A wide shot of a ceramics studio, featuring students working with pottery wheels and other tools.

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David R. Harper

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Education: BFA Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS, 2006; MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2011. Exhibitions: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC, NY); MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA); National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, ON); Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville, AR); Gardiner Museum (Toronto, ON), Everson Art Museum (Syracuse, NY). Collections: MAD (NYC, NY); PAFA (Philadelphia, PA); MOCA Madison (Madison, WI); Everson Art Museum (Syracuse, NY); Racine Art Museum (Racine, WI); National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, ON); JMKAC (Sheboygan, WI); Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA); Providence College Art Gallery (Providence, RI).

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Description

This drawing studio serves as a broad introduction to historical and contemporary drawing practices. This course presents drawing as an organizer of thought, experience, and image.

Students will investigate a full range of drawing materials and supports. Lectures and exercises introduce various concepts of drawing, possibly including illusionistic form and space, gesture and expressive mark-making, or collage and found imagery, depending on the instructor?s emphasis.

Designed to accommodate many skill levels, students can explore various creative strategies through technical drawing exercises, material explorations, and individual projects. Structured classroom critiques will bring drawing concepts into personal student work.

Class Number

1604

Credits

3