| The Colossal & The Small |
Sculpture |
3013 (001) |
Fall 2024 |
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Description
This studio course investigates issues of size and scale through lectures and discussions, outside readings, and the studio work of the participants. Its aim is to pursue our attraction to the gargantuan and the miniature. The course examines not only the formal factors which effect our perceptions, but, more importantly, the social, political, and psychological implications of such works. Issues of public and private space are addressed by comparing the monumental and the propagandistic elements of spectacle, as well as the enchanted, intimate, and fetish qualities of the small. Topics discussed range from Mt. Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty to David Hammons's Bliz-aard Ball Sale. Student projects are generated from their own related interests and concerns with interdisciplinary work encouraged.
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Class Number
2018
Credits
3
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| Advanced Sculptural Practices Studio |
Sculpture |
4020 (001) |
Spring 2024 |
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Description
This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions within the context of sculptural practice. Both technical and conceptual input will be given on a tutorial basis. Group discussions, readings, slide/video presentations, field trips and visiting lecturers may augment this class. Enrolled students will be assigned a studio space in the Columbus building. A maximum of 15 students will be admitted per semester. Enrollment is by application only.
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Class Number
1376
Credits
6
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| Graduate Studio Seminar |
Masters in Fine Arts Low Residency |
5600 (002) |
Summer 2024 |
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Description
This seminar consists of weekly lectures, colloquia, and studio visits. Students are expected to arrive with completed and semi-completed works and be prepared to make and re-make new works throughout the summer sessions. A wide variety of readings chosen by faculty will guide discussions that concentrate on problems concerning methods of artmaking, distribution, and interpretation. Readings will include examples drawn from the emerging category of conceptual writing as well as crucial art historical texts, literature, and poetry.
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Class Number
1208
Credits
4.5
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| Sculpture Exit Seminar |
Masters in Fine Arts |
6002 (001) |
Spring 2024 |
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Description
Many of the most essential discourses of what we think of as contemporary art are rooted in an expanded concept of sculpture. This exit-seminar will encourage graduating students to contextualize their work within these discourses as they produce their MFA thesis projects. Professional-practice strategies are modeled, discussed and practiced in preparation for establishing a post-master?s career. This course is aimed at fourth-semester graduate students in Sculpture but will be of relevance for all graduate students in any department. Subjects are developed through conversation with visiting arts professionals, theoretical and practical readings, discussions and critiques of students work.
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Class Number
1264
Credits
3
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| Graduate Projects: Painting & Drawing |
Masters in Fine Arts |
6009 (128) |
Spring 2024 |
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Description
Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.
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Class Number
2506
Credits
3 - 6
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| Graduate Projects: Painting & Drawing |
Masters in Fine Arts |
6009 (129) |
Fall 2024 |
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Description
Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.
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Class Number
2341
Credits
3
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| Guided Study |
Masters in Fine Arts Low Residency |
6907 (001) |
Winter 2024 |
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Description
Guided Studies are intensive, self-driven courses of study that have a clear rationale for their configuration and articulate an expressed need in terms of a student's scholarly, material, and theoretical research. As a 3 credit course, a Guided Study constitutes 135 hours of study and production on the part of the student, including four meetings (virtual or otherwise) with a supervising faculty who has expertise in the research areas. On the Guided Study syllabus co-produced by the LRMFA student and supervising faculty, expected research accomplishments must be formulated, alongside a course description, learning objectives, evaluation criteria, a proposed timeline, a communication plan, and a suggested reading list or bibliography. Open to Low Residency MFA students only.
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Class Number
1054
Credits
3
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