Arts Concentrators Division II Seminar: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Form, Content, and Meaning in Artistic Work

This class will be structured around a series of assignments designed to be adapted to each students? particular artistic concerns and interests. The objective of the course is to create an environment where, along with addressing questions related to their own Division II concentration, students will be challenged to step outside of their current path of inquiry in order to return to it with fresh artistic perspectives. In critiques of students? artistic work and discussions centered around artists presentations and theoretical readings we will continually readdress the primary relationship between the formal and the conceptual in artwork across disciplines. Through our discussions and readings we will be exploring the meaning of an evolving and pluralistic definition of art and artistic practice. Some of the authors we will read include Barths, Brecht, McEvilly, and Phelan. Students will also have the chance to develop their ability to write and speak clearly about their own artworks.Prerequisite: This coure is open to students with a filed Division II contract in any visual or interdisciplinary artistic field.