Interdisciplinary Arts 0160 - Drawing Foundation

This course provides initial preparation for work in drawing and other areas of the studio arts. Students will develop their ability to perceive and construct visual images across diverse subject matter. Projects will address the two-dimensional picture plane from a broad array of observed and imagined sources. Multiple media will be used to explore the human body, found and imagined objects, collage, abstraction and structures in the natural and built environment. Slide talks and group critiques will provide students with historical and conceptual contexts for the development of their own work. A field trip to a Five College art museum will be incorporated. Drawing Foundation culminates with a lengthy independent project.

Arts, Design, and Media Independent Work No lab fee but supplies, purchased independently, will cost approximately $90.00. In this course, students are expected to spend at least five hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time.