First-Year Studies in Visual Art

This course will explore and consider ways of thinking about the world around us, both the nature and the aim of visual art. Working from a range of subject matter and with a variety of media, we will examine the process of converting raw materials and ideas into understandable form. Developing critical and analytical awareness will be stressed, along with habits of discipline necessary to support all creative endeavors. Nurturing and sustaining a unique point of view, personal experimentation, interpretation, and innovation will also be encouraged. Readings and discussion of art and cultural history will be an important part of the weekly course work.