COURSES

A studio exploration of traditional drawing techniques and materials focusing on the realistic depiction of observed forms and objects. Using basic drawing materials, students will concentrate on the construction of still life objects, landscape forms, objects in nature and the human figure. Designed to provide a foundation for advanced study in art. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

A studio introduction to the basic elements of composition and visual organization. Based on work with point, line, plane and shape, this course will explore the fundamentals of design, perception and visual thinking while initiating the student in the use of design tools, materials and processes.

Course Co-requisite(s): ART 111.

A studio introduction to the design and organization of forms in space. Using a diversity of simple materials, students will learn to construct, carve, model and cast basic abstract and realistic forms. This course will explore the fundamentals of visual organization in relief as well as in the round. Materials may include clay, plaster, wire, cardboard, natural and found objects.

Course Co-requisite(s): ART 110.

A survey of Western art from prehistory through 16th century Mannerism. Emphasis is on the formal development of art and its connection to society through the examination of the visual arts as cultural artifacts. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

A survey of Western art from the 17th century Baroque to the present day. Emphasis is on the formal and technological development of art, both traditional and postmodern forms, in relation to society. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

A structured approach to drawing the human form. This studio will present a study of anatomy as it relates to the rendering of the head and figure. Students will use a variety of materials applicable to classical drawing techniques as they learn measurement, proportion and volume. Special emphasis will be placed upon the study of drawings of the masters since the Renaissance.

Course Prerequisite(s): ART 101, 110, 111.

A studio investigation of the principles and applications of perspective systems in both the fine and technical arts. Projects will include one-point, two-point and measured systems as they relate to freehand and formal design. Stress will be placed upon precision and systematic use of methods and mechanical tools. Students will study the development and history of perspective use by artists, designers and architects.

Course Prerequisite(s): ART 101, 110, 111.

Using basic painting materials this studio will explore the science, history, and applications of color mixing, color harmony and color perception. Projects will focus on both traditional approaches and contemporary effects of color use in fine and applied arts.

Course Prerequisite(s): ART 101, 110, 111.

Using basic painting materials this studio will explore the processes of painting as applied to traditional and contemporary approaches. Students will experiment with methods used in watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media. This course will stress the preparation of paper, board and canvas, constructing stretchers, matting and framing.

Course Prerequisite(s): ART 101, 110, 111.

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As a culmination of their study, seniors will select, research, produce, and exhibit an individual project related to the goals of their specific major and their individual interests. With subject matter approved by a committee of the division faculty, this project, part written research thesis and part exhibition, will be defended before a committee of the division faculty.

Course Prerequisite(s): Completion of the major course sequence.

An exploration of the fine arts through the processes and aesthetics of black and white photography with an emphasis on the technical skills required to express oneself through the medium. Concepts and theory are read, discussed, demonstrated, and applied through a series of visual problems. Student must have a 35mm single reflex camera (SLR) with a manual override. Fee. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

A general introduction to studio ceramics. Emphasis is placed on acquisition of hand building techniques, ceramic design concepts, development of individual design criteria, glaze experimentation, fundamental types of ceramic ware, and kiln procedures. Fee. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

This course is an introduction to the history and technique of botanical illustration. Emphasis is on the development of observational skills and how they can be refined and used in conjunction with basic drawing principles to create aesthetically pleasing and scientifically accurate depictions of botanical specimens. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

This course explores the diverse and fascinating world of textiles through an in-depth study of surface design techniques. Attention is given to the history, materials, and techniques. Attention is given to the history, materials, and techniques of different color application. This course explores traditional and nontraditional means of altering and enriching the surface of pliable materials using techniques such as wax resist, paste resist, silk painting, and the tied and shaped resist processes of Shibori. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

This course is an introduction to the creation of books from non-Western forms such as the scroll and side-stitch to the traditional hard-cover codex. Students will learn about the traditional book binder’s canon of materials and then explore how contemporary book artists have expanded this canon. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

This course looks at the vital role women have played as artists in Western society from the beginning of recorded history to the present day. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of the artist as a distinct product of her specific historical time and an exploration of the wide-ranging media she used, from clay and plant matter to embroidery, ceramics, oil paint, and digital media. This course partially fulfills Arts and Ideas requirement.

This class will help students to start thinking like an artist and designer. Adobe PhotoShop will be the main software program. The basics of image design including an emphasis on the creative process will be taught. Students will be encouraged to experiment and to create in-depth digital images. This course partially fulfills the Arts and Ideas requirement.

Course Prerequisite(s): PRS 201 for Public Relations majors only.

An interdisciplinary study of the influences politics has on art and the question of how art and politics inform the human search for truth through an investigation of artistic masterworks from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. Selected images of masterworks will be discussed and annotated. This course partially fulfills the Arts and Ideas requirement.

Course Prerequisite(s): ENG 101-102 or 110-111; or consent of instructor.

This course introduces the student to historically-accurate painting techniques such as fresco, encaustic, egg tempera, and gold leafing through primary text material and visits to the special collections of the Columbus Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and The Ohio State University Rare Manuscript Collection.

Course Prerequisite(s): ART 101, 110, 111, 260, 261.

This course is a studio survey of the traditional canon of printmaking methods. Students will be taught relief printing, monotype, drypoint, etching, and silk-screen and the history of the print as an art form. The student will spend half of the term working on Ohio Dominican University's historic intaglio press. Fee.

Course Prerequisite(s): ART 101, 110, 111, 156, 260, 261.