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Academic Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MPPH377 Landscape Photo 3 cr.
A course designed to explore the contemporary landscape, both with the camera and through readings on the land and on environmental concerns. Emphasis is on student photographic work, discussion of imagery and literature, and developing a personal perspective on the human relationship to the land.
Prerequisites: MPPH240 and MPPH241 or permission of instructor.
Critique
Fall/Spring
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MPPH379 Image and Object 3 cr.
Image and Object is a cross-media course that examines some of the possible intersections of photography and sculpture. The course will provide demonstrations of a number of photographic and sculptural processes, lectures about artists who work with both mediums as well as critiques, field trips and visiting artists. The emphasis in this course will be on making hybrid objects, on the development of individual projects and critiques.
Prerequisites: Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH392 PH Course Assistantship
A course assistantship allows qualified
sophomores, juniors, and seniors to assist a
faculty member with whom they have studied
previously. Duties may include set up, assisting
with demonstrations and critiques during class
meetings. Course assistants may not grade
students. Students may register for only one
3-credit course assistantship each semester, and
no more than two such assistantships may count
toward degree requirements.
Students selected by faculty to be course
assistants submit a Course Assistantship form
with the faculty and chair’s signatures to the
Registrar during registration and no later than
the end of the Add/Drop period. Students who are
performing a Teaching Assistantship should follow
Independent Study procedures
Prerequisites: By Permission of the Instructor
Fall/Spring
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MPPH398 PH Internship 3 cr.
An internship is a supervised professional
experience that allows you to use classroom
training in a real work environment, develop your
skills, focus your career goals, and make
professional contacts.
MassArt offers students enrolled in a degree
program the opportunity to register an internship
for credit. An internship counts as 3 studio
elective credits. To receive credit, the
internship must meet our basic internship
requirements, be approved by a faculty advisor,
and registered before you start the internship.
Prerequisites: By Permission of Instructor
Fall/Spring
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MPPH399 PH Independent Study 3 cr.
Juniors and seniors who have a specific studio
project which cannot be accomplished within the
structure of a course may arrange to work with a
faculty member on an independent basis. The
Independent Study form (available in the
Registrar’s Office) includes a description of the
project. Students may take only one 3-credit
independent study each semester, and no more than
four independent studies will count toward the
degree.
Independent Study forms, with faculty and the
chair’s signatures, should be submitted to the
Registrar during registration and not later than
the Add/Drop deadline.
Prerequisites: By Permission of Instructor
Fall/Spring
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MPPH406 Polaroid 20X24 3 cr.
This course is centered on using the specialized Polaroid 20X24 camera. Students work directly with the instructor to create work based in the studio. Students will learn lighting and collaborative techniques unique to the Polaroid.
Undergraduate Elective
Spring
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MPPH450 Visiting Artist Seminar 3 cr.
This course introduces students to leading practitioners in the field of contemporary photography. Talks by visiting artists, historians and curators are organized by Instructors. On alternate weeks, the course breaks into sections to discuss the previous week’s lecture, assigned readings, view additional materials, or visit area exhibitions.
Prerequisites: enrollment with the same instructor in MPPH361, MPPH460 or MPPH461
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPPH460 Senior Projects 3 cr.
Students develop a specific project to be worked on throughout the semester and formally presented at final review. Weekly critiques of student work will be the emphasis of the course with time dedicated to developing artist statements, a written thesis paper, and preparation for a career in photography.
Prerequisites: MPPH260, MPPH261, MPPH360, MPPH361 and concurrent enrollment with the same instructor in MPPH450
Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPPH461 Senior Thesis 3 cr.
In the final semester of the major, students are expected to complete a body of work, participate in a class exhibition, finalize a written thesis and complete preparation for pursuing a career in photography. The class will consist of critique, slide lecturers, student presentations, and discussions on assigned readings.
Prerequisites: MPPH260, MPPH261, MPPH360, MPPH361, MPPH460 and concurrent enrollment with the same instructor in MPPH450
Critique
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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Studio for Interrelated Media |
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MPSM204 Lighting for Events and Installations 3 cr.
This course will explore the use of theatrical and commercial lighting, dimming and control units. The class will visit professional installations to learn the hardware and safety practices from working technicians. Students will design and build their own class projects.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM205 Stagecraft & Technical Production 3 cr.
