DESCRIPTIONS


ARH 4135 Greek Sculpture. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 or CLA 2700.
 Greek sculpture from its beginnings in the Geometric
 period through the Hellenistic period. (H, I)
 ARH 4304 Italian Renaissance Architecture.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051 or the consent of
 the instructor.
 The architecture of the Italian Renaissance from the
 mid fourteenth century through the mid sixteenth
 century. (H, I)
 ARH 4310 Early Renaissance Art in Italy. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051.
 Italian art from 1200 to 1500. Emphasis upon painting
 and sculpture. (H, I)
 ARH 4312 Late Renaissance Art in Italy. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2151.
 Continuation of ARH 4310. Italian art and architecture
 from 1460 to 1590. Emphasis on painting and sculp-
 ture. (H, I)
 ARH 4331 Renaissance Art in Northern Europe. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2501.
 Sources and development of late 14th, 15th and 16th
 century art outside Italy. Emphasis upon painting and
 prints.
 ARH 4350 Baroque Art in Europe. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051.
 Continuation of ARH 4311-4331. European art and
 architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Emphasis
 upon painting and sculpture. (H, I)
 ARH 4431 Nineteenth Century Art. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051.
 European art and architecture in the nineteenth cen-
 tury. Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism,
 Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. Emphasis
 upon painting and sculpture. (H, I)
 ARH 4452 Early Twentieth Century Art. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
 Euorpean and American art from Post-Impressionism
 to 1945. Emphasis upon painting and sculpture. (H)
 ARH 4453 Mid-Twentieth Century Art. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
 Continuation of ARH 4452. Emphasis on American art
 from the 1940's through the 1960's. (H)
 ARH 4454 Late 20th Century Art. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
Continuation of mid-twentieth century art (ARH
4453). Main movements in international art since
about 1970 to the present. Focus is on the theory and
various expressions of Post-Modernism. (I)(H)
ARH 4710 History of Photography. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
Survey of major technical, stylistic, and critical direc-
tions in photography, nineteenth century onward.
ARH 4905 Individual Study. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: A major in art and permission of
the department chairman. This course may be repeated for
credit.
ARH 4930 Special Topics. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; May be repeated with change of content.
Rotating special topics in Art History.
ARH 4931 Art History Seminar. F, S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Art History Survey (ARH 2050-
2051). May be repeated with change of content.
In-depth discussion of selected field of art, either a
period and area or a topic. Analysis of art historical
writings through class presentations and written
papers. Offered by members of the art history faculty
on alternating basis.


Art
ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice:
Lecture. F.
 Credits: 3; Coreq: ART 1803C.
 This course introduces the concepts, theories and
 information for development in Art 1803C, the studio
 component linked with this visual arts foundation
 course. It is a forum for demonstrations, seminar
 activities and visiting speakers, as well as the more
 traditional lecture and visual aid format.
 ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice:
 Studio. F.
 Credits: 6; Coreq: ART 1802C.
 Small enrollment sections. Interdisciplinary, team
 taught, introductory studio experiences in a wide
 variety of media. In-depth exploration of creative
 processes principles of artistic integrity, and the
 nature of artistic meaning.
 ART 2001C Studio for Non-Majors. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 2; Prereq: None. This course may be repeated
 with change in content up to a maximum of 4 credits.
 An introductory studio course for the student who
 does not intend to major in art. Emphasis upon cre-
 ative expression rather than technical proficiency. Not
 available for credit toward a major in art. This course
 may be taken on the S-U option.
 ART 2100C Crafts. F, S.
 Credits: 3; This course may be repeated once for credit.
 Exploration in craft media such as leather, clay, reed,
 plastic, wood, and native materials. Attention directed
 toward creative design and function as well as crafts-
 manship.
 ART 2111C Wheelthrowing: Utilitarian Design I.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior level art major or consent of
 instructor.
 Basic studies in pottery: concentration on wheel
 throwing. An introduction to functional designing. A
 continuation of glazing and firing processes.
 ART 2122C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Development of objective and non objective sculptu-
 ral form using clay as the primary medium. Emphasis
 on 3D design.
 ART 2123C Ceramics: Form and Space.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Exploration of expressive manipulation of 3D form.
 Investigation of surface and color using clay bodies
 and glaze types.
 ART 2220C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Emphasis on visual analysis and symbol conceptual-
ization. Experiences in figure-ground, spacial concepts
and compositional dynamics.
ART 2238C Graphic Design: Letterform.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exploration of the expressive potential of letter form
as visual art. Emphasis on shaping and spacing forms
into meaningful communications.
ART 2280C Typography.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior level graphic design major
only.
Explores the visual organization and integration of
typographic information with images in printed docu-
ments. Nomenclature, mechanical processes, design,
and historical contexts are emphasized.
ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to descriptive drawing. Basic theories of
observation and depiction including perspective and
chiaroscuro.


ART 2306C Drawing: Movement and Motion.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Introduction to the principles of visual movement in
 2D art as well as the depiction of figurative gesture in
 drawing.
 ART 2400C Printmaking: Intaglio.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior level art major.
 Studio training in this basic printmaking process
 including dry point, etching, and color intaglio.
 Continued emphasis on artistic inquiry.
 ART 2401C Printmaking: Lithography.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior level art major.
 Studio and print shop training in lithographic tech-
 nique, including plate and stone methods. Emphasis
 on continued conceptual development.
 ART 2401C Printmaking: Figure Ground.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Exploration of Figure Ground theory as related to 2D
 visual design and picture making. Basic skills in relief
 printing; Linocut-woodcut.
 ART 2402C Printmaking: Color Theory.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Basic monoprint technique, methods and materials.
 Color theory as applied to printmaking and other art
 media.
 ART 2511C Painting: Investigations in Black and
 White.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 The organization of lights and darks in design and
 pictorial applications. Basic painting techniques in oil,
 acrylic, and gouache.
 ART 2512C Painting: Investigations in Color.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Investigation of color interaction and its role in pictor-
 ial composition. Exploration of color and light as well
 as the expressive use of color in painting.
 ART 2520C Figure Painting.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior level art major.
 The human figure serves as a formal and expressive
 motif as well as a departure point for creating individ-
 ual painting statements.
 ART 2685C Computer Art: Montage.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Introduction to tradition of artists' books. Emphasis
 on computer draw/paint techniques and scanners.
 ART 2686C Video Art: Montage.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Manipulation of video images with emphasis on story
 board, planning of action, and sequencing.
 ART 2701C Sculpture: Materials and Methods.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior level art major.
Problems in sculptural form and composition. Work
in plaster, clay, metal and other materials.
ART 2702C Sculpture 2.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior level art major.
Continuation of ART 3701C. Emphasis upon sculp-
tural materials. Mixed media, metal fabrication and
casting.
ART 2706C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An investigation into the co-shaping of form and
space in full 3 dimensions. Emphasis on additive and
subtractive processes.
ART 2708C Sculpture: Gravity and Buoyancy.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Based on objects that float, inflate or suspend. This
course examines weight, mass, and space as artistic
phenomena. Instruction in appropriate construction
techniques.


tt Grading is on S-U basis only.