"ARTS 491A Senior Seminar I Brickell Fall 2024" by Meredith Brickell
 

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Fall 9-1-2024

Course Description

This is the first course in a two-semester series of focused studio practice for art majors in their senior year. In this course, students will produce a body of work that explores themes and concepts relevant to their own artistic research. These ideas will serve as the foundation for their exhibition in the Visual Arts Gallery in the spring semester. Through sustained exploration of ideas, continued experimentation with materials and techniques and ongoing critiques with faculty and peers, students will identify and articulate their core practice as an artist. Students will investigate examples of contemporary art practice through lectures, readings, research presentations and museum visits. In order to prepare for the professional art world, students will develop artist statements, document their work in a portfolio and seek opportunities such as exhibitions, residencies and graduate school. This course is WIM (writing in the major) course for studio art majors.

Student Outcomes

1. goal: visual and cultural literacy a. outcome: create art that synthesizes visual art strategies i. performance indicators: 1. identify multiple solutions to the visual representation of an idea 2. use materials and techniques to create original artworks 3. situate individual artmaking in relation to broader artistic and cultural patterns b. outcome: communicate ideas about an artwork’s form, concept, and context i. performance indicators: 1. acquire and apply studio art terminology 2. evaluate an artwork based on formal qualities and conceptual framework 3. articulate cultural and historical significance of images, objects, and spaces 4. demonstrate ability to explore nuanced questions and contradictory ideas 2. goal: creative and critical problem solving a. outcome: generate artwork that conveys original research i. performance indicators: 1. research areas of conceptual interest 2. test and refine ideas and processes as iterations of embodied knowledge 3. acquire and demonstrate technical proficiency 4. prepare, install, and present artwork for display and critique b. outcome: research and articulate the relevance of contemporary and historical artworks as related to one’s own art practice i. performance indicators: 1. identify artworks relevant to the thesis 2. create artworks that engage with contemporary art discourse

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