Description
This class is open to all students of any experience level, including those currently enrolled in a creative arts FYS, and serves as an introduction to fundamental areas of the visual arts via the human senses. Roughly every two weeks, you will be given an open-ended prompt based on select senses (vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, balance, temperature, proprioception) from which you will be asked to experiment with materials and follow your ideas in new directions. Our artwork will cross disciplines, combining elements of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, sound art, digital collage, and all areas between. We’ll discuss each prompt through image presentations, videos, and a gallery/museum visit. Materials will be provided, and you’ll be encouraged to follow your ideas and intuition across mediums. Emphasis will focus on developing your creative imagination and building visual literacy. This class culminates in an end-of-semester exhibition.