Survey of Western art from the Paleolithic period through Late Antiquity and the art of Byzantium. Art will be discussed from critical and historical perspectives with regard to formal visual elements of style and the social context of the societies, values, and ideas that gave birth to Western art.
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.
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.
Survey of Western art from the sixth to the early nineteenth centuries: Medieval through the Romantic periods. Art will be discussed from critical and historical perspectives with regard to formal visual elements of style and social context of the societies, values, and ideas that determined the course of Western art.
Survey of Western art from the Paleolithic period through Late Antiquity and the art of Byzantium. Art will be discussed from critical and historical perspectives with regard to formal visual elements of style and the social context of the societies, values, and ideas that gave birth to Western art.
Academic support, supervised making and supervised use of campus makerspaces. Students work on assignments given in other CCSF maker-related credit and non-credit courses. Instructor assists students with makerspace tools, equipment, materials, and methods.