| STAR 113 |
| Visual Thinking: Design |
| This studio design course is an investigation of the fundamentals of visual language, with an introduction into the principles of design, with research into color theory, composition and sequencing, including the development of writing, typography and reproduction, communication and data visualization. The studio course is experiential and process-oriented. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 114 |
| Color |
| Basic study of the interaction and relationships of color as perceptual phenomena. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 133 |
| Phone-tography: Picturing Life |
| Smartphones have essentially replaced cameras as the tool of choice for creating family and personal pictures, while only 7% of photographs taken worldwide are now made with cameras. Seemingly, phones make photography easy. However, for numerous reasons, dedicated photographers with access to the most sophisticated equipment sometimes choose the challenge of carrying out professional projects with their phones. In this class, we will learn to use our phones as serious instruments for personal expression through a series of weekly photographic assignments. Our work will be informed by studying the way photographic artists have made unique use of this remarkable device during its brief history. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 135 |
| Visual Thinking: Building Pictures—Collage and Assemblage |
| This course centers on the activity of thinking visually through physical materials. You will use materials such as paper, cloth, cardboard, metals, or wood, some new, but most old, discarded and recycled. All will be explored and exploited for their particular material, physical, and visual qualities and characteristics, to discover how they can be combined into new contexts in ways that transform the materials into an entirely new reality. Assignments will be structured with a particular theme or concept as its motivation. You will experiment with various options for adhesives and constructing technique, including the addition of paint. Expect to work on average six hours per week on assigned work outside of class. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 140 |
| Visual Thinking: Drawing from Observation |
| This course is an introduction to the fundamental problems involved in drawing from observation. We will develop the skill to “see” freshly and purposefully, and the ability to interpret that perception onto paper. We will learn to transform a flat piece of paper into a container of light and air, in which can be created the illusion of space and 3-dimensional form. The course identifies and explores the full vocabulary of visual thinking through drawing, utilizing a variety of observational subjects. The goal is to help you develop a personal commitment to drawing—to your own way of seeing—and to help you express it with control and authenticity. Expect to spend around six hours each week on assigned work between classes. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 145 |
| Visual Thinking: Drawing to Sculpture |
| This introductory course explores ways of thinking and working that artists use to produce drawing and sculpture. Students will use simple materials to explore line, form, space, and concept. Projects may include various approaches to drawing on paper, three-dimensional model-making exercises, performative objects and site-specific installations. Through reading, writing, drawing and building, we will consider how art communicates in visual and experiential ways, and examine contemporary works in contexts from museums to the public realm. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 145 |
| Visual Thinking: Sculpture and Ideas |
| This course introduces the fundamental concepts of sculpture, and the basic skills needed to alter materials, objects and spaces. Through reading, writing, and making, we will consider how art communicates in visual and experiential ways, and examine contemporary works in contexts from museums to the public realm. Projects will focus on building significance and symbolism with various methods, including casting, wood construction, video, performance, and social engagement. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 150 |
| Visual Thinking: Digital Photography in the Documentary Tradition |
| An introduction to the practice of digital photography as a means to document or comment on the world around us. We will learn the functions of the DSLR camera, basic digital editing skills, and the grammar and syntax of visual thinking as a vehicle to articulate a personal point of view. This class focuses on visual narrative and engagement with ideas and forms beyond the photographic process itself. You should expect to work a minimum of six hours per week in addition to class time and spend significant time photographing off-campus. You must have access to a DSLR camera. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 155 |
| Visual Thinking: Introduction to Printmaking |
| Utilizing traditional and experimental printmaking media, students will explore line, tone, form and space, working primarily in black and white. The reproductive qualities of printmaking will be used to encourage developing images and ideas in a serial manner. As students develop skills and a working knowledge of the formal language of picture-making, they will be encouraged to pursue their own vision, culminating in a body of related images. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 160 |
| Visual Thinking: Drawing from the Mind's Eye |
