Through the College’s affiliation with the,Association of Independent Colleges of Art and,Design (AICAD), junior or first-semester senior,students in good academic standing have the,opportunity to spend a semester (fall or winter),or full year of study at another member,institution in the United States or abroad.,Application information is available in the,Academic Advising and Registration Office.
Credits: 12
Prerequisites: DAD 235, DAD 265, DAD 283
This two-part course includes seven weeks devoted,to animation and seven weeks to digital media.,The animation portion covers the origins, history,and techniques of traditional, puppet, 3D and,experimental animation. All genres are explored,with an emphasis on the creators and their,innovations in their particular political and,professional context. The digital media portion,covers the emergence of digital media as an,innovative means of expression, reviews the work,of major artists working in the field today and,illustrates how the digital media are influencing,the social and the cultural character of our,society.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DEN-102
This course is a survey of the architecture,,sculpture and painting in Tuscany during the,13th,,14th and 15th Centuries, with particular,attention,to the works produced in Pisa, Lucca, Siena and,Florence. This course satisfies the General,Elective requirement.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DAH 200, DAH 201 (or DAH 202)
Students are given a progressive series of,projects that promote exploration of both,traditional and alternative building techniques,such as coil, mold, slip cast, and slab. Once,these are completed, students choose a project of,particular interest and expand the idea to achieve,a personal contemporary expression.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Students will be introduced to self-directed,research and production. Through studio, research,,and presentation assignments, students will,explore their personal artistic and expressive,interests. Critical readings, discussion, visiting,artists and critique will take place in class.,Documentation will be introduced. Students will,consider how group and individual identity inform,content, form, and context of artwork.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DAH 200, DAH 201 (OR DAH 202), DAH 218, DEN 239, DVC 200
This upper-level course on Shakespeare and the,Emergence of the Early Modern Self seeks to,explore the ways in which the language of,Shakespeare – in sonnet sequence, in comedy and,tragedy – allows a site for the study of the,struggles, conflicts and anxieties in the,emergence of what may be called early modern,subjection. Through close attention to the,language and conventions of Elizabethan writing,and staging, students are encouraged to formulate,their own historical yet creative reading of self,and subjectivity in Shakespeare’s art and work. A,special section on Shakespeare and Film is used to,open discussion on the uses and re-interpretation,of Shakespeare’s works for modern and contemporary,audiences (in terms of gender, race and class).
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DEN 102
This course addresses advanced painting problems,,covering representational and nonrepresentational,issues. Students have the opportunity to explore,a broad range of materials and techniques and,instruction is geared toward individual artistic,concerns. Students in Advance Painting are,exposed to issues and concerns relating to,painting from a global perspective, inclusive of,Western and non Western contemporary artists.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DAH 218, DFA 251
The intensive workshop-style format of this class,gives students a sampling of various resist-dyeing,techniques. Shibori (Japanese bound resist), Batik,(Indonesian wax resist), and starch based resist,techniques will be explored. Techniques include,immersion dyeing, painting with dyes, and,extracting color from cloth with bleach solutions.,Assignments stress creative uses of traditional,resist dyeing techniques while exploring a diverse,range of personal narratives. Slide lectures,,field-trips, and class critiques support hands-on,work.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
In this course, students explore the computer as a,tool to support an artist/designer’s practice,,including the software required for creative,digital imagery in both pixel and vector-based,software. Students work with industry standard,software packages appropriate for art and design,to gain an understanding of the tools used to,create and manipulate digital imagery.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
This required typography course is the second in a,sequence of three, that develops an understanding,of 2D design space and the unique nature of,typographic communication principles. Building on,Typography I, students expand their ability to,work with typographic form, understanding the,nuance of language-based messages, and,organization through projects that introduce,organizational systems, grids, and the associated,nomenclature. Classifications, and anatomy of,letterforms, are integrated into projects,,language hierarchy, image, and rhetorical elements,in order to develop sequential narrative,communication. This course helps students apply,the role of analog and digital tools to achieve,well-crafted solutions with specific intent.,Content used in this course presents design’s,complex history, while also providing students the,opportunity to lend their point of view on content,analysis. Students may elect to take additional,Type courses, Type IV and Type Design in their,junior year.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DGD 151