Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0275 - Accident by Design

This studio art course explores the ethos of accident and planned-unplannedness in order to exploit aesthetics of damage, spontaneity, humanity, and fallibility, as opposed to perfection, order, and machine-produced elements. Questions of controlled destruction and authorial intention will be set against a backdrop of modernist practices (think Jackson Pollock) and more recent trends in taping, machining, and using fabricated elements in paintings and sculptures. Investigations into how fabrication and computational language can be corrupted or rendered imperfect will be considered. The role of the hand-made, virtuosity, and perfection will be considered throughout art history and technological advances as prompts in the making of new artworks. Students will be expected to make artworks weekly outside of class, while in class time will be devoted to material demonstrations, artist presentations, critiques, museum visits, and collaborative projects. Prerequisite: at least one fundamental studio art course

Independent Work Students will be expected to procure supplies.