ARTS 344
Abstraction Fall 2014
Division I
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The Clark Art Institute will open its new galleries with “Make It New”, an exhibition of post-war, American abstract art. This exhibition will include 35 works by a diverse selection of artists including Jo Baer, Lynda Benglis, Sam Gilliam, Yayoi Kusama, Joan Mitchell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Alma Thomas. This studio workshop for intermediate and advanced drawing, painting and sculpture students will use the exhibition as a source for studying the content and design principles that define the genre. Among the concepts to be explored are color theory, field composition, gestural painting and minimalism. Weekly assignments, including an oral presentation on an artist in the Clark exhibition, will be given over the first eight weeks of class. The final four weeks will be dedicated to independent projects. Short, informal responses to weekly readings are also required.
The Class: Format: studio
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 1102
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on the quality of the visual projects, the oral presentation, the reading responses and the student's participation in class discussion
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: ARTS 230, or a 200-level painting class or a 200-level sculpture class, or permission of the instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Studio Art majors, seniors, juniors, sophomores
Materials/Lab Fee: a lab fee of approximately $275 to be added to the student's term bill
Distributions: Division I

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