This course aims to demystify basic lighting, rigging, sound and staging practices. Technical workshops will be conducted during class time where students work in teams to complete assignments. Demonstrations and lectures also include site planning, power distribution, and safety in the workspace. Students will prepare and present their own personal projects using the class as crew and SIM’s technology.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
Fall
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MPSM207 Beat Research 3 cr.
This is a studio course about electronic music and culture. Students explore the techniques of sampling, sequencing and drum programming using current music making software including Reason and Ableton Live. Most assignments involve the creation of music/sound but we also address techniques of video production and performance.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM209 Light as a Sculptural Element 3 cr.
To explore light as a sculptural element in art making, this class will focus primarily on the application of light as a transformative medium in all visual art practices. The class will examine the works of artists such as Thomas Wilfred, James Turrell, Ann Hamilton, Won Ju Lim, Diana Thater, Wolfgang Laib, Cai Guo-Qiang, Robert Irwin, Shirin Neshat, Bill Viola, Olafur Eliasson and many others. This course is designed to familiarize the student with a wide variation of art practices and to encourage a sense of discovery in relation to the medium of light and in everyday observations.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM211 Interrelated Media Practice 3 cr.
This is a critique studio course where students
produce and present interrelated media artworks in
progress and/or in final form. The course is
closely modeled after the Studio for Interrelated
Media Major Studio course, but with a smaller
class size. Additionally, rotating faculty also
present emerging topics related to interrelated
media for discussion and exploration. For SIM
Majors, this course provides a more intimate
setting to work through artworks in progress. For
Non-majors, it is an opportunity to expand one’s
artistic practice, interact with artists from
other disciplines, and refine public speaking
skills. There is no prerequisite and it is an open
elective.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
Fall/Spring
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MPSM221 Interdisciplinary Video 3cr
This is a studio course in which students learn
the basics of video production - from shooting to
editing to the use of effects and finally
publishing/screening final works. The class
explores the inclusion of video in installations,
live performance, and other experimental
applications. The contemporary practice of video
production is presented within the historical
context of the moving image from silent films up
to the modern Youtube era. Additionally,
introductory video mapping technologies and video
sound techniques are presented. The course
combines lectures, demonstrations, workshops,
visiting artists, and both collaborative and
individual assignments.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Undergraduate Elective
Every Other Fall
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MPSM222 We Are Pirates! : Appropriation, Decomposition and Interrelated Media 3cr
Appropriation, modification and trafficking of
imagesacross networks, systems and digital
devices have become a mass ritual of contemporary
social participation. While large media
conglomerates
make professional use of post production tools
for editing and enhancing each and every image to
which we are exposed daily, a large sector of
the population responds to this environment of
saturation by appropriating and trafficking
memes, video, animation and amateur photography.
Where do artists and designers fit within this
exchange?
What are the creative tools involved in the
market of piracy and uncreativity? Who owns the
images and cultural products we share everyday?
Students in this class explore the basics of
design fundamentals through a series of
decompositional exercises devoted to learning the
digital tools involved in the manipulation of
existing media, along with a
series of lectures and readings on piracy,
originality and contemporary
art and design practices. The class aims to stir
the imagination of the group and invite students
to embrace piracy as a learning process where
applications for digital production appear as
critical tools with a potential to respond to
their mere commercial use.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Fall
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MPSM272 Sound Performance 3 cr.
Students will learn elements of sound performance, technical considerations including vocal techniques, content development and presentational context. Students present live sound pieces on a weekly basis.
Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM273 Intro to Sound Studio 3 cr.
Students will learn principles of electroacoustic and digital sound processing, including audio recording, editing, mixing, and signal processing techniques. Students are required to present “live” or recorded sound pieces. Sound studio includes analog and digital synthesis, analog and digital recording and editing systems, signal processors. Weekly assignments. Fall term only.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM276 Studio for Interrelated Media/Major Studio 3 cr.
Sophomore Major Studio. This is a studio class in which individuals and groups present and discuss work in media of their choice such as audio, video, computer, performance, publishing, and production of events that interrelate media. Each week, student presentations of work are organized into performances and exhibitions produced by students who select, schedule and technically support the presentation. (SIM276, 376, 476)
Prerequisites: SIM majors only. Take two semesters of this course.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPSM277 The Moving Body 3 cr.
