Individual Studio Critique & Review 1

Catalog description

This course focuses on the development of the MFA student’s individual art practice, establishing a general framework for the direction of their work and research, and developing a sustained and imaginative experimental approach. Students will meet regularly with their faculty advisor, providing a platform to present work, discuss the aesthetic, technical, and expressive concepts underlying it, and receive extensive, rigorous feedback. Students will also have opportunities for studio visits with external visitors, including artists, curators, and art historians, and periodically participate in group critiques with their MFA peers. Critiques offer constructive assessment of work-in-progress in relation to contemporary and historical practice, social and cultural issues, technical and formal concerns, and related interdisciplinary interests. Outside of these critiques, students will dedicate the class hours to art making in their studios. Students will develop the ability to analyze, interpret and critically reflect upon their work and others, in order to continually develop ideas and recognize opportunities during the work process. Students will increase their capacity to select and deploy materials, mediums and methods with sophistication and innovation, pushing into new terrains through a sustained ability to critically apply in-depth knowledge gained from a range of sources and contexts.