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First Year Studio: Overview
First Year Studio Two-dimensional The First Year Studio two-dimensional sequence focuses on the development of representational accuracy, linear perspective and expressive qualities of line, while exploring conceptual ideas in drawing. As the sequence progresses studio problems expand to include a careful study of chiaroscuro, understanding form and space through the visual element of value, and an in-depth study of color theory. Problems are both design-oriented and representational in nature. First Year Studio Three-dimensional The First Year Studio three-dimensional sequence is designed to introduce and familiarize first year art majors with formal 3-D design issues and materials and processes through diverse applications. Studio problems explore the principles of design through the use of line, plane, form, and space. Course projects are designed to provide students with hands on use of materials, tools, construction methods and processes. Students engage in topical discussions, group critiques and begin to establish a personal vocabulary. First Year Studio Introduction to Visual Language This lecture class provides students with a strong initiation to the many facets of art, focusing primarily on the last hundred years. Slides and films supplemented by dialog acquaint students with traditional forms, procedures, and aesthetics existing today within painting, sculpture, crafts, and graphic design. Students become familiar with the faculty, curriculum, and language of the Department. Introduction to the History of Art This lecture course introduces the history of art by investigating the ways in which art has developed and functioned within past and present world cultures. It also examines the changing methods of interpretation that are elicited from the study of the art of the past and used in the contemporary discipline of Art History. |