Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

161 Art Course Descriptions 2018-2019 Catalog ART (ART) 2 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL CULTURE 3 units, 3 lecture hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A or 1AH. Lecture course to learn the cultural significance of the arts. Instruction will cover media and movements. Students will also learn the elements and principles of design to understand the visual language of the arts and the methods used by artists to communicate ideas to the public. Course also emphasizes the multicultural visual dialogue that occurs throughout the different communities in the world. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) 3 TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126. This course provides an introduction to the elements and principles of 2-dimensional design. Students create design projects with beginning level instruction in drawing, painting, collage, and mixed-media. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID ARTS 100) 4 THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126. This course will be a study of the formal elements and principles of the visual language in three-dimensional design. This will include the theory and the practice of these elements and principles as they apply to three-dimensional space and form. The projects in this class will incorporate a variety media including plaster, paper, wood, clay, metal, cement and the use of digital technology. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID ARTS 101) 5 ART HISTORY 1 3 units, 3 lecture hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126. This course examines the history of cultural production and visual aesthetics including two- and three-dimensional art and architecture from Prehistory through the Gothic Period. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID ARTH 110) 6 ART HISTORY 2 3 units, 3 lecture hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Completion of English 125 and 126 or eligibility for English 1A. This course examines the history of cultural production and visual aesthetics including two and three dimensional art and architecture from the early renaissance through the end of the twentieth century. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID ARTH 120) 6H HONORS ART HISTORY 2 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Enrollment in Honors Program. ADVISORIES: Completion of English 125 and 126 or eligibility for English 1A. This course examines the history of cultural production and visual aesthetics including two and three dimensional art and architecture from the early renaissance through the end of the twentieth century. As an honors section, the class will be conducted as a seminar with an emphasis on student projects. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID ARTH 120) 7 BEGINNING DRAWING 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126. This course will focus on developing basic skills in objective, representational, freehand drawing in various two- dimensional media. Through lecture and studio practice, students will explore representational, abstract, non-objective, and conceptual approaches to drawing. This course will also introduce the visual language of drawing, composition (the elements and principles of design), historical and contemporary rendering techniques and drawing as creative personal expression. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID ARTS 110) 9 BEGINNING PAINTING: OIL AND ACRYLIC 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125, 126, and Mathematics 201. This course is an exploration of the creative act of painting using representational, abstract and non-objective forms. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of composition and the ability to handle materials. Students will learn basic color theory, value, line, shape, texture and techniques including direct paint application, glazing, brush strokes and impasto. Issues concerning canvas stretching, brush cleaning, mixing glazes and toxicity are addressed. Through lecture and studio practice, students gain introductory skills in painting within the context of an historical perspective. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID ARTS 210)