Visual Language I
Fall 2009, Massart


Jane D. Marsching email

 

SYLLABUS--Wednesday

 

syllabus wednesday

syllabus tuesday

projects

requirements

vocabulary

tools

critique

 

 

Week 1
9/9 Intro discuss seeing, scale
Assgn: Project 1a

 

Week 2 9/16

Seeing 8-9:30 DMW #1 with Carolyn

Crit: Assgn 1a

Discuss: line/shape

Slideshow: collage

Assgn: Project 1b

 

Week 3 9/23 Seeing

ADD/DROP DEADLINE

8-9:30 DMW #2 with Carolyn

Discuss: value/texture

Slideshow: photographic seeing

In class work on assign with digital cameras

Assgn: Project 1c

 

Week 4

9/30 8-9:30 DMW #3 with Carolyn

Crit: 1b & 1c

Discuss: color

Assgn: Project 2a

Reading: Practices of Looking

 

Week 5 10/7

8-9:30 DMW #4 with Carolyn

discuss Practices of Looking in Bakalar Gallery

Discuss: composition/space

Assgn: Project 2B

 

Week 6 10/14

8-9:30 DMW #5 with Carolyn

Crit all of assigns2

Assgn: Visual Analysis

 

Week 7 10/21

8-9:30 DMW #6 with Carolyn

Present Visual Analysis 1/2 class

 

Week 8 10/28

Present: Visual Analysis 1/2 class

slideshow

Assgn: Project 3a

 

MIDSEMESTER WARNINGS ISSUED FRIDAY 10/23

 

Week 911/4

Visit gallery show

Small group crits of 3a

Assgn: Project 3b

Reading: Critique Handbook Chapter 1 & Exercise 2

 

Week 10 11/11

NO CLASS VETERANS DAY

 

Week 11 11/18

Crit Assgn 3b

Slideshow: art about the world

Assgn: project 4a

 

Week 12 11/25

THANKSGIVING

 

Week 13 12/2

Independent meetings

Assgn: 4b

In class work time

 

Week 14 12/9

Final project work due

Final digital portfolio due

Long crit