| Drawing has long been held to be the direct expression of an idea that originates in the mind of the artist. In this class, each student will seek to develop their own individual expression of a private inner reality. We will explore drawing both as invention - the first idea and intellectual scheme of a work - and as graphic disclosure. Students will be led to mine memory, both personal and collective; to employ reason, in the form of measurement and descriptive geometry; and, through exploration and play, to exercise imagination as a means of reconciling what might be perceived as competing qualities. Students will be asked to pursue the ineffable, as well as to explore the most concrete qualities of the surrounding world. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 165 |
| Visual Thinking: Art & Protest |
| How can visual communication create change? This course will focus on the intersection of contemporary art and activism. We will examine the role that images, objects and text may play in protest, and students will develop work in coordination with faculty that is both independent and collaborative. Projects will include theoretical plans, two-dimensional imagery and built sculptural work, all in relation to specific social and environmental contexts and sites. Additionally, the course will include seminar-style concept development, written responses to readings, and guest lectures. No specific skills are required, though some experience with examining or making art is recommended (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 235 |
| Art Studio: Oil Painting for Today |
This course focuses on the techniques and processes of traditional oil painting as a vehicle for contemporary, personal expression. You will learn the basic methodology of western oil painting; the innovations of modern painting in the 20th Century; the structures of color theory and the all-encompassing importance of compositional design. Throughout this learning process the goal is to find your own voice as a painter, to develop a personal esthetic. (ART)
Prerequisite: C- or better in STAR 140 or STAR 160 or permission of instructor |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 240 |
| Visual Thinking: Sculpture and Ideas |
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of sculpture, and the basic skills needed to alter materials, objects and spaces. Through reading, writing, and making, we will consider how art communicates in visual and experiential ways, and examine contemporary works in contexts from museums to the public realm. Projects will focus on building significance and symbolism with various methods, including casting, wood construction, video, performance, and social engagement. (ART)
Prerequisite: Students must complete one unit in a Visual Thinking Course |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 250 |
| Art Studio: Photography and the Darkroom |
This class focuses on using traditional photographic processes (non-digital) as a means of personal expression. Students focus on developing a personal esthetic while learning the photographic techniques that dominated the 20th Century – film processing and darkroom printing. Students must have access to a fully functional film camera. It is helpful, but not required, for students to have some familiarity with the basic concepts of the photographic process. Suggested prerequisite: Digital Doc Photography, STAR-150. (ART)
Prerequisite: Students must complete one unit in a Visual Thinking Course |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 251 |
| Art Studio: Projects in Photography |
This is an intermediate level course focusing on honing your photographic vision and developing a personal point of view in photography. You may work in analog or digital, but you must have taken the corresponding introductory course. Students pursuing a project in digital must first take STAR 150. Those working in analogue (darkroom) must first take STAR 250. (ART)
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in STAR 150 or 250 |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 258 |
| Art Studio: Etching and Relief Printing |
| The printmaking methods collectively known as “intaglio” – etching, aquatint, drypoint, and related methods – will be presented, along with other methods, collectively known as “relief” -- woodcut, linoleum cut, relief etching. Students will be encouraged to experiment with new and innovative approaches to these traditional media while developing their personal ideas and vision. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 301 |
| Concept and Process in Studio Art |
This is an interdisciplinary studio course geared towards students with studio arts experience. A series of experimental assignments focus on building an awareness of, and engagement with, the theoretical underpinnings of contemporary arts practice. Readings, writings, research and discussion will support students as they learn different strategies for producing independent studio work within the broad field of visual art. (ART)
Prerequisite: Any two 200/300 level Studio Art courses or permission of instructor. |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 314 |
| Interdisciplinary Projects |
| Advanced-level art course for students who work across liberal arts disciplines to produce a self-directed artwork in consultation with faculty. Utilize arts to engage any academic field: Studio Arts majors with research-based art are encouraged to enroll, as well as students with an ongoing, focused study in any major, and a committed engagement with art. Students should work with art area that best communicates their research including, but not limited to, drawing, photography, painting, sculpture, digital, or social practice. Students will be asked to evaluate their artwork with class, use feedback to make weekly changes to their approach, and develop a project to completion. Semester will also include class reading, writing and discussion in relation to art production, and option to present final work publicly. (ART) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 316 |
