ART 34B | Contemporary Art Theory and PracticeUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
A studio course in which students further explore various options for postmodern art-making through studio practice, readings, and lecture/discussions. This course is structured to support each student in the development of a personal visual portfolio of artworks with an emphasis on the integration and application of formal visual concerns as well as content in their work. The nature, origins, methods and implications of various art methodologies and genres will be further examined and the dissolution of traditional boundaries between art media categories will be explored. |
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ART 35 | Airbrush TechniquesUnits: 3Transfer: CSU
This course introduces the use of the airbrush in fine art, design and illustration, including exercises in freehand air painting, masks, and stencils. |
ART 40A | Sculpture FundamentalsUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This will be an introduction to the formal and spatial concepts, principles and techniques in sculpture. Various methods and mediums will be employed with attention to creative self-expression and historical context. |
ART 40B | Sculpture ExplorationsUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
Students will continue to explore sculptural materials and techniques and how different materials can be used for various art problems. Focus will be on individual growth and direction, emphasizing aesthetic and conceptual considerations. |
ART 40C | Advanced SculptureUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This course offers the advanced sculpture student the opportunity to further explore materials, tools, processes and techniques in conjunction with their individual conceptual and theoretical framework. Students will develop greater strength and abilities in articulating and investigating the significance of their own work and the work of other artists. |
ART 41A | Figure Modeling Sculpture IUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
Sculpting the human figure in clay is studied. Emphasis is on relief and full figure over an armature, using live models. |
ART 41B | Figure Modeling Sculpture IIUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This continuation of Art 41A utilizes problems in figure composition, individual interpretation of the figure, and exploration of various media. |
ART 43A | Glass Sculpture IUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This course explores form and function utilizing free blown and poured glass, glass construction and glass in combination with other materials, emphasizing design, construction techniques, and proficiency in the art of off-hand glassblowing. |
ART 43B | Glass Sculpture IIUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This course further explores form based on techniques acquired in Art 43A. Advanced techniques such as slumping, fusing, molds, surface decoration, and coloring are covered. |
ART 52A | Introduction to CeramicsUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This course is designed to teach students basic ceramic design, materials, terminology, and construction methods, with an emphasis on building ceramic forms by hand with pinch, coil, and slab techniques. The course introduces students to the history of ceramics in a variety of cultural contexts, from ancient to contemporary. Students will have the opportunity to develop unique sculptural and functional ceramic objects with a wide variety of construction and decoration techniques. |
ART 52B | Ceramics: Hand BuildingUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This is a ceramic design and construction course using basic hand building methods such as slab, coil, and molding combined with advanced building techniques. This course investigates traditional ways of hand building with contemporary concepts. Awareness of three-dimensional form, concept, and surface design are heightened by individual and group critiques. The students work towards a more individual statement by further experimentation with a variety of clay bodies, glazes, and firing techniques. |
ART 52C | Ceramics IIIUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This course emphasizes advanced concepts in wheel throwing and creating sculptural forms in a variety of methods. Students will gain increased knowledge of glaze and firing technology. |
ART 53A | Introduction to Wheel ThrowingUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU Students learn various forming techniques, with an emphasis on wheel throwing and the production of functional pottery forms. This course covers beginning problems of centering, throwing and shaping various functional and non-functional pottery. Students will be introduced to the process of glazing and basic firing techniques. Surface design techniques, such as stamping, carving, slip and oxide decoration, wax resist and glaze application methods are covered. |
ART 53B | Wheel Throwing Processes and TechniquesUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU This course in ceramics focuses on surface treatment and enhancement. Student will learn extensive use of decorative slips, engobes and oxide washes. This course develops use of the potter’s wheel with lessons on plates, bottles, lidded vessels, and goblets. Student will gain extensive knowledge on glaze composition and materials. |
ART 60 | Introduction to PrintmakingUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This is an introductory course in printmaking media and techniques including lino-cut, multi-block woodcut, and etching processes. |
ART 60B | Introduction to Digital PrintingUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
An introduction to experimental digital print technologies through understanding the digital imaging process from color management to visual concept to final ink-on-paper. Advances the idea of innovative materials and techniques that explore combining both digital and traditional hands-on methods emphasizing individual creative problems. Class projects will be completed on Epson printers (1280, 2200, and 4000), including both dye-based and pigment-based inks with a variety of coated ink jet papers and uncoated fine art papers. Students working in all media are welcome to explore a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to working in a digital image-making environment. A special emphasis on fine art portfolio development for transfer as well as documentation of art works related to contemporary art practice will be encouraged. Projects, discussions and critiques will focus on issues of intention, process, experimentation, and producing quality digital fine art prints. |
ART 61A | EtchingUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This course is an intensive study of etching techniques, using multicolor and black and white processes. Traditional methods of metal etching are also combined with computer generated images and non-toxic photographic techniques. |
ART 61B | Advanced EtchingUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This is an advanced course in creating multiple images in black and white and color. Traditional metal etching processes are combined with computer generated images, image transfers, and non-toxic photographic techniques. Emphasis is on multiple plate color images and book making. |
ART 62 | Serigraphy (Silkscreen)Units: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This is an introductory studio course in screen printing techniques, including hand cut and painted stencil application as well as an introduction to photo stencil techniques. |
ART 63 | LithographyUnits: 3Transfer: UC, CSU
This course is a study of lithographic processes, past and current techniques, as well as black and white and multicolor processes. |