Markings, Methods, and Materials

4.0 credits

This course explores the boundaries of conventional studio production through experimentation with nontraditional materials and invented approaches. It investigates the act of making a mark and probes the motives and impulses inherent in that process. The projects demand formal consideration as well as thoughtful content; along with class participation, they act as documents of an engagement in creative thought, research, and problem-solving. Individual and group critiques occur throughout the course. Makings, Methods, and Materials can be viewed as an extension of any 100-level studio course and provides an opportunity to exercise and explore techniques and cognitive processes that are utilized and applied in art production and adjacent fields of learning.