Movement is basic to all life, from the atomic to the astronomic level. This course explores the human body as an instrument for making art in space and time. Students will practice various physical disciplines based on contemporary dance techniques, yoga, and contact improvisation for example. They will be encouraged to observe movement in the world around them as source material. Students will work individually and in groups to create their own movement pieces. In-depth critiques, discussion, and revision of works will reinforce the importance of process in this class. Students will complete several short assignments as well as one final movement project of their own choosing. This course will also consider sound, objects, and environments in relation to movement. Students will be encouraged to make direct relations between their principal fields of artistic interest and time-based performance. Some readings and video will be included to introduce students to the various forms that movement has taken in twentieth century live art.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
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MPSM307 On the Spot 3 cr.
As human beings, we carry with us precious instruments for expression - the body and the voice. This course explores perception - looking and listening - as a tool for making instantaneous performance choices. We will work through a series of improvisational techniques from concepts of “action theater” to contact improvisation. Students will work individually, in duets, and in groups to explore gesture, space, time, energy, intention and the voice. We will experiment with the voice by “sounding” as well as by speaking. The course may also consider objects and environments in relation to performance. Students will be encouraged to make direct relations between their principal fields of artistic interest and time-based, improvisational performance. Some readings and video may be included to introduce students to the various forms that improvisation has taken in twenty-first century live art.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM311 Elec.Projects/Artists/Digital 3 cr.
This course introduces students to computer interfaces for connecting interactive sculpture,
performance and installation with software. Course content includes microcontrollers,
electrical sensors, custom-made circuits and programming. No previous programming experience is
necessary.
Prerequisites: MPSM-310 strongly advised but not required.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM313X Beat Research II 3 cr.
This course is designed for students who have already taken Beat Research I and wish to continue making art in a community of Beatmakers and electronic musicians. Emphasis will be on critiques, the sharing of advanced techniques and the organizing of media for presentation outside of the class (audio CD, video DVD, live performance etc)
Prerequisites: MPSM207
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM317 Event Planning and Production II 3 cr.
This is the second semester of a year-long course. This course is for those that are actively involved in organizing and producing events and exhibitions throughout the year. However the emphasis is on events that are complex enough that they require at least a year to plan. It is required for Eventworks producers and Godine Family gallery managers. Students will meet with the instructor one-on-one throughout the semester, additionally the class will meet periodically as a group to discuss general production issues. It is also open to those not involved in Eventworks or Godine Gallery but that have another event(s) in mind. By permission of instructor. This is a one-year long course.
Prerequisites: MPSM 319X Event Planning and Production
Lecture/Seminar
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MPSM336 Events Planning and Production 3 cr.
This course is for those that are actively involved in organizing and producing events and exhibitions throughout the year. It is required for Eventworks Producers and Godine Family Gallery Managers. Students will meet with the instructor one on one throughout the semester, additionally the class will meet periodically as a group to discuss general production issues. It is also open to those not involved in Eventworks or Godine Gallery but that have another event (s) in mind.
Prerequisites: by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
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MPSM337 Electronic Projects for Artists 3 cr.
The purpose of this studio course is to provide skills and information that will be useful for artists who use electronic devices in their artworks.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM338 Adv.Techniques/Sound Pro 3cr.
This is a sound production course offering advanced experience in sound recording and studio
techniques. Students will have the opportunity to work with multi-track recording, signal
processing, mastering techniques and surround sound production. Both the technical and
aesthetic aspects of creating sound works for a variety of mediums including music production,
sound art, installation and sound for moving image will be covered. Students will produce and
critique their work in the both the SIM Sound Studio, Design and Media Center and with the
Pozen surround sound systems. The course will included tutorials, individual exercises, group
projects, and guests from the sound production field.
Prerequisites: MPSM273
Spring Only
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MPSM342 Methods & Design/Art Exhibition 3 cr.
