into sculpture, from constructing and carving to casting and welding. Students will work with materials from a variety of sources: the art supply store, the building materials center and the 99-cent shop. Class time will consist of in-class studio work which will include demonstrations in mold making, light carpentry, welding and sewing.  Group critiques will be supplemented by presentations of relevant contemporary art and readings.

 

Course

ART 107 BG1  Basic Drawing I

Professor

Bernard Greenwald

CRN

90160

 

Schedule

 Fr               9:30 - 12:30 pm   Fisher Arts 149

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Drawing is the basis of visual intelligence.  It enables us to envision and manipulate masses in space as light reveals them.  It is central to the foundation of all visual art.  This course will be based on perception, drawing from objects, the human figure, masterworks and interior and exterior spaces.  Students will learn to critique each other’s work orally and in written form, some drawings will be made collaboratively and we will explore making drawings that are very small and mural sized.  The work of draughtsman from the history of art will be analyzed and substantial work outside of class will be expected each week.  Students will be graded on their individual progress and improvement.  No prerequisites.

 

Course

ART 107 BG2  Basic Drawing I

Professor

Bernard Greenwald

CRN

90800

 

Schedule

Mon            9:30 - 12:30 pm   Fisher Arts 149

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Drawing is the basis of visual intelligence.  It enables us to envision and manipulate masses in space as light reveals them.  It is central to the foundation of all visual art.  This course will be based on perception, drawing from objects, the human figure, masterworks and interior and exterior spaces.  Students will learn to critique each other’s work orally and in written form, some drawings will be made collaboratively and we will explore making drawings that are very small and mural sized.  The work of draughtsman from the history of art will be analyzed and substantial work outside of class will be expected each week.  Students will be graded on their individual progress and improvement.  No prerequisites.

 

Course

ART 107 LB  Drawing I: Color Media

Professor

Laura Battle

CRN

90153

 

Schedule

 Wed           1:00 -4:00 pm      Fisher Arts 149

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Intended for the sophomore/junior level, this course will be an exploration of drawing materials ranging from traditional drawing media to collage and transfers.  We will not work perceptually, but rather from memory, dreams, texts, and from nothing at all.  Color theory will be examined and emphasized.  Students will be expected to purchase approximately 50 sheets of good quality paper and a range of materials.

 

Course

ART 107 SS  Basic Drawing I

Professor

Sigrid Sandstrom

CRN

90147

 

Schedule

Tu               1:30 -4:30 pm      Fisher Arts 149

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

The goal of this introductory course is to give students confidence and facility with basic technical and perceptual drawing skills and to further develop visual awareness. Focus will be on learning how to “see” in order to translate 3D objects into 2D equivalents. We will therefore be working from direct observation for a majority of the time. A variety of drawing techniques and media will be introduced. Regular critiques will be held, in which the students develop a useful vocabulary aiding them to further think about and discuss their art practices. Slide and video presentations will complement the classroom activity.

 

Course

ART 109  NL  Printmaking I

Professor

Nicola Lopez

CRN

90895

 

Schedule

Th   1:30 – 4:30 pm  Fisher Art 139

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This class give an in depth introduction to all basic as well as some advanced processes of intaglio, from drypoint to etching and aquatint to wiping and printing. We will also look at classic and contemporary use of intaglio by artists. Students will apply the learned skills on projects of their own choosing. Basic knowledge of visual language and drawing skills are required. Students must have had at least one prior art class at Bard, or show a portfolio prior to registration. Priority will be given to art majors. Expected material cost for this class is at least $100.

 

Course

ART 109 LO  Printmaking I

Professor

Lothar Osterburg

CRN

90155

 

Schedule

Wed            1:00 -4:00 pm      Fisher Arts

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This class give an in depth introduction to all basic as well as some advanced processes of intaglio, from drypoint to etching and aquatint to wiping and printing. We will also look at classic and contemporary use of intaglio by artists. Students will apply the learned skills on projects of their own choosing. Basic knowledge of visual language and drawing skills are required. Students must have had at least one prior art class at Bard, or show a portfolio prior to registration. Priority will be given to art majors. Expected material cost for this class is at least $100.

 

Course

ART 200 HT  Cybergraphics II: Human Figures in 3-D

Professor

Hap Tivey

CRN

90151

 

Schedule

Fr                10:00 - 1:00 pm   Fisher Arts 162

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Cross-listed: Integrated Arts

This class will explore the human figure in virtual space.  The primary software instruction will be in Poser, though students familiar with Maya, Modo or similar 3-D packages may elect to use them later in the semester.  We will begin by exploring methods of generating expression by shaping and texturing preset models.   Using these digital figures in virtual space we will compose drawings, paintings and choreographed animations.  This is a relatively simple 3-D tool and no prior experience in 3-D programs will be necessary; however, a firm grasp of basic computer skills will be required.  Photoshop ability is suggested, but not required.

