Creative Strategies

Catalog description

Part of the foundations core. Students explore different theories of creativity, examine the practices of contemporary creative thinkers, and learn skills required to successfully apply Creative Strategies in their lives. Through practical and theoretical applications, including both dialogue and art-making practice, students investigate the fundamentals of two-dimensional design and are exposed to the visual language and conceptual underpinnings that surround art and design. This course presents students with the tools to deal with visual materials in a knowledgeable and critical way, to obtain insight into the making and consuming of images, and to understand their historical and theoretical basis. Prerequisite : Admission to the department upon portfolio review or declared major in Art History and Criticism