Art 120                                               Introduction to Studio:                                                Fall 2004

                                                     2-Dimensional Art Foundations

                                                           Professor Gregory Huebner

The course is designed to help the student learn to work with basic 2-dimensional concepts and their vocabulary. The course investigates the elements of design, studies the interaction of color, and introduces the students to freehand drawing.  Projects will address conceptual and perceptual problems through a variety of media.

Text:    Art Fundamentals:  Theory and Practice, Ninth Edition by Ocvirk, Stinson, Wigg, Bone, Clayton

Class Discussions:       Each Monday from September 6 to November 15, we will discuss one of the chapters in the text. This will always take place at the beginning of class unless there is a critique that day; in that case, the critique will precede the class discussion. We will also have a chapter vocabulary quiz on these Mondays.

Design Projects:          We will have 15 Design Projects this semester. Each work must be completed for the critique of that project. Late or unfinished projects will not be accepted. See syllabus for project description and critique dates. Critiques are always at the beginning of the class (1:10 pm) on the dates posted. Attendance at critiques is required.

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FINAL CRITIQUE— Friday, December 17, 1:30 pm

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Monday, August 30                                 Introduction and overview of the course

                                                            Project 1 – bird drawing

                                                            Project 1 will be critiqued on Wednesday, September 1

                                                            Read Chapter 1 of text for Monday, September 6, and bring in

“nontraditional” drawing materials (e.g., sticks, pine cones, comb, cigarette butt, cardboard, string, etc.) for Wednesday, September 1

Wednesday, September 1           Critique of Project 1

                                                            Begin Project 2 – ink drawing with nontraditional materials

                                                            Project 2 will be critiqued on Wednesday, September 8

                                                            Read Chapter 2

Monday, September 6                             Discussion of Chapter 1 of Art Fundamentals

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Continue Project 2 – ink drawing

                                                            Read Chapter 2

Wednesday, September 8           Critique of Project 2

Begin Project 3 in class – ink drawing of your shoe with “non-traditional” materials

                                                            Project 3 will be critiqued on Wednesday, September 22

Monday, September 13                           Discussion of Chapter 2

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Begin Project 4 in class – pencil drawings of still life (one

                                                            contour drawing and one value drawing)

                                                            Read Chapter 3

                                                            Project 4 will be critiqued on Wednesday, September 22

                        ART EXHIBIT OPENING   8:00–9:30 pm, Eric Dean Gallery

“Recent Sculpture by Dale Enochs”

Wednesday, September 15                     Continue in class with still life drawings

Monday, September 20                           Discussion of Chapter 3

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Project 5 – perspective study: each student will execute a

                                                            perspective drawing in pencil of a location in the art wing

                                                            Project 5 will be critiqued TODAY at 3:30 pm

                                                            Read Chapter 4

Wednesday, September 22         Critique of Projects 3 and 4

                                                            Begin Project 6 – pencil drawing of chairs

                                                            Project 6 will be critiqued on Wednesday, September 29

                                                            Read Chapter 4

Monday, September 27                           Discussion of Chapter 4

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Continue in class with Project 6

                                                            Read Chapter 8

Wednesday, September 29         Critique of Project 6

Begin Project 7 in class – perspective drawing in pencil from a specific site in the Fine Arts Center

                                                            Project 7 will be critiqued on Wednesday, October 13

                                                            Read Chapter 8

Monday, October 4                                 Discussion of Chapter 8

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Read Chapter 5

                                                            Continue with perspective drawing on site

Wednesday, October 6                            Continue with perspective drawing on site

Monday, October 11                               Discussion of Chapter 5

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Begin Project 8 in class – color pencil drawing of a bird

                                                            Project 8 will be critiqued on Wednesday, October 13

                                                            Read Chapter 6

Wednesday, October 13              Critique of Projects 7 and 8

                                                            Begin Project 9 – charcoal drawing of still life for a study

                                                            in abstraction

                                                            Project 9 will be critiqued on Wednesday, October 27

                                                            Read Chapter 6

October 14—17                          MID-SEMESTER BREAK

Monday, October 18                               No quiz today

                                                            Chapter 6 quiz on October 25

                                                            Continue Project 9

                                                            Read Chapter 6

Wednesday, October 20                          Begin Project 10 – black and white painting of patterns

                                                            Project 10 will be critiqued on Wednesday, November 3

                                                            Read Chapter 7

Monday, October 25                               Discussion of Chapter 6

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Continue Project 10

Wednesday, October 27              Critique of Project 9

                                                            Continue Project 10

                                                            Read Chapter 7

Monday, November 1                              Discussion of Chapter 7

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Continue Project 10

                                                            Read Chapter 9

                                                ART EXHIBIT OPENING   8:00–9:30 pm, Eric Dean Gallery

“Installation Exhibit by Jennifer Mannebach”

Wednesday, November 3            Critique of Project 10

                                                            Begin Project 11 – color composition of pattern

                                                            Project 11 will be critiqued on Monday, November 29

                                                            Read Chapter 9

Monday, November 8                              Discussion of Chapter 9

                                                            Quiz

                                                            Read Chapter 10

Wednesday, November 10                       Continue Project 11

                                                            Read Chapter 10

Monday, November 15                            Discussion of Chapter 10

                                                            Critique of artwork in Chapter 10 due

                                                            Begin Project 12 – color painting of abstract drawing of still life

                                                            Project 12 will be critiqued on Monday, November 29

Wednesday, November 17                       Introduction of Projects 13, 14, and 15

                                                                        Project 13 – metamorphosis of objects

                                                                        Project 14 – self-portrait monument

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