Art Foundations: Methods and Techniques

Catalog description

ARTLA 20200 is the second part of the foundation-year course requirement for 42-credit BA and BFA art majors. This class is open to any student who has taken ARTLA 20100 or the equivalent. The class will be taught by one instructor who will introduce the student to the fundamental skills of drawing, sculptural methods, new genres technologies. Museum/gallery visits, and written analysis of exhibitions will be assigned to help build an understanding of how skill and technique are implemented in the conceptual creation of art. This is a baseline course, and will facilitate learning as the student progresses to one of our study areas of Painting, Sculpture, New Genres, Ceramics, Drawing or Printmaking.