Visual Language: On Images (Session 2)
Course is Full
Course Code
ARTV 10100 92
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 (92) runs for three weeks and focuses on photography-related media and strategies, 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 class will utilize photographic materials because of its predominance within contemporary culture. Most supplies will be provided but there may be an additional $20-50 per student in photographic printing costs if students do extra printing or choose to use outside materials.
Instructor(s)
Laura Letinsky
This course is full. UChicago students can request to be added on a waitlist. Visiting students are strongly invited to choose another course and email summersession@uchicago.edu to inquire about the waitlist status.