ART 4063: ADVANCED PAINTING
–
CONTEMPORARY PROJECTS
Fall
2013 – 3 Credit Hours, CRN: 62393
Section
001: T/R 5:30-8:20pm, Fine Arts Building 104
Instructor:
John Norris, Assistant Professor of Art
Office
Hours: T/R: 3pm-5pm and by
appointment
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog:
norrisartclass.blogspot.com
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: Individual work for advanced students. It is
expected that students will spend a minimum of three additional clock hours per
week on work outside the scheduled class time for each studio class. May be
repeated for credit. Prerequisite, ART 3063, 3863, and ART 3330 or permission
of instructor. Fall, Spring. 3.000 Credit hours, 3.000 Lecture hours.
STUDENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will pursue individual bodies of work
that seek to define a personal visual vocabulary and conceptual continuity. However,
this semester individual work will be framed within specific class projects
intended to expand, challenge, and diversify working methods and approaches. In
the process students will become aware of prominent trends in contemporary
painting as well as the expectations and practical concerns of maintaining a
professional studio practice. Students will also become articulate in speaking
formally about their own work as well as that of their peers. This is a STUDIO
CLASS; one which requires that students be actively involved in daily exercises
and contribute during critiques. Thus,
students must be present and punctual in order to fully participate.
ATTENDANCE
& CLASS PARTICIPATION: All late work will be
counted off 10 points (aka one letter grade) for each class period late. For
example: if your work merits a 93 but is 2 class periods late, then your grade
will be a 73. Participation counts as
25% of your grade and is based on the following considerations: 1. Being
present, punctual, and prepared for class 2. Focus on and completion of
exercises during class 3. Participation during critiques, discussions, and
dialogues. After 2 absences, 10 points
will be subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed. 20
points will automatically be deducted from your final participation grade if
you miss the Final Critique.
GRADING:
Grading will be based on the final outcome of each project (50%), preparatory
works for each project (25%), and class participation (25%).
A: 90 - 100% B: 80 -
89% C: 70 - 79% D: 60 - 69%
F: 0 - 59%
Individual Assigments will be based on the following elements: 1)
Indications that the student has fulfilled the assignment as defined by their
original proposal 2) a sense of quality showing that the students has invested
a significant amount of time and focus into the assignment. 3) The overall
success of the final image based on formal elements (composition, line quality,
sense of light & volume, etc.) as well as innovation, experimentation, and
creative thinking. AGAIN, TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES
YOUR GRADE. IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT
GRADING, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
COURSE
OUTLINE:
1. I will introduce a project framed around a specific concept,
subject, process, or artistic movement.
2. We will define a schedule for the project complete with due
dates for preparatory and final works.
3. We will turn in preparatory works and hold an in-process
critique.
4. We will turn in final works and hold a final project critique.
5. There will be regular slide talks, film screenings, reading
assignments and discussions to supplement each project and our general studio
practice.
BOOK
/ BLOG:
There will be no book requirement this semester, but there will be
individual reading hand-outs and we will regularly consult our blog.
Blog:
NORRISARTCLASS.BLOGSPOT.COM
You will be encouraged to check this regularly as part of your
class participation. THE BLOG SERVES AS
A SUPPLEMENT; IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEING IN CLASS.
MATERIALS:
As students will be working individually to define their own
bodies of work, materials will be likewise be catered to each individual. Students are responsible for acquiring the
necessary materials for individual projects. Paper will be provided for our collaborative
works on paper project.
BFA - STUDIO
ART LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Students
will have a fundamental understanding of the elements of design and a
commitment to craft.
- Students
will possess skill and proficiency in using the materials, tools, and technologies
pertinent to their focus area.
- Students
will be able to analyze artworks and express themselves critically in both
written and oral forms.
- Students
will be able to place their studio practice within both contemporary and
historical contexts.
- Students
will have an understanding of the processes and expectations consistent
with a professional studio practice.
- Students
will produce a body of work that is conceptually and aesthetically
consistent and exhibit it according to professional standards.
