Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0276 - The Artist's Sketchbook

Sketchbooks are places of safety and freedom, where artists can do whatever they please: explore unproven paths, go against the grain, experiment with unfamiliar techniques, document the world in deeply personal ways or just doodle without any pressure that out of this engagement a masterpiece will be born... and yet from working in sketchbooks regularly artists develop a discipline of engaging with their artistic practice and from the lack of pressure often new directions, new bodies of work may be born. Using a range of materials and approaches, students will explore the creative possibilities of working with paper sketchbooks. Hands-on work will include sketchbook entries responding to prompts and self-assignments designed by students. We'll also examine artists' sketchbooks and notebooks including those of artists from non-Western traditions.

Independent Work Lab fee: $20. In this course, students are expected to spend approximately 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.