Art Studio 220DT - Drawing As Thinking
Spring
2019
01
4.00
Gina Siepel
MW 09:30AM-12:00PM
Mount Holyoke College
106827
Central Services 211
gsiepel@mtholyoke.edu
Artists, engineers, scientists, and other visionaries have always used drawing as a language of thought. Drawing can document the present or envision the future, it can be a tool for problem solving, a mode of expression, and an experimental art form. In this course, we will dig deeply into visual perception and markmaking through observational drawing, further training our eyes and hands. We will explore experimental practices, including mapping, diagramming, emergent forms, and three-dimensional "expanded field" drawings. Multiple media will be used, and coursework will involve a research component.
Prereq: ARTST-120 or ARTST-131.
Students will draw from live figure models. Students will be asked to draw from nude models in this course. Students will be asked to draw extensively from nude models in this course. Students enrolled in this course will be responsible for some of the co