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Fall 2008 Series Descriptions Semester Theme: "Spatial Concepts & the Visual Artist" An exploration of the visual artist's involvement with spatial concepts. Semester readings will follow on the considerations of the last two semesters which included Jed Perl's Laissez Faire Aesthetics, Charles Taylor and Lionel Trilling's essays related to ethics and authenticity, Paul Tillich's A Prefatory Note to New Images of Man, Wallace Stevens's essay related to the imagination, William Wordsworth's Ode: Intimations of Immortality, Proust's observations on intellect and the senses, Gertrude Stein's Pictures and Krishnamurti's thoughts on creativity. Readings and discussion will explore the internal as well as external spaces the artist must encounter, engage, bridge and unify.
Painting Itself The content of the painting series is comprised of weekly readings by painters, theorists and critics, discussion, group critique, individual critique, field trips and studio work. Visiting faculty also meet with students during the semester. This semester there will be a sequence of specific topics related to the primary spatial genres that will be explored week by week. Participants in the series may choose to concentrate on these topics exclusively or in addition to other ongoing work. The overriding subject for the semester is the understanding of spatial concepts through perceptual and technical considerations in relation to the individual's identity as a painter.
Drawing Itself The Monday evening drawing series will incorporate an additional layer of structure this semester through an exploration of spatial genres, which will include working from observation of the figure, still life and interior space. The purpose is twofold. One is to advance the understanding of spatial issues through the direct experience of perceiving and drawing a variety of spatial constructs. The second is to advance the understanding of the individual student's identity in terms of drawing by engaging different subjects through the same medium. As part of this structure there will be presentation and discussion periods to look at slide shows of drawings by a variety of artists, as well as a critique in pursuit of understanding the purpose of drawing and its meaning to each student's work.
Photography Theory Seminar Photography Theory Seminar explores aspects of theory in photography from writings on or by photographers as well as more general visual theories from related media. This semester will concentrate on the photographer's approach to editing as a means for identifying his/her individual involvement in a body of work. An in-depth exploration of the traditional photographic spatial genres will provide the structure for those students whose primary discipline is photography to gain clarity in how to unify their work as visual artists. Students from other disciplines will utilize photography throughout the semester to gain clarity in their overall involvement.
Studio Practices & Color Theory Studio Practices is intended to provide a structured time period that encourages and supports students in pursuing their work individually. The first portion of each session will be devoted to color theory in relation to both painting and photography. In the studio, this semester's concentration will run parallel to the overall theme of spatial concerns through a phased exploration of spatial genres. Students whose primary discipline is either photography or painting will advance their involvement through their chosen medium. Each student will be asked to engage particular topics in relation to his/her own identity manifested through his/her work. The purpose is to create a tension between structure and individual meaning intended to promote a deeper understanding of the students' own involvements.
Thursday Evening Seminar The Thursday Evening Seminar will incorporate readings, presentations, discussion and critique. The theme this semester will be "Spatial Concepts & The Visual Artist." Reading and presentations will explore a variety of the visual artist's involvement with this topic. The readings will follow on the considerations of the last two semesters which included Jed Perl's Laissez Faire Aesthetics, Charles Taylor and Lionel Trilling's essays related to ethics and authenticity, Paul Tillich's A Prefatory Note to New Images of Man, Wallace Stevens's essay related to the imagination, William Wordsworth's Ode: Intimations of Immortality, Proust's observations on intellect and the senses, Gertrude Stein's Pictures and Krishnamurti's thoughts on creativity. Readings and discussion will therefore explore the internal as well as external spaces the artist must encounter, engage, bridge and unify. Each participant will pursue a subject of his/her choosing in his/her work over the semester. Critiques will be structured according to medium and their interrelationship.
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