STUDIO ARTS

*There is a per semester materials fee of $75.00 for students taking one or more studio arts classes.

CRN

13566

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 001 BG

Title

Foundations:Drawing and Writing

Professor

Bernard Greenwald

Schedule

Mon 1:30 pm -4:30 pm FISHER
This is a Foundations course where we will explore basic means for the 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

13574

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 001 ES

Title

Foundations

Professor

Edward Smith

Schedule

Tu 1:30 pm -4:30 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

13579

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 001 KF

Title

Foundations: 2D - 3D

Professor

Kenji Fujita

Schedule

Wed 1:00 pm -4:00 pm FISHER
An introductory studio art course that will explore visual language using traditional and non-traditional mterials and techniques. We will draw from both observation and the imagination to make art works in a variety of mediums. Attention will be paid to the interrelation between two-dimensional and three-dimensional work. No prior experience required. For prospective art majors and non-majors alike.

CRN

13568

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 100 HT

Title

Introduction to Cybergraphics

Professor

Hap Tivey

Schedule

Mon 6:30 pm -9:30 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

13581

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 102 AC

Title

Painting I

Professor

Alan Cote

Schedule

Wed 1:00 pm -4:00 pm FISHER
The content of the first five weeks will be flat shapes (2-dimensional) to be articulated in black, white and gray as observed in the tonal collages of the class subject. The fourth and fifth week will present color on the two dimensional collages. The student is expected to articulate tone and color with accurate interrelation. Outside of class for this period will include a tonal mix (black to white) on 1 & 2 inch squares, also a color range of complementary as well as analogous color. Black, white and grey still lifes will also be worked on outside of class in preparation for the following five-week sessions. The second five weeks will contain color in and on three-dimensional objects in actual space. These still life sets will start simple (a few objects) and continue to a more complex configuration with different surfaces, scale, and position. Outside of class work will complement the in class work. Alternate possibilities will refer to a historical model such as Cezanne or Chardin better to comprehend arrangement and approach. The last five weeks will approach the clothed figure including the head as subject. The outside problems will complement the in class work with alternative problems referring to historical models. The last week of the semester will be a final review of the semester's work done in an individual review with the instructor of twenty to twenty five pieces selected from the three segments of the semester work plus outside work. It is suggested that acrylic paint on white bond paper (spiral pad) be used for this class.

CRN

13577

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 102 KB

Title

Painting I

Professor

Kenneth Buhler

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

13572

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 106 AG

Title

Sculpture I

Professor

Arthur Gibbons

Schedule

Tu 1:30 pm -4:30 pm FISHER
In this course we will explore various aspects of three dimensional art making: linear and planar constructions with wood and other materials, clay modeling, plaster casting and assemblages with found objects. We will draw from various sources, such as the history of art, the study of nature, and the imagination.

CRN

13570

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 108 AC

Title

Drawing I

Professor

Alan Cote

Schedule

Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm FISHER
The first half of the semester 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. The second half of the semester we will observe and interpret the landscape space through the relationship of objects in nature. 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

13578

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 108 JS

Title

Drawing I

Professor

Joseph Santore

Schedule

Wed 9:00 am - 12:00 pm FISHER
Students will be working from still-lifes, figure models, 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

13571

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 109 BG

Title

Printmaking I

Professor

Bernard Greenwald

Schedule

Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm FISHER
This course is an introduction to making prints from metal plates: etching, drypoint, engraving, aquatint, mezzotint, monoprints, monotypes, and color printing. The history of printmaking will be discussed and there will be a visit to a museum printroom to examine masterprints. Students will learn about the archival care of works of art on paper. Some experience with drawing or painting is a prerequisite.

CRN

13582

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 109 LO

Title

Printmaking I

Professor

Lothar Osterburg

Schedule

Wed 1:00 pm -4:00 pm FISHER
This class gives the students an intoduction 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 will be introduced as well.

CRN

13576

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 200 HT

Title

Intermediate Cybergraphics

Professor

Hap Tivey

Schedule

Tu 6:30 pm -9:30 pm FISHER

Cross-listed: Integrated Arts

This is a studio level class with intensive instruction in three dimensional modeling and its application to video and printed images. Students must be proficient in Photoshop or a similar imaging program. Cybergraphics I is a recommended prerequisite but enrollment may be by permission of the instructor. The class covers creation of virtual models and environments, conversion to video for installation and projection, and advanced printing techniques.

CRN

13583

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 202 JS

Title

Painting II

Professor

Joseph Santore

Schedule

Wed 1:00 pm -4:00 pm FISHER
This course will further develop and explore 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

13569

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 202 KB

Title

Painting II

Professor

Kenneth Buhler

Schedule

Tu 9:30 am - 12:30 pm FISHER
While this course will extend the perceptual articulation and essential painting skills learned in painting I, class projects will also develop approaches to painting based in abstraction and in the imagination. Particular attention will be given to understanding the various roles that color can play in creating structure and meaning in a painting. Self-motivation, extensive outside-of-class work, and a commitment to acquiring the necessary physical materials are all requirements for this course.

