Visual Language I, fall 2009, Jane D. Marsching

Visual Language I
Fall 2009, Massart

Jane D. Marsching email
office 3rd floor south 310 , hours: Tue 11:30-1 Thur 12-1:30 signup sheet is on the door

Tue 1:30-6:30
Wed 8-1

Teaching assistants:
Tue afternoon Hounyeh hkim at massart dot edu
Wed morning Matej matej.vakula at massart dot edu

Description: Visual Language 1 and 2 is a two-semester experience that completes an arc.
Visual Language 1 is taught in the fall semester, and Visual Language 2 is taught in the spring.

Skill emphasized include:
• Image development You will explore multiple aspects of creative thinking and making through a number of projects.
• 2D Design Vocabulary You will learn a formal vocabulary, including the elements of line, shape, space, texture, value, color, as well as the basics of composition: unity & variety, weight & gravity, scale & proportion, balance, multiplication, rhythm, pattern, time, space with which to develop your imagery.

Objectives:
1. To know and learn how to apply the elements and principles of art and design to the image making process.
2. To become familiar with digital technology as a tool to develop your ideas.
3. To acquire and develop research and critical thinking skills to complement your creative process.
4. To develop the ability to represent ideas in visual form from multiple sources and approaches.

Readings (will be handed out in class in Xeroxed form)
Chapters from The Critique Handbook, Kendall Buster and Paula Crawford
Chapters from Practices of Looking
Other articles to be determined

Techniques: Digital: Mac literacy, basic Photoshop; scanning; burning CD's; printing, using a portable hard drive; Digital Photo Camera; importing; tiling. Material media skills involving paper, glue, mat board and basic knowledge of media such as gouache, cut paper, ink.