In this course, students will be guided through
the design/build fundamentals of installing an
art exhibit, preparing artwork for installation
and the construction methods used in producing
exhibitions. Students will have the opportunity
to learn new skills that can be applied to
preparing and installing their own artwork. The
course, which takes place in a classroom and
gallery setting, will start with an introduction
to the fundamentals (hardware, tools,
understanding basic floor plans, construction,
fabrication, sustainable materials, shipping,
lighting and basic A/V installation) followed by
a study of concept and design processes (exhibit
design, curation, registration), installation
procedures and finally, install/de-install a
professional exhibit at MassArt’s Bakalar and
Paine Galleries.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
Fall/Spring
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MPSM345 Internet Culture & Technology 3 cr.
This course will explore topics related to
artists’ use of the Internet as a medium for
creative production and distribution. Lectures
and discussions will cover topics relevant to
artists’ work on the Web including: social media,
the free software movement, censorship, humor,
streaming media, Net Neutrality, tele- robotics,
programming and web- based multimedia. Techniques
for creating web content will be demonstrated
using commercial and free software. Some examples
will involve writing code, but no previous
programming experience is assumed. All students
will be required to create a website as a final
project and after being given options, they will
be free to choose methods and content most
appropriate for their own process in the creation
of work.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
Fall
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MPSM346 Interdisciplinary Projects in Sustainability 3 cr.
Sustainable art and design focuses on how to leave our future more just,healthy and
environmentally stable than it is today. Through careful consideration of
materials,lifecycles,subjects, audiences,economies,and many other aspects of
daily life, we will imagine and make projects that address significant issues resulting from
environmental impacts on human and animal societies. Open to students from all departments,
this course focuses on developing projects in nterdisciplinary studio settings that address
issues of sustainability on our campus,in our city,and in the larger global context. Research
practices,collaboration and charrette forms will be explored through a series of assignments
leading up to a half semester independent project.
Through readings,field trips,studio vosots and critique,we will learn about revolutionary
projects in sustainability in design and art fields today. Open to juniors and seniors, this
class will allow students to work in the medium of their choice while focusing on research and
development in the area of sustainability.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Undergraduate Elective
Spring
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MPSM349 Performance, Art & Politics 3 cr.
In this studio course, students will be introduced to historical examples of politically-engaged performance art as a context for creating their own work. This will include the creation of original performance art works by adapting techniques which were developed by the Czech Underground which built a platform for the artists-run “Velvet Revolution” of 1989. For students without experience in video, the course will also introduce the basic tools and principles of video production.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM357 Experimental Ensembles 3cr.
Experimental Ensembles is an opportunity for students to collaborate in significant ways on
works that involve various groupings of student ensembles engaging in collective actions that are
both performance and non-performance based. The class explores the artistic practice of
conducting, composition, and collaboration along-side the experience of following the
direction of others in order to create an artwork that has a public impact. Students will have to
the opportunity to use each other as actors, agents, units, and parts of their creative vision
in varied environments and alternative spaces. Topics included the examination of historical
works that have emerged from: the Fluxus art movement; happenings of the ‘60s; performative
installation; live choral-based configurations; experiments with sound, light, motion, site, and
performance; as well as, alternative genres such as live cinema. An ensemble can be a Flash mob, a
gathering of organized movements and soundings on a park walk, mobile sculptural elements, or a
series of instructions that a group or public is asked to follow. We will work in large ensembles
and also experiment with smaller forms within the group.
Undergraduate Elective
Fall and Spring
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MPSM358 Immersive Media - AR/VR 3cr
Immersive media and the Landscapes of Augmented &
Virtual Reality
In this course, students have the opportunity to
survey the current state of augmented and virtual
reality tools and applications. The ever-changing
landscape of augmented and virtual reality offers
artists uncharted territory in artistic expression
and the opportunity to create a new artistic
language. This course provides a review of the
theory, history, and development of both AR and VR
while exploring the artist’s potential within
these mediums. Students are expected to make work
using video mapping, smart phone AR, and to
participate in VR sessions. The course includes
several visiting artists and professionals in the
field.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in video production.
Studio
Spring
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MPSM361 Investigations in Expanded Cinema 3cr
Expanded cinema can describe a film, video,
multi-media performance or an immersive
environment that extends the boundaries of filmic
concepts. In this course we explore elements of
light, motion, materiality, and sound to create
works that extend beyond the traditional cinematic
relationship between the audience and the screen
by considering the variables of space,
architecture, sculptural forms, and viewer
relationship. The course investigates how pre
cinematic forms can inform the post cinematic.