| Curating Cuestiones Caribeñas: Intersections of Contemporary Museum Interpretation and Practice |
| The course explores the entangled themes of museum interpretation and practice at the intersection of the fields of anthropology and art. Applying diverse methods and models from museum theory and institutional case-studies, students will engage in ongoing debates around exhibiting difficult histories and develop the hands-on experience of curating, designing, and installing a contemporary art exhibition in a university setting. The course culminates in an exhibition entitled, "Cuestiones caribeñas / Caribbean Matters" by Pablo Delano, at the Widener Gallery in Austin Arts Center. The course will also include a one-day visit to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City to review their upcoming group exhibition entitled, "no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria". (HUM) |
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0.50 units, Seminar
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| STAR 335 |
| Projects in Painting |
Art Studio: Projects in Painting, is the follow-up course to STAR 235 Oil Painting for Today. It will serve the needs of students who wish to continue the study of painting at the intermediate and advanced levels. While the main content of the course centers on a few studio projects over the semester (Intermediate level), or a semester-long project (Advanced level), there is also content shared by all students enrolled in the class. The shared content consists of reports on research in support of the projects, lectures and demonstrations by the professor, guest lecturers and visiting artists, and most important, regularly scheduled group critiques on studio projects. While oil paints will be the medium of focus, particularly at the intermediate level, other painting media will be introduced especially as appropriate to address needs presented by individual student projects. (ART)
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in STAR 235 or permission of instructor. |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 340 |
| Art Studio: Sculpture and Ideas II |
This course is a continuation of Sculpture and Ideas. In a series of individual projects, students will focus on content and formal issues in sculpture. Goals include increased knowledge of art historical contexts relevant to projects, and expertise with equipment, tools, and materials. The course will culminate in a final project designed by the student in consultation with the professor. (ART)
Prerequisite: C- or better in STAR 240 or permission of instructor |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 399 |
| Independent Study |
| Independent research and the execution of a project with the guidance of a faculty member, as per the College curriculum. (ART) |
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1.00 units min / 2.00 units max, Independent Study
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| STAR 401 |
| Concept and Process in Studio Art II |
This is a continuation of Concept and Process. This is an advanced-level studio practice course. Students may work in any medium, or combination of media. Emphasis is placed on creating a consistent body of work that draws upon the students’ life experience or concerns, related readings and research. It is open to STAR majors and non-majors but recommended that STAR majors take this course as early as possible, preferably in sophomore or junior year. (ART)
Prerequisite: C- or better in STAR 301, Concept and Process in Studio Art |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 405 |
| Advanced Studio |
This class is designed for advanced-level students who are ready to move beyond assignment based projects. The class will focus on how to develop meaningful and thematically consistent content, and build on technical fluency developed in previous coursework. In consultation with the instructor, students will produce a self-directed, long-term project carried out over the course of the semester. The course serves as Part 1 of the senior capstone experience for majors but may also be taken by minors or advanced art students. (ART)
Prerequisite: C- or better in STAR 301, Concept and Process in Studio Art |
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1.00 units, Studio
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| STAR 466 |
| Teaching Assistant |
| Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin.
(0.5 - 1 course credit) |
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0.50 units min / 1.00 units max, Independent Study
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| STAR 497 |
| Thesis in Studio Arts |
| Independent studio work toward the completion of a sustained project in the student’s chosen area of concentration that is the basis for an exhibition in the CCAN Gallery, and is accompanied by a 6-10 page paper outlining their process conceptually, technically, and formally placing their work within the context of both contemporary and historical art practice. This will involve regular individual meetings with the professor of this course, as well as several group critiques, workshop, and discussions. (WEB) |
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1.00 units, Studio
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