Foundation Arts Courses
The objective of the Foundation core is to develop and expand students' visual thinking through a critical examination and practice of methods and processes of creativity. The Foundation core is a prerequisite to the Fine Arts and Communications Design programs. The Foundation core helps freshmen evaluate their previous art experience and become grounded in the underlying concepts, principles and history of the visual arts. Students move on to specialization in their sophomore year.
FDC 143
Figure and General Drawing I
4 credits
Figure Drawing
In figure drawing, an understanding of the human body is developed in all its aspects — what the human body is, what it is made of, how it moves, and how it exists in space. The model’s poses, at first, are simple, becoming more complex as skill and understanding develop. The emphasis then shifts to the entire space of the page, the model within that space, and the relationship of one figure to another.
General Drawing
In general drawing, exercises move from a simple description of the object (its texture, weight, volume) to the relationship of two or more objects in space, and the understanding of space in multiple space relationships, and finally, to the organization of the entire drawing surface. Emphasis is on the reality of drawing as against the reality of nature, stressing that the drawing process is both inventive and analytical. The student learns to develop line and tone to arrive at an integrated image and to work with a variety of media, including charcoal, inks, conte, and oil crayon.
FDC 144
Figure and General Drawing II
4 credits
This is a continuation of 143.
FDC 157
3-Dimensional Design I
3 credits
Three-Dimensional Design introduces students to the materials, techniques and ideas that comprise the three-dimensional world of "made" things. Of course, natural forms are also considered. The basic abstract components: line, plane, mass and space are examined and explored through assignments and research. A three-dimensional sensibility is progressively developed when the basic components are manipulated by the effective use of direction, balance, axis, orientation, relationship; in other words, organization (composition). The aesthetic consideration of materials and tools in this context adds to the expressive equation of three-dimensional study. The process may begin with concept, material or observation; it continues by way of lectures, demonstrations, critical analysis and class discussion until each project is crafted to completion.
FDC 158
3-Dimensional Design II
3 credits
This is a continuation of 157.
FDC 163
Light, Color and Design I
3 credits
Two-dimensional form, color structure and composition are investigated here through many ideas and principles. Emphasis is on training the perception of the way color relationships affect optical as well as psychological dynamics. A primary component of the course is the study of the many ways that light modulates our perception of color and form. Using art and nature as sources, students employ a variety of mediums to explore sensory and emotional, as well as intellectual, aesthetic concepts.
FDC 164
Light, Color and Design II
3 credits
This is a continuation of 163. In the second semester, the course concentrates on the ways, both historical and experimental, of manipulating the two-dimensional surface to explore its endless expressive and structural possibilities.
FDC 180
4-Dimensional Design I
2 credit
Through the use of computers, video, photo, sound, and lighting equipment, students are introduced to basic concepts of art and design in space and time. Assignments direct students in creating works that utilize attributes of time and movement, elements of moving image; serial, sequential, and narrative ordering, still and moving image editing, sound and image relations, and object and event analysis. In focusing on the relations between studentsÂ’ spacing and timing skills, the 4-D course extends and supplements the other Foundation courses, and prepares students for further work with time-based media.
FDC 181
4-Dimensional Design II
2 credits
This is a continuation of 180.
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