Much of our investigations focus on approaches to
physical installation that extend the notion of
the frame into multidimensional environments using
light, space, and architecture - concepts that can
also be applied to creating simulation media with
virtual and augmented reality technology.
Readings, research, and discussion will be an
integral aspect of this course. We also touch on
themes such as Post Cinema, Media Archaeology,
Time Space Compression, and Post Continuity. This
course is designed to familiarize the student with
a wide variation of art practices related to
contemporary installation and immersive notions of
art.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Fall
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MPSM376 Studio for Interrelated Media 3 cr.
This is a year long studio class in which individuals and groups present and discuss work in media of their choice such as audio, video, computer, performance, publishing, and production of events that interrelate media. Each week, student presentations of work are organized into performances and exhibitions produced by students who select, schedule and technically support the presentation. (SIM276, 376, 476)
Prerequisites: 6 credits of MPSM 276
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPSM392 SIM Course Assistantship
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MPSM399 SIM Independent Study
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MPSM402 Art, Life and Money 3 cr.
This course is targeted towards soon-to-graduate art students who are thinking about the practicalities of continuing life as in independent artist after art school. Throughout the semester students will meet graduates of the Studio for Interrelated Media as well as others pursuing unconventional artistic paths. Through discussion, presentations and field trips, issues surrounding the realistic struggles of maintaining life as an independent artist alongside the celebration of such a choice will be explored. The course will attempt to demystify tax responsibilities, non-profit organization opportunities, and grant-writing. Students will interview artists as well as research methods for balancing art, life and money after school. Students will also practice writing their artist statement and resume and create a personal five year plan using any media.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM404 City, Site and Public Practice 3cr.
This course explores examples of contemporary “social practice”, its historical precedents, and
current scholarly dialog on the topic. Social practice refers to the field of contemporary art
practice that moves between art and life. Often, it is created in communities and spaces
unaffiliated with traditional cultural institution and is frequently driven by an effort
towards social change. The projects are usually collaborations with practitioners from many
disciplines, are site-specific, and success depends on long-range planning and team
management. In this class, student will have the opportunity to design and model their own
socially-engaged, site-specific projects informed by the content of the course. The class will
include visiting artists, site visits, and assignments designed to give students access to
venues outside of their comfort zone. [Previously Titled Site and Social Engagement]
Undergraduate Elective
Fall Only
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MPSM404 Site and Social Engagement 3
This course explores examples of contemporary “social practice”, its historical precedents, and current scholarly dialog on the topic. Social
practice refers to the field of contemporary art practice that moves between art and life. Often, it is created in communities and spaces
unaffiliated with traditional cultural institution and is frequently driven by an effort towards social change. The projects are usually
collaborations with practitioners from many disciplines, are site-specific, and success depends on long-range planning and team
management. In this class, student will have the opportunity to design and model their own socially-engaged, site-specific projects informed
by the content of the course. The class will include visiting artists, site visits, and assignments designed to give students access to
venues outside of their comfort zone.
Studio Hybrid
Undergraduate Elective
Fall
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MPSM405 Publications: Print, Digital,PostDigital 3cr.
The rise of digital publishing, online media platforms, and mobile devices has radically altered the way we look at information, art and culture, while inspiring new uses and interpretations of print media. Artists and cultural producers everywhere are actively experimenting with alternative print and publishing practices that evoke analogue memories, critically document the present, or reformulate the future of the medium. These contemporary practices examine media sustainability, propose mediated participation and configure new social spaces for the dissemination and interchange of ideas.