 

Course

ART 201 JS  Painting II

Professor

Joseph Santore

CRN

90143

 

Schedule

 Mon           1:00 -4:00 pm      Fisher Arts 140

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This course is designed for students who are serious about painting, especially painting from life.  This course is a continuation of Painting I but the focus will be on the figure and we will also be working with still lifes. Students will be expected to be on time and have the proper equipment.  This includes a good assortment of brushes, a proper palette and the required colors.  We will be working for the most part on canvas, so students should know how to stretch and prime a canvas properly.  Some of the poses will extend over two weeks, which will allow students to begin to push their work into new places.  This class is for students who want to work hard and extend themselves.  Students should have experience in drawing.  There will be assignments, critiques and classroom discussions.

Prerequisite:  ART 101, Painting I

 

Course

ART 201 KB  Painting II: The Painterly Print

Professor

Kenneth Buhler

CRN

90156

 

Schedule

 Th              9:00 - 12:00 pm   Fisher Arts 140

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

A monotype (a.k.a. the painterly print) is essentially a printed painting. While it is technically the simplest form of printmaking , it is also the one that strives *to honor the individuality of the hand’s painterly impulse.  For this reason, monotypes are a wonderful tool for a painter to quickly develop ideas of color, light, shape, and composition that are not only informative to the painting process, but are an end in themselves.  This class will explore the process of the monotype in relation to painting using both traditional techniques and experimental ones that evolve in response to the pursuit of student’s individual ideas. While specific assignments will be given in class, independence in direction and motivation is essential. This course’s success depends on the evolving dialogue between your visual ideas and the monotype process.  This means that you must come to this course with visual ideas that you intend to develop, whether abstract or representational, or both. Painting 1 is the minimum requirement but it is highly recommended that you have had some experience with the pursuit of individual ideas in painting.  Material needs will vary among individuals, but an array of oil painting materials and high quality paper will be required by all.

 

Course

ART 201 LB  Painting II: Abstr-ACT-ion

Professor

Laura Battle

CRN

90157

 

Schedule

 Th              1:30 -4:30 pm      Fisher Arts 149

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

The Latin word abstrahere from which the word abstract is taken means, “to draw from, to remove, the separate”. Catherine de Zegher writes that “inherent to these definitions in art is the notion that preceding the abstraction is something from which the form has been drawn.” This implies not only reference to something in “the concrete world”, but “the formation of an idea apart from any perceivable object, understood as thought itself.” In this course, students will explore both extracting from things in the real world as well as from the imagined one. Additionally, students will work to understand color theory, as well as the proper use of materials and techniques. Prerequisites are Painting 1, and preferably a drawing class as well. Students will be expected to build and stretch large canvases and to come equipped on a weekly basis with required materials, thus should budget accordingly

 

Course

ART 201 MM  Painting II

Professor

Medrie MacPhee

CRN

90150

 

Schedule

Wed            9:30 - 12:30 pm   Fisher Arts 140

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

How are ideas generated and developed for use through studies/drawings in Painting?  A course designed for students interested in developing a more comprehensive relationship between their drawing and painting as an ongoing thinking process.  Use of collage, photographs, mixed media and direct observation will be employed as a basis for research.  Out of this research a number of large finished paintings will be developed.

 

Course

ART 205   Sculpture II: Sculpture Through the  Photographic Lens

Professor

Lothar Osterburg

CRN

90163

 

Schedule

 Tu              1:30 -4:30 pm      Fisher Arts 142

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Andy Goldsworthy uses photography as means of preserving and showing his ephemeral sculptures to a broader audience.  Thomas Demand, James Casebere and Lothar Osterburg are known as photographers, yet they build elaborate sculptural sets just for the purpose of their photos.  In addition to this, Robert Parke-Harrison adds a performance aspect to his work.  Sculptors working as photographers can be traced back as far as Laslo Maholy-Nagy.  The camera allows a sculptor to show their work in a selected setting, rendering it inseparable from its environment by reducing it to a two-dimensional plane.  It is capable of preserving a specific aspect of time, making it permanent.  The photographic lens can obscure scale.  In this class we will create projects, which explore the relationship between the object of the sculpture, space and time, and it’s translation through the photographic medium.

 

Course

ART 205 DD  Sculpture II: Compulsive Process

Professor

Daniella Dooling

CRN

90145

 

Schedule

 Tu              9:00 - 12:00 pm   Fisher Arts 142

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Chewing, welding, washing, licking, sewing, casting, baking, eating….This course will focus on how an artist’s process and the qualities inherent in specific materials can combine to create works of art.  Through a series of projects, we will investigate the notion of “process” as it was defined in the late 60s and how it has evolved into its current manifestation in the practice of contemporary art making.

