Time Schedule:
Christopher Ozubko
ART 131
Seattle Campus
Presentation of process through which artists discover and translate ideas, feelings, and concerns into images or objects. Use of a wide variety of methods and approaches, from traditional to technological, to promote visual expression. Discussion and critiques leading toward better understanding the creative process.
Class description
Summer 2003 - ART 131
Students can expect to engage in a multitude of activities that explore the fundamental components of encoding and decoding visual information. The objectives of this course are designed to help students develop a working design vocabulary, cultivate analytical visual decoding skills, explore multiple methods of visual translation and develop sound craft skills.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
The general methods of instruction will require students to engage in different forms of learning to begin to construct their own knowledge of visual literacy. Discussions will be student driven. Investigations will be personal and self-guided. This class is geared toward team learning, therefore it will demand a great deal of participation and group interaction.
Recommended preparation
There are no prerequisites for this course and students from different backgrounds are welcome and encouraged to be a part of this course.
Class assignments and grading
The nature of the assignments will be primarily geared towards unlocking creativity and conceptual thinking, expanding ones perceptual skill, and giving one the opportunity to begin to generate visual form that clearly communicates an intended message. All readings, investigations and activities will support three key areas: Communication theory, perception theory, and form generation. There will be readings, live and online discussions, hands-on and digital investigations ranging in duration from one day to the entire quarter, guest lectures, brief writing and at least one field trip.
Grading will be based on course objectives listed above. Active participation and self-motivation is crucial. For further questions please contact: Sean Bolan sgbolan@u.washington.edu
