ART

371.131

STUDIO DRAWING I (2) Hankin    Limit 15 per section  This course focuses on developing fundamental drawing skills for the student with little or no previous studio experience. Basic concepts of form and composition will be taught through exercises based on the book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and with the aid of still-life setups and live models.

ATTENDANCE AT 1ST CLASS IS MANDATORY

Sec. 01

02

T 1-4:30

Th 1-4:30

371.133

PAINTING WORKSHOP I (2) Hankin   Limit 12  Prereq: 371.131 or equivalent.   This course offers the fundamentals of oil painting techniques for the serious student with minimal prior studio experience. Observational skills are taught through the extensive use of still-life setups, with particular attention paid to issues of light, color, and composition. Slide lectures and museum trip give students an art historical context in which to place their own discoveries as beginning painters.

Sec. 01

W 1-4:30

371.134

PAINTING WORKSHOP II (2) Gruber  Limit 12     Prereq: 371.133 or equivalent.   Students who have mastered basic painting skills undertake sustained projects, including portrait and plein air landscape work. Slide lectures and handouts deepen students' appreciation of representational traditions. Advanced techniques, materials, and compositional issues are also investigated.

Sec. 01

M 2-5:30

371.145 (H)

INTRODUCTORY PHOTOGRAPHY (3) VanRensselaer/Castro/Berger  Limit 15 per section   An introduction to the intensive classroom environment of photography from a fine arts perspective. Students learn basic camera handling through technical exercises and, with the instructor’s guidance, work on projects which expand a personal vision. Darkroom skills not required: students will use a variety of photographic materials specific to their projects.

Digital camera Required for Sec. 03 - for more information go to the following web site: http://www.jhu.edu/~artwork/courseList

Students must have either a 35mm camera with  manual aperture and shutter speed or a digital camera with same.   ATTENDANCE AT 1ST CLASS IS MANDATORY

Sec. 01

02

03

Th 2-5

Th 6-9pm

W 2-5

371.146 (H)

BASIC BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY (3) Berger   Limit 7 per section   An introduction to the technical and creative process of producing black and white photographs. Working in the darkroom, students learn the fundamentals of film processing and print development. In-class critiques, discussion, and analysis of historic images develop critical vision. With the instructor’s guidance, students work on a project of their choice and produce a portfolio of 10 mounted prints.  Students must have a 35mm camera with manual aperture and shutter speed .   ATTENDANCE AT 1ST CLASS IS MANDATORY

Sec. 01
02

F 10-1
F 2-5

371.147 (H)

WHERE ART MEETS ARCHITECTURE (3) Schiffman     Limit 15    Students will address two- and three-dimensional problems (usually abstract) in exploring issues common to architecture and the fine arts, among them space, structure-form relationships, ornament, figure-ground relationships, light and shadow, and perspective. Thinking three-dimensionally will be more important than drawing skill. Course canceled 5/31/06

Sec. 01

Th 1-4

371.149 (H)

VISUAL REALITY (3) Bakker   Limit 12  Prereq: Imagination,  Freshmen by permission only  
In art, "Realism" is a simulation of visual reality. But art can also simulate alternative realities, those realities or truths which exist only in daydreams or nightmares. In this class, we will learn to explore and create representations of these additional moments of existence. This will require thinking creatively or "outside the box," a useful skill in any field. Using a variety of media, students are asked to solve problems to which there is no one correct answer.

Sec. 01

F 1-4

371.151 (H)

PHOTOSHOP AND THE DIGITAL DARKROOM (3)  Berger   Limit 10 In this course, students use Photoshop software as a tool to produce images from a fine art perspective, working on projects that demand creative thinking while gaining technical expertise. Run as a companion to traditional photography classes, students will make archival prints, have regular critiques, and attend lectures on the history of the manipulated image and its place in culture. Students will look at art movements which inspire digital artists, including 19th century collage, dada, surrealism, and the zeitgeist of Hollywood films. They will meet with artists who work in this medium as well as visit the BMA to see its growing collection of digital images. Students must have a digital camera. Prior knowledge of Photoshop is not required.

Sec. 01

Th 10-1

371.154 (H)

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR (3)  Ober   Limit 12 Watercolor is simultaneously the most accessible of all painting media and the most misunderstood. Through a structured approach of demonstration and experimentation, and also by examining master artists, students will explore a wide range of approaches to watercolor. Technical aspects include painting techniques, properties of transparent and opaque media, color mixing, and types of paper. Students will also learn how to observe interactions of color in nature and to use these color relationships in figurative and abstract works. Painting indoors and out, students will explore subjects of still life, landscape, and portrait in increasing degrees of complexity as the semester progresses. Students will keep a sketchbook journal to record their visual thoughts and to collect and catalogue their newly acquired vocabulary of techniques and skills. Course added 6/01/06

Sec. 01

Th 1-4