In this context we will initiate our studies. This class proposes a collaborative studio environment in which we will investigate various printmaking techniques, examine the history of the medium, observe and critique its current state, and experiment with the different forms that compose the expanded field of contemporary print. Through studio and post-studio projects
students are asked to propose and discover alternative approaches to printmaking, cultural production and social engagement, while discussing issues of authorship, piracy,
reproduction, dissemination, interchange, and participation. [Formerly Titled: Expanded Print Media]
Undergraduate Elective
Spring Only
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MPSM406 Contemporary Art Issues 3cr
Students explore issues of theory, interpretation and criticism of contemporary art, focusing on developments since 1980. Contemporary and
historical readings along with in-class discussion and group presentations provide a basis for critically understanding one’s own
artistic practice in relation to other artists, as well as the culture at large. Students are exposed to writings, interviews, and artworks
representing marginalized populations and ideas often overlooked in mainstream historical sources. Throughout the semester, students
practice research and critical writing skills by observing and writing about the work on display throughout the campus as well as in galleries and
museums in Boston. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to experiment with methods for presenting and disseminating their writing.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Undergraduate Elective
Fall
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MPSM407 Advance Video Techniques 3cr
In this course students explore the latest
developments and possibilities in video image and
sound capture, editing, and screening. The
course explains the finer points of several types
of cameras and accessories accessible for student
use in the Studio for Interrelated Media
department equipment collection. Guests bring
workshops and demos of the cutting edge
applications in VR, immersive media and augmented
reality. Practical applications of video
documentation are taught via hands-on
collaborative projects documenting art projects
on campus. This is an advanced course for
students that already have some video skills in
place.
Prerequisites: This is an advanced course for
students that already have some video skills in
place.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Instructor’s Discretion
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MPSM408 Intensive Performance Art Studio 3cr
In this class, students develop and deepen ways
performance art fits into their practice. Through
class exercises, assignments, and personal
research, students investigate audience -
performer relationships, site-specificity, working
with extended duration, body awareness, risk
management, personae work, delegated performance
approaches, and documentation strategies.
Approaching performance art through a visual arts
lens, we investigate the history and contemporary
climate around the medium’s inclusion and/or
exclusion from institutional art contexts, public
space, and artist-run initiatives. Students
complete readings, writing assignments, follow a
course blog, and attend local art
exhibitions/events during the semester that will
be discussed in class. This course includes
guest-artist presentations, guest critics, and
significant student-led studio time. Students are
required to present works in progress and
developed pieces throughout the semester. Our
efforts culminate into a final event where
students share developed live works with the
public. In addition to exhibiting their own works,
students collaborate in the organization,
promotion, and documentation of this event.
Prerequisites: MPSM216 Performance Art Fundamentals or MPSM307 On the Spot
or Instructor Permission
Hybrid Studio Critique
Spring
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MPSM409 Mining Meaning 3cr
This class focuses on the development of artistic
practice and individualized research through
multiple lenses. During the course, students are
expected to create project based works through
multi-faceted approaches to research. The course
examines Practice-based Research which is a form
of research that aims to advance knowledge partly
by means of practice. Students will be introduced
to the writings of Donna Haraway, Vilem Flusser,
Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Juhani Pallasmaa,
Kumagusu Minakakta, Theaster Gates, William
Kentridge, Susan Sontag, and many others.
Discussion, in-depth reading and written analysis
regarding contemporary issues in art are a
fundamental component of the course.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Spring
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MPSM476 Studio for Interrelated Media 3 cr.
This is a year long studio class in which individuals and groups present and discuss work in media of their choice such as audio, video, computer, performance, publishing, and production of events that interrelate media. Each week, student presentations of work are organized into performances and exhibitions produced by students who select, schedule and technically support the presentation. (SIM276, 376, 476)
Prerequisites: 6 credits of MPSM376
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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SFDN109 Figurative Paint,Color and Light 3cr.
Through painting the figure, this class examines
current practices and uses of color as they
pertain to both visual artists and designers. A
variety of color issues are explored including
vocabulary, theories, cultural context,
expressiveness, and pictorial qualities.
[Formerly Figurative Painting&Color]
Undergraduate Elective
Spring
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SFDN181 Studio for Drawing 3 cr.
STUDIO FOR DRAWING introduces drawing as a practice of observation. We approach the illusions of space and form through formal analysis, subjective interpretation and through the human figure. We consider and examine the multiple functions of drawing across time and culture. We emphasize the breadth of the drawing experience and its application across disciplines. [Formerly Drawing Studio I]
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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SFDN182 Visual Language 3 cr.
