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Academic Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Fine Arts 2D: Painting |
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2DPA100 Intro. to Painting 3 cr.
Form, space and light are explored through the fundamental techniques of oil and acrylic painting. The core of this course is the practice and study of color and composition.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA102 Life Drawing 3 cr.
The human figure is studied from an observational perspective. Pictorial space, light and form are studied and expressed in relation to the body’s anatomy, movement and context.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA103 Watercolor 3 cr.
Fundamental techniques of transparent watercolor media, such as wet on wet, drybrush, glazing, and knowledge of painting tools. Emphasis on color, vocabulary development, exploring composition, and the history of watercolor painting.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA201 Sophomore Drawing 3cr.
This sophomore drawing class is aimed to develop the perceptual, observational, and experimental
aspect of pictorial investigations. Through basic drawing language and material, students are
encouraged to examine the formal aspects of space, light, and materiality within a pictoral
structure. While focusing on the fundamental and formal language of drawing, students are also
developing the way of seeing and questioning the notion of what they see. Visiting artists and
events are shared with junior and senior majors.
Undergraduate Elective
Fall/Spring
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2DPA202 Intermediate Life Drawing 3 cr.
This course allows for more advanced study of the human figure from an observational perspective. Study takes place within the context of Life Drawing 102 and its emphasis on expression, pictorial space, form and light.
Prerequisites: 2DPA102
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA205 Sophomore Painting 6 cr.
An exploration of fundamental painting issues and painting techniques in oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Students are encouraged to initiate individual projects to develop personal imagery. 6 credits.
Prerequisites: SFDN181, SFDN182
Double Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
Fall
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2DPA206 Sophomore Painting 6 cr.
An exploration of fundamental painting issues and painting techniques in oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Students are encouraged to initiate individual projects to develop personal imagery. 6 credits
Prerequisites: SFDN181, SFDN182
Double Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
Spring
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2DPA211 Abstract Painting Critique 3 cr.
This class examines a variety of approaches to abstract painting through the study of historical precedent and the critique of students’ own work and responses to approaches studied in class. Three examples of the approaches examined through slide lectures and class discussion are abstract expressionism, color field painting and minimalism.
Critique
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2DPA216 Digital Drawing 3cr.
Digital Drawing is a course that examines the fundamental importance of drawing as it relates
to an artist’s practice, and how digital tools can supplement and enhance the artistic vision
and process.
This class explores the digital tools that are already at our disposal (computers, social
networking, smart phones, cameras, digital printing, etc.) to work between concept and
process while developing new work. Drawing directly on digital devices such as tablets &
phones, and using apps & software to manipulate, enhance, and troubleshoot aesthetic concerns will
be utilized in class.
Undergraduate Elective
Spring Only
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2DPA219 Cornelia: Representational Painting 3 cr.
Painting from direct perception. Study of form, light, and space utilizing the live model as a subject along with varying subject matter and painting materials.
Prerequisites: SFDN181, SFDN 182, SFDN185
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA228 Color for Painting 3 cr.
Studies in water-based media of color harmonies and hue relationships, along with neutral or achromatic colors to develop an understanding of he subjective process of color perception and color relationships through practice with color theory and color mixing methods.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA250 100 Drawings 3 cr.
100 Drawings is a rigorous concentration on the process of drawing. Students are encouraged to experiment with techniques and materials that they may not have used before. Each student is expected to complete a minimum of 100 drawings during the semester. Students explore a wide range of subject matter as well as collage, color, scale, and mixed media. All students present a 100 drawing portfolio to the class at the end of the course.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA264 Collage/Assemblage 3 cr.
Drawing, painting, and sculpting using found objects, appropriated images, letterforms, texts, and personal memorabilia. Slide lectures and class discussions concern the history of collage and assemblage.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA270 Imaginative Drawing 3 cr.
Non-traditional approaches to drawing, including working from dream imagery, inventing realities, exploring abstraction, creating new tools to draw with, and experimenting with mixed media.
Prerequisites: SFDN181
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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2DPA281 Seeing Painting in Boston 3 cr.
Each week this class will visit painting exhibitions in Boston and vicinity. We will meet with the artist or curator to view the work in galleries or museums. This experience provides an in-depth discussion of the work that informs the student of current concepts, materials, techniques, and the strategies of a professional career in art.
Prerequisites: Studio Foundation year
Lecture/Seminar
All College Elective
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2DPA305 Junior Painting 6 cr.
Combined sections of juniors and seniors for the study and practice of painting in oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Juniors are expected to pursue the development of a personal direction in painting or mixed media. Seniors work on self-defined degree projects in painting and are expected to develop a command of both technical and conceptual means in painting. 6 credits.
Prerequisites: 2DPA205, 2DPA206
Double Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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2DPA306 Junior Painting 6 cr.
Combined sections of juniors and seniors for the study and practice of painting in oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Juniors are expected to pursue the development of a personal direction in painting or mixed media. Seniors work on self-defined degree projects in painting and are expected to develop a command of both technical and conceptual means in painting. 6 credits.
Prerequisites: 2DPA205, 2DPA206, 2DPA305
Double Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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2DPA335 Drawing for Painting Majors 3 cr.
A drawing exploration of the relationships between methods of drawing and painting that is designed to develop a flexible dialogue between concept and process. Drawing both from observation and imagination.
Prerequisites: SFDN181, SFDN182, SFDN185
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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2DPA392 FA Course Assistantship
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2DPA399 FA Independent Study
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2DPA405 Senior Painting 6 cr.
Combined sections of juniors and seniors for the study and practice of painting in oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Juniors are expected to pursue the development of a personal direction in painting or mixed media. Seniors work on self-defined degree projects in painting and are expected to develop a command of both technical and conceptual means in painting. 6 credits.
Prerequisites: 2DPA305, 2DPA306
Double Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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2DPA406 Senior Painting 6 cr.
Combined sections of juniors and seniors for the study and practice of painting in oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Juniors are expected to pursue the development of a personal direction in painting or mixed media. Seniors work on self-defined degree projects in painting and are expected to develop a command of both technical and conceptual means in painting. 6 credits, 1 semester.
Prerequisites: 2DPA305, 2DPA306, 2DPA405
Double Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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2DPA428 Professional Practices 3cr.
Professional Practices will provide you with tools, resources, and experience that will help
you to continue making your work outside of an institution. With this established as the most
important aspect of being a professional artist, the seminar will provide a body of practical
information to support your art making. The course is organized around a series of topics accompanied by workshops, discussions, informal presentations,
readings, and field trips. Throughout the semester, we will have the opportunity to meet and
interview a range of art professionals, including curators and gallerists, graduate students, and other artists.
By the end of the course, you will have compiled your professional materials – CV, images, and artist statement. Topics covered include talking /writing about your work, studio space, studio visits, making / maintaining professional connections, documenting your work, applications for grants / residencies / graduate school, online presence, jobs, finances, exhibiting your work, artist peers, collaboration, curating / pop-up shows, and more.[Formerly titled Senior Seminar]
Undergraduate Elective
Fall and Spring
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2DPA435 Drawing for Painting Majors 3 cr.
A drawing exploration of the relationships between methods of drawing and painting that is designed to develop a flexible dialogue between concept and process. Drawing both from observation and imagination.
Prerequisites: 2DPM367, 2DPA335
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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