ART 4360-1

Notice: It is the responsibility of the student to enrolled in the class by the add deadline (http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/pages/Deadlines.html). Late slips will not be signed by the department. It is also the responsibility of the student to make sure that dropping or withdrawing from the class has been officially completed in the Registrar's office.

Course Description
Advanced students will be expected to function more independently. The structure of the course will be established through discussion with the instructor who will evaluate strengths and weaknesses and suggest possible areas of study. This will be both a conceptual and technical assessment. Students will be expected to be more focused in their ideas and direction and have a greater commitment to the development of their work than beginning students. Students will be expected to build upon those techniques used in the beginning classes and develop a more sophisticated use of imagery.

This semester the Advanced class will be using the Epson 9800 printer as a focus of the class. The class will also be meeting with students from a digital chip design class from the computer science dept. The work created this semester could be the result of several different approaches.

One: Using the printer to produce colour prints up to 42 inches wide. These could be left as is or printed over with any of the print techniques. The printer inks are pigment based and water proof.

Two: Students will work with students from the digital chip class. Deciding how images may be altered by chip software and using current or new prints, as digital images that may be changed by the chip.

Three; Taking chip altered images and re-manipulating with regular printmaking techniques.

Four: Using the printer to produce quality positives which may be used for any phot-print techniques.

Five: Printing over regular prints with digital images.

Course Objectives

a. To further develop and extend personal ideas and language within your prints.

b. To discuss and analyse your ideas, and the ideas of others, more confidently both in individual and group critiques.

c. To understand and fully exploit techniques and materials so that your ideas can be fully realised.

d. To place printmaking in a historical context and understand its link to other disciplines.

e. To develop a professional attitude to the Printshop, and others, by using all printing equipment competently and safely.

Teaching and Learning Methods
Although there will be no restriction on the kind of imagery used you will be expected to discuss and support your ideas during regular class critiques. . The success of your finished prints will depend on careful preparation and will include keeping sketchbooks of ideas and collecting source material such as photographs, Books, Magazines, Sketches etc. In order that you are fully prepared you must bring this source material to each class. I will be available on an individual basis during class and will check on your progress during the projects.

It is important to note that all work should be original. Although photographs, or cuttings etc can be used as aids in the creation of your images the end result should not be an exact copy. Research is an important component of any Art process and the more time spent planning and developing an idea the more successful the finished image. Even though we will be using digital images, originality of concept will still be important.

I will be available during class to assist in technical or conceptual problems and can be contacted at other times by leaving a message in the Art office. Critics will be scheduled for times in class and will include all advanced students. Critiques will be every three weeks. Demonstrations will be provided for more advanced techniques, including photo processes.

I will also show slides and print portfolios during the semester to introduce different artists, historical and contemporary, and the various techniques they utilised to translate their ideas. I encourage questions during these periods to promote further discussion about the work. We will also arrange to visit the University museum print collection.

There will be a mid-term review of all work for the semester. This will give you and I the opportunity to check your progress and see where more input is required. Date to be decided. It is important to note that the time and energy you put into the projects will be reflected in the quality of your work and ultimately in your final grade. Patience and perseverance are required if you are to be successful. The techniques that we will cover are not difficult to learn but will require practice to fully exploit their potential.

Demonstrated Techniques

As relates to the Individual.

Attendance Policy
Your attendance is mandatory. The third absence without a written excuse will result in the drop of your final grade by one letter. The forth absence by another letter etc...
There is no limit to the number of absences with a genuine written excuse, however, if these become excessive you may have to drop the class.
All projects must be completed to receive a grade. Projects can be resubmitted for a better grade but redoing a project takes a lot of time!

20%            Development and interpretation of original ideas.
20%            Demonstrated knowledge of techniques.
20%            Participation in critiques.
20%            Presentation of work. Keep work clean.
20%            Professionalism within the printshop.

You will receive a grade for each project and your final grade will be an average of the semester grades.

“A” grades are given to those whose work is consistently above average both in conceptual and technical ability.

“B” grades are for those who complete the technical basics of the assignment with basic conceptual enquiry.

“C” grades are for work that is poorly executed and/or badly conceived and not researched.

All printing areas must be kept clean. This not only makes working easier but also makes it safer.
Be extremely careful when using the acids, presses, hotplates etc. the printshop only becomes unsafe when people are careless.

Cell phones etc

Please turn off all phones and pagers when in class. Do not make or receive calls when in class. You are in class to work and not cause distraction to others or interrupt critiques and demonstrations etc. They are allowed when using the printshop out of class.

Art News, Art in America, Flash Art, Printmaking today, Art Forum Grapheion etc... Some of these are in the Art Dept reading room.

Access to Studios/Labs/Equipment During Non-class Hours
Printshop is open 24/7. Get your U-Card keyed for the Art Building.

ADA statement
The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.

All written information in the course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services.

Semester:	Spring 2008	Instructor:	Asst. Professor Justin Diggle
Class time:	M W 12:55pm-3:55pm	Office:	ART Bldg 359
Class location:	ART Bldg 273	Office hours:	4pm to 5pm Mon. and Fri. in Printshop or Office
Pre- or Co-requisite:	1st Yr Pre-Art, Beg. Printmaking Courses	Telephone:	581-8096
Fulfills:	Art Credit	Email Address:	justindiggle@hotmail.com