CRN

13584

Distribution

n/a

Course No.

ART 206 KF

Title

Sculpture II: Soft Sculpture

Professor

Kenji Fujita

Schedule

Th 9:30 am - 12:30 pm FISHER
This course will focus on making different kinds of soft sculpture, both literal (as in the sewing together of soft materials) and visual (as in biomorphic forms that have a soft appearance). Attention will be paid to the historical context that this work is set in and how this kind of experimental work has represented both an extension of modernist sculpture as well as a break from modernism. In light of this, the class will use all three sculpture studios to make a range of works that addresses these ideas within the larger context of sculpture as a whole.

CRN

13564

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 208 AC

Title

Drawing II

Professor

Alan Cote

Schedule

Mon 1:30 pm -4:30 pm FISHER
The first half of the semester, concerned with mass, will involve various internal and external marking systems that will interpret the presence of the body with individually chosen concepts that focus on particular aspects of the specific pose and the visual communications of these drawn priorities. Weekly outside of class assignments will follow the in-class instruction throughout the semester. The second half of the semester will engage the drawn relation of the students' fixed position to the space of landscape, proceeding with the establishment of the ground plane and the location of the interrelationships of the base of the objects in the field of vision before the embellishment of the object with mark, tone, and textural interpretation. The semester's work will be reviewed during the last week of the semester. This review will consist of at least twelve drawings from each of the two sections including outside assignments; a total of twenty-five drawings. Material for the class will include soft charcoal, soft lead, newsprint and white bond paper. Higher grade paper and different marking materials to be encouraged on an individual basis, by instructor.

CRN

13471

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 230

Title

Sophomore Seminar

Professor

Tom Wolf

Schedule

Th 1:30 pm -3:30 pm FISHER

2 credits This class is designed to familiarize Studio Art majors with the leading artists and art movements of the twentieth centruy. The histroy of modern art will rapidly be surveyed with hundreds of slides, comments by the instructor and the class, and visits to New York museums.

CRN

13573

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 302 LB

Title

Painting III: Alternative Format Painting

Professor

Laura Battle

Schedule

Tu 1:30 pm -4:30 pm FISHER
In this course we will explore alternatives to the traditional single rectangle as a painting format. Multi-paneled paintings (such as dyptychs), shaped paintings, site specific wall paintings, as well as two-dimensional wall installations each pose different issues to consider, positing the image in relation to what exists beyond its edges. Simple methods for building shaped paintings will be taught as well as mural/fresco techniques. Prerequisites include two painting courses and/or demonstrated maturity and directions as a painter. By permission of instructor.

CRN

13587

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 303 M/B

Title

Art Talk

Professor

Laura Battle / Elizabeth Murray

Schedule

Th 10:00 am -4:00 pm .
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

13565

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 308 ES

Title

Drawing III

Professor

Edward Smith

Schedule

Mon 1:30 pm -4:30 pm FISHER
This is an advanced course. We will explore personal images and space in depth, using drawing as a primary focus.

The course will also involve written assignments, field trips and readings, beyond a deep commitment to drawing. There will be weekly critiques of assignments. There will be a large work load for this intense course.

Admission is limited and with permission of instructor.

CRN

13575

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 310 LO

Title

Printmaking III: Photogravure

Professor

Lothar Osterburg

Schedule

Tu 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm FISHER
This class will cover the 19th century process of the dust grain photogravure. Photogravure is a continuous tone photographic intaglio process. A copper plate is etched gradually from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights, producing a much wider range of tones than any other photographic process, from a deep velvety black to sensitive, bright highlights. Tonalities are created by an ink layer, gradually varying in depth. As beautiful as photogravure can be, it can be equally as hard, and perfect plates may be rare among beginning students. Students need to think about it's creative use, put all their energy on mastering the difficult process, but.

This class will require a great commitment in time, effort, investment into materials, and presence in class. The process will require a lot of practice, patience and planning.

CRN

13586

Distribution

F

Course No.

ART 350 NB

Title

Extended Media III

Professor

Nayland Blake

Schedule

Th 1:00 pm -4:00 pm FISHER

Cross-listed: Integrated Arts

A course to introduce students to art making practices that are not covered by traditional media. Students will examine the possibilities of performance, video, installation and a variety of conceptual approaches. Assignments will be wide ranging both within class and outside of it. Students should expect to bring to bear information gathering and research skills as well as an inventive spirit. Prepare to make art for unexpected situations. Focus will be on recognizing what characterizes an artists work across a variety of formats. Class is limited to 12 students. Admission by permission of the instructor.

CRN

13580

Distribution

A

Course No.

ART 405 MM

Title

Senior Seminar

Professor

Medrie MacPhee

Schedule

Wed 1:00 pm -4:00 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.