From the complexities of art and design, Visual Language will isolate a series of topics for
examination, discussion, and development. These topics are fundamental to all of the disciplines
within the fields of art and design. The topics explored are: learning about terms and concepts
common to all of the visual arts (for example, composition, space content, color); exploring
material, media and presentation skills (traditional and digital technologies included);
initiating an historical and contemporary context for art and culture (issues surrounding the
history and the institutionalization of art, and issues in contemporary art making and critical
thinking); and, furthering a student’s own sense of direction in the arts. Through prescribed
projects emphasizing two-dimensional formats, students will progressively define and articulate
their subjective interests, expressive ideas, and visual affinities.(Formerly Visual Language I)
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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SFDN183 Form Study 3 cr.
Form Study is an introduction to the central tenets of three-dimensional art and design. Understanding 3D form and space is vital to all majors, in particular 3D fine arts and crafts, industrial design, fashion, and architecture. It is also a necessary component for the successful composition and production of two-dimensional images.
Employing a wide range of materials and processes, students design and construct projects that investigate the three-dimensional elements of line, plane, surface, volume, mass, and space.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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SFDN185 Drawing Projects 3 cr.
DRAWING PROJECTS is a menu of advanced drawing courses building on the elements introduced in Studio for Drawing.
There are 2 groups of courses in the menu:
A.) Studio 2 (4 sections)
B.) Thematic Menu (18 - 22 sections)
Studio 2 builds on the variety of principles and techniques introduced first semester yet explores drawing principles more intensely, in greater depth, building in time needed for practice.
It is an essential choice for anyone who may not have entered with the strongest drawing experiences prior to art school, or are challenged by drawing and need more time and practice to develop their ability, especially in preparation for major concentrations which demand strong drawing skills.
It is likewise directed towards students who have already acquired certain drawing skills but want to develop these further and more intensely. They typically expect to enter major concentrations that rely more heavily on drawing, such as illustration, fashion, industrial design, animation, graphic design, printmaking and painting.
Acknowledging different abilities within this class, a variety of challenge levels are designed for projects throughout the semester.
Thematic Menu courses advance the formal and expressive issues introduced first semester but with a specific focus area. Intensely exploring a single theme, participants take the time needed to develop a drawing practice, conceptually and technically. A menu of courses is organized each semester to evenly represent each of 3 areas - observation, expression, technical drawing. Students select from the menu based on their needs, interests, and with their intended major in mind, typically in conjunction with their advisor or Studio for Drawing faculty member. [Formerly Drawing Studio II]
Prerequisites: SFDN-181
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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SFDN188 Handmade Paper & Book 3 cr.
Pulp made into beautiful sheets of paper will be used for artists books and journals filled with imagery. Students will explore Western papermaking techniques with Thai Kozo and Abaca fibers. Japanese book binding, the accordion, simple side-bound books and journals for personal mark making will be emphasized. Students will be drawing and painting with water-based pigments, hand and machine sewing, graphite, inks etc. In this class drawing skills, perception, and expression will be motivated by the extraordinary qualities of paper and the book as art for visual narrative. [Formerly titled: Pulp: Paper and Book]
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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SFDN191 Time 3 cr.
Time-based work is an important element of contemporary fine art and design and is fundamental to all art and design studio majors. Working in a wide range of media, students are introduced to basic concepts of art and design in time. Students will develop an understanding of temporal concerns across a wide range of time-based work including narrative, performative, spatial, tactile, and digital approaches.
Assignments direct students in creating works that utilize attributes of time and movement; elements of serial, sequential, and narrative ordering; still and moving image production and editing; sound and image relations; and narrative and non-narrative approaches. Students will complete a final independent project in a time-based media of their choice. They will be introduced to the fundamental strategies used in art and design fields to conceptualize, produce, and present an independently conceived project.