 

Course

ART 207 KB  Drawing II:Drawing from Nature

Professor

Kenneth Buhler

CRN

90166

 

Schedule

 Wed           1:00 -4:00 pm      Fisher Arts 140

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

The term “drawing from nature” here is used both literally and figuratively.  Part of this drawing course is analytical in nature and utilizes perceptual work (including observation through microscopes) to acquire visual information about basic structures in nature, growth patterns, and other phenomena less than immediately apparent to the eye.  In addition to the perceptual work, this visual data will be adopted for continued exploration on individual drawing projects.  Drawing I, the love of natural forms, great patience, and good basic drawing skills are required.

 

Course

ART / IA 300 HT  Major Conference: Digital Graphic / Text

Professor

Hap Tivey

CRN

90159

 

Schedule

 Th              1:30 -4:30 pm      Fisher Arts 162

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

Cross-listed: Integrated Arts

This class will address the theory, tools and techniques employed in the digital creation of graphic/text artwork.  Using computer software and digital printers we will examine various approaches to creating image/text combinations in the traditions of graphic novels, manga, and contemporary painting.  The most important software will be Photoshop and students must have a basic understanding of that package.  Software instruction will include more complex strategies in Photoshop as well as introductions to Illustrator, Manga Studio, Poser, and Zax Animator.  Although animations are a potential area of expression, this class will focus primarily on printed images, alone, and in sequence.  The class will explore theories of how realism, iconography, and cartoon illustration intersect text as an art form.

 

Course

ART 301 SS  Painting III: Large Scale

Professor

Sigrid Sandstrom

CRN

90152

 

Schedule

Wed   9:30 - 12:30 pm  Bard Exhibition Cntr

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

This course is designed to enable students to work large scale and to facilitate the possibility of continuously working on one piece over a longer period of time. The class will be conducted in the Red Hook Exhibition Center. Each student will be provided with a larger wall on which he/she will work with a few larger pieces through out the semester. We will look into a variety of previous and current large-scale approaches such as: panoramas, set-design, murals, billboards, graffiti etc. Students are expected to purchase material for 3-5 very large paintings. Students may work on paper, canvas (or drop-cloth) or directly on to the wall. This upper level class expects the students to work independently with dedication and commitment.

 

Course

ART 305   Sculpture III

Professor

Judy Pfaff

CRN

90161

 

Schedule

Fr    9:30 - 12:30 pm  Bard Exhibition Cntr

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

An advanced level sculpture course taking place in the Red Hook Exhibition Center and dealing with all aspects of construction in a wide variety of materials, especially metals and plastics: actual and illusionary movement, the dynamics of scale in relation to the body, light as transparency and reflection, and the communication of energy through the articulation of space.

Open to 8 technically qualified students.

 

Course

ART 307 NE   Drawing III:  Master Class

Professor

Nicole Eisenman

CRN

90149

 

Schedule

Tu               1:30 -4:30 pm      Fisher Arts 140

Distribution

OLD: F

NEW: Practicing Arts

How do you draw the unexpected, the unseen, the absent?  With an emphasis on the figure, we will explore unorthodox methods of addressing these questions.  Through all wet and dry media all the design elements that make a drawing will be deconstructed.  Doodles, landscape, photography, unlikely materials, drawing that segues into sculpture, radical shifts in scale will be employed. 

Prerequisite: Drawing I and Drawing II with an interest in figuration

 

Course

ART 330   Junior Seminar

Professor

Medrie MacPhee

CRN

90164

 

Schedule

 Tu              5:00 -7:00 pm      FISHER

Distribution

OLD: A

NEW: Analysis of Art

2 credits  In this required course, art majors will examine modern art from a practioner’s perspective, exploring and articulating ideas and methods of art making and their own place within that history.  The course will include slide presentations, readings, visiting artist lectures, some writing and visual presentations by students on their own work and the work of other artists, and the Junior Seminar Holiday Crafts Fair.

*This course is a REQUIREMENT for all Junior or Sophomore II studio art majors.  If you will be a Sophomore II in the fall, you should sign up for this course, unless you are taking Sophomore Seminar.  It will also be open to other arts division majors if space allows.

 

Course

ART 405   Senior Seminar

Professor

Arthur Gibbons

CRN

90165

 

Schedule

 Tu              5:00 -7:00 pm      Fisher Arts 165

Distribution

OLD: A

NEW:

Senior Seminar is a component of the Senior project and is an integral part of the 8 credits earned for Senior Project.  The Seminar will focus on Studio Arts faculty and visiting artists presenting their life and work.  Exhibitions in the fall and spring semesters will draw students out of their studios well before the presentation of the senior show.  Readings and a writing workshop will be assigned and scheduled.  *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. Exhibition Center in Red Hook will be required to register and participate in all aspects of Senior Seminar.