Lea Cox
The course introduces students to the arts and visual cultures of Africa, the Pacific, and Native America, and includes both permanent arts as well as ephemeral arts. This is not a survey course, but selects certain aspects of certain cultural traditions to help establish a foundation for advanced, upper division study of visual culture in all areas of the world. This course includes concepts of the colonial experience, archaeological cultures, visual literacy, intellectual and cultural property rights, and contemporary arts.
Office Hour: 10:30-11:30, Porter D232; Thurs sections WEBSITE
The art and architecture of selected pre-Hispanic cultures from the gulf coast, central, western, and southern Mexico including the Olmec, Zapotec, Toltec, Mixtec, Mexica (Aztec), and others. (Sections Thurs 2-3:15; Thurs 4-5:15
Office Hour: 1pm Monday, Porter D232 Thurs sections WEBSITE
Introductory course for beginners and students not majoring in art. Covers the history of what are considered master drawings from prehistory to the present. Various media are examined and assigned in specific exercises. Course is a balance of historical study and practice through assigned homework exercises. A disciplined performance is expected. Enrollment limited to 90.
The art of selected pre-hispanic cultures of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia including the Nazca, Moche, Chimu, and Inca.
Basic introduction to the use of a computer as a fine art tool and medium. Addresses basic skills, concepts relevant to contemporary art theories, and practices. Provides a hands-on introduction to fundamentals of graphics, image acquisition, and manipulation and programming with demonstrations of relevant software. Students work independently and in groups. Assignments include digital image acquisition and manipulation, basic scripting, hypertext and web publishing, and computer programming. Lectures, readings, and discussions examine new technology artwork and technology’s relationship to contemporary culture. Enrollment restricted to art, pre-art, and history of art and visual culture majors. Enrollment limited to 20.
Introductory course for beginners and students not majoring in art. Covers the history of what are considered master drawings from prehistory to the present. Various media are examined and assigned in specific exercises. Course is a balance of historical study and practice through assigned homework exercises. A disciplined performance is expected.
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