Prerequisites: Visual Language I
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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SFDN205 A Studio in Mexico - Puebla and Cholula
Join us for a magical visit to Mexico City, Puebla and Cholula. From the Diego Rivera murals and Frida’s home to the great pyramids at Teotihuacan and one of the most splendid anthropological museums in the world, Mexico City is unparalleled as a magnet for artists across media. Puebla and Cholula have inspired artists from pre-Colonial times. We travel to south central Mexico and visit remarkable sites, including colonial palaces and homes, cathedrals and basilicas, museums and art galleries, local artists and ateliers and amazing markets. Talavera covered architecture native to Puebla and covered with polychrome patterns, introduces the second part of our journey. Puebla and the historic Hotel Colonial will be our hub after 4 days in Mexico City. Pre-Hispanic tombs and pyramids with intricate stone carved drawings, dozens of religious cathedrals and basilicas built by the Spaniards with unique paintings and patterned adornments, artisan markets with indigenous groups identified by traditionally patterned garments all provide a lush environment for art students and an opportunity for immersion in a culture very different from our own and our very close neighbor. Built as a drawing and mixed media course this program would have great appeal to students interested in design as well as fine arts and across disciplines in these areas. This would include at least students interested in photography, architecture, pattern, surface design, ceramics, drawing and illustration, painting, sketchbooks, art history, cultural studies. Course considers the breadth of drawing rather than a purely academic drawing focus. We will work with drawing as a thinking device, a means of observing and visual note-taking, of exploring multiple media.
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SFDN206 Boston to Beijing: China Through the Five Senses 3cr.
This course’s intention is to immerse students in the vibrancy and history of China through the
immediacy of the five senses. The daily exposure to the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feel of
contemporary and historic Chinese culture, arts and architecture will broaden students’
understanding of this amazing country, while enhancing their own creative endeavors. The
primary focus is the examination of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art, within
the context of China’s rapid rise on the world stage. During our travels we will visit Buddhist
Temples, the splendors of Imperial Courts and the lush gardens of the aristocrats. Some of the
sites include The Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, Ming Gardens, and The Great Wall of
China.
Our sojourn through China will find us trekking through numerous cities such as Beijing and
Shanghai, in addition to many other historically and culturally prominent locations. Each of these
areas is steeped in history, and their spiritual and artistic lives exemplify these regional and
external influences. Many of these sites date back to the Song Dynasty, and are of great
significance to Chinese culture as sources of inspiration for artists and scholars of all
backgrounds. Beyond enriching students’ cultural experience, this introduction into China’s
incredible art, artifacts and architecture, will enhance students’ understanding of the broader
contemporary world.[Fomerly titled Travel Course to China]
TRAVEL COURSE
Fall Only
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SFDN207 Resonating Bodies 3cr
An experimental, cross-discipline course focused on using sound from non-Western instruments as a starting point for developing an individual
portfolio of visual artwork. Although not a science class, we will investigate the latest
research regarding harmonic therapies, vibrational effects of metal gongs/singing bowls
on the brain, drumming, and the potential healing aspects of sound relative to personal well-being.
There will be weekly listening sessions to soundscapes with dramatically large resonant
gongs, sing bowls, and other non-western instruments. We will listen to the “Music of
the Plants” device developed in Damanhur, Italy, to access sound melodies generated from living plants. In-class exercises, research, written and visual documenting of direct observational experiences with sound - physical, mental, and emotional - will develop our resource material. The format of artwork produced by students will vary depending on their interests, knowledge and experience. This is a studio class open to all media.
Students will collaborate and create sound tools. Artists such as Harry Bertoia, Hans Jenny’s work with Cymatics, Alexander Lauterwasser, Pauline Oliveros’ “deep listening”, and others will be introduced.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Undergraduate Elective
Fall and Spring
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SFDN208 Sustainable Projects for Artists And Designers 3cr
Sustainable art and design focuses on how to
leave our future more just, healthy, and
environmentally stable than it is today. Through
careful consideration of materials, life cycles,
subjects, audiences, economies, and many other
aspects of daily life, we imagine and make
projects that address significant issues
resulting from environmental impacts on human and
animal societies.
Open to students from all departments, this
course focuses on developing projects in an
interdisciplinary studio setting that address
issues of sustainability on our campus, in our
city, and in the larger global context. Research
practices, collaboration, and charrette forms are
explored through a series of assignments
including a community service project. Through
readings, field trips, visiting lecturers, and
critique, we learn about revolutionary projects
in sustainability in design and art fields today.
This class allows students to work in the medium
of their choice while focusing on research and
development in the area of sustainability.
Seminar
Instructor’s Discretion
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