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Course Descriptions  -  Lewis-Clark State College 2002-2003 Catalog


A two-semester sequence may be started with the second semester, if necessary. Part-time or special students may, in some instances, with permission of the instructor involved, register for first-year studio courses - Painting I and Watercolor I, for example - without having taken the recommended pre-requisite courses.

ART 100 - Survey of Art (3 cr.)

An interdisciplinary consideration of the historical sequence of art styles; slides, lectures and discussions of architecture , painting, sculpture and other arts seen from the viewpoints of the philosopher, the artist and the layman.

ART 111/112 - Drawing I (2 cr. each)

Projects in basic representation and formal analysis; still life and landscape, some consideration of figure drawing. The use of charcoal, pencil, ink and certain color media. Limited to 20 students in each section.

ART 121/122 - Visual Communication and the Design Process (3 cr. each)

Lecture and studio exercises in the use of elements of form; lines, shapes, textures, values and colors. Experiments into the theory and nature of decorative and plastic pictorial and sculptural devices.

ART 211 - Drawing II (3 cr.)

Individual investigation of advanced concepts and techniques of drawing. Pre-requisites: ART 111 and 112.

ART 231 - Painting I (3 cr.)

Fundamentals of expressive paint application and color. Recommended pre-requisites: ART 111, 112, and 121 and 122.

ART 235/236 - Composition (2 cr.) each

Painting and design problems concerned primarily with the structural use of the principles of organization in representational and nonrepresentational art. Recommended pre-requisites: ART 111, 112, 121 and 122.

ART 237 - Secondary Materials and Methods (3 cr.)

Methods, materials, theory and techniques for the secondary classroom; correlation of art with other secondary school subjects and activities.

ART 241 - Sculpture I (3 cr.)

Experiments in figurative and nonfigurative three-dimensional form, employing sculptural tools, materials and techniques.

ART 251 - Relief Printmaking (3 cr.)

Designed to give the art student a basic creative understanding of the problems and processes, materials and techniques of graphic design and printmaking. Recommended pre-requisites: ART 111, 112, 121 and 122.

ART 261 - Ceramics I (3 cr.)

Essential techniques of primitive and wheel pottery; clay preparation, design, glazing and firing.

ART 281 - Watercolor I (3 cr.)

The techniques of transparent and opaque watercolor painting. Recommended pre-requisites: ART 111, 112, 121, and 122.

ART 289 - Basic Photography (3 cr.)

An introduction to the art of photography. Basic darkroom and camera techniques. Students should plan on supplying cameras. Lab fee. Students also must buy some materials.

ART 290/490 - Directed Study of Art (1-3 cr.)

Pre-requisite: Permission of the department.

ART 291/491 - Workshop in Art (1-3 cr.) 
 

ART 292/492 - Special Topics in Art (1-3 cr.)

 

ART 296/496 - Cooperative Education (Variable cr.)

This course is designed to combine academic and classroom instruction with on-the-job experience, and thus add a new dimension and relevance to the student's education.

ART 301/302 - History of Art (3 cr. each)

A formal, stylistic and chronological study of the various disciplines of occidental art.

ART 311 - Drawing III (3 cr.)

Advanced drawing; conceptual and perceptual experimental exercises in the practical techniques of draftsmanship. Pre-requisites: ART 111, 112 and 211.

ART 331 - Painting II (3 cr.)

Advanced techniques in painting and color usage; emphasis placed on fulfilling personal vision in terms of good form. Pre-requisites: ART 231.

ART 335/336 - Composition II (2 cr. each)

Painting and advanced design problems concerned experimentally with structure and form applied to the individual student's concepts. Pre-requisites: ART 235 and 236.

ART 341 - Sculpture II (3 cr.)

Individual investigation of sculptural concepts and advanced techniques. Pre-requisite: ART 241.

ART 351 - Relief Printmaking II (3 cr.)

Continuing creative experimentation into the processes of relief printmaking. Pre-requisite: ART 251.

ART 361 - Ceramics II (3 cr.)

Further development of creative techniques of primitive and wheel pottery. Pre-requisite: ART 261.

ART 375 - Elementary Art Methods (3 cr.)

Preparation for elementary school teachers to meet art requirements in the self-contained elementary classroom; study of materials and techniques; correlation of the teaching of art with other elementary school subjects and activities.

ART 381 - Watercolor II (3 cr.)

Advanced problems in transparent and opaque watercolor painting. Pre-requisite: ART 281.

ART 431 - Painting III (3 cr.)

A continuation of advanced individual effort; the fusion of subjectivity and form. Pre-requisites: ART 231 and AR 331.

ART 481 - Watercolor III (3 cr.)

Refining and strengthening advanced capabilities in the transparent and opaque watercolor techniques. Pre-requisites: ART 281 and AR 381.

 

 

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