ARTS 373Mixed Media

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In this course students will explore traditional as well as nontraditional materials used in historical and contemporary works in mixed media. Through exploration, application and the analysis of historical and contemporary models, the student will be provided the necessary formal theories and techniques used to resolve and understand the process and practice of works produced in mixed media. Formal elements and principles of design will be utilized and students will use construction methods to develop critical and analytical skills to produce well-crafted and theory based projects. Historical and contemporary methods using the application of modern technical advances in construction will be demonstrated and used in this class. Students will become familiar with their environment; real life experiences in order to develop a sensitivity and awareness of the physical world. The student will be encouraged to visit art installations, art exhibitions and artist lectures. Students will come in contact with existing constructs in mixed media represented by installations from biennial and triennial exhibitions around the world. Line, plane, volume, mass, space, texture, color, balance, aesthetics and relationships of 'form and function' will be utilized. Students will have the opportunity to produce works that will be cohesive to their own artistic visions, through research, art history and art theory. Exploration in this coarse will include; 20th & 21st century art making in Media Intervention, Performance Art, Political Art, Green Works, Assemblage and various art and artists applicable to the individual students interests. Prerequisites: Arts 171 There is a $110 fee associated with this course.