Visual Language: On Images (91-Session 1)
Course Code
ARTV 10100 91
Course Description
Through studio work and critical discussions on 2D form, this course is designed to reveal the conventions of images and image-making. Basic formal elements and principles of art are presented, but they are also put into practice to reveal perennial issues in a visual field. Form is studied as a means to communicate content. Topics as varied as, but not limited to, illusion, analogy, metaphor, time and memory, nature and culture, abstraction, the role of the author, and universal systems can be illuminated through these primary investigations. Visits to museums and other fieldwork required, as is participation in studio exercises and group critiques.
Course Criteria
This section (91) runs for three weeks and focuses on painting and drawing, and will not require museum visits or fieldwork. This section is NOT eligible for the DOVA waitlist. If this course is full, please go here to request a spot on the course waitlist. ARTV 10100, 10200, 10300 meet the arts core requirement and may be taken in any order. This course fulfills the general education requirement in musical, visual and dramatic arts. Enrollment is limited to 16.
This course is primarily comprised of undergraduate students. A select number of places are reserved for advanced high school students.
The cost of this course for pre-college students is $4,790
Instructor(s)
Takashi Shallow
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Through studio work and critical discussions on 2D form, this course is designed to reveal the conventions of images and image-making. Basic formal elements and principles of art are presented, but they are also put into practice to reveal perennial issues in a visual field. Form is studied as a means to communicate content. Topics as varied as, but not limited to, illusion, analogy, metaphor, time and memory, nature and culture, abstraction, the role of the author, and universal systems can be illuminated through these primary investigations. Visits to museums and other fieldwork required, as is participation in studio exercises and group critiques.
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Visual Language: On Images (93)Through studio work and critical discussions on 2D form, this course is designed to reveal the conventions of images and image-making. Basic formal elements and principles of art are presented, but they are also put into practice to reveal perennial issues in a visual field. Form is studied as a means to communicate content.
Topics as varied as, but not limited to, illusion, analogy, metaphor, time and memory, nature and culture, abstraction, the role of the author, and universal systems can be illuminated through these primary investigations.
Visits to museums and other fieldwork required, as is participation in studio exercises and group critiques. Students must attend the first two class sessions to confirm enrollment. Wait list requests are due several weeks before the quarter begins. Sign up for the wait list at https://dova.uchicago.edu/waitlist.
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