Introduction to visual perception, concepts, methods and applications of two-dimensional design across visual art disciplines and platforms. Self-expression and creative problem-solving through studio art projects. Lecture presentations, readings, verbal articulation, and critiques to develop visual literacy. Study of design theory with a focus on interdependence of content, form and context, combined with visual analysis of art from different eras and cultures.
A survey of the artistic heritages of Asia from the Neolithic period to the present. Painting, sculpture, architecture, and crafts will be examined within their historical, political, and socio-cultural background. Students learn to identify styles, recognize techniques and formal visual elements, and critically analyze artwork within its contextual framework.
Survey of Western art from the Paleolithic period through the Medieval period. Art will be discussed from critical and historical perspectives with regard to formal visual elements of style and social context.
This course examines 19th-century painting, including works in the permanent collection and special exhibitions at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. All art will be discussed from a critical and historical perspective with regard to cultural context and formal elements of style.
The course examines Renaissance art, including works in the permanent collection and special exhibitions at the Legion of Honor Museum. Art will be discussed from a critical and historical perspective with regard to cultural context and formal elements of style.
The course examines 18th-century French paintings, including those in the permanent collection at the Legion of Honor Museum. Paintings will be discussed from a critical and historical perspective with reference to cultural context and formal elements of style.
An introduction to the basic elements of three-dimensional form and design, including concepts and language fundamental to all art making. This course covers design innovation and prototyping while applying the structural and visual elements of three-dimensional design, which applies to a wide range of artistic, technical, and industrial fields.