Visual Arts in Theory to Practice

Semester and Year	SP 2011
Course Number	ARTS-UG1460
Section	001
Instructor	Keith Miller
Days	Tue
Time	2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Units	4.0
Level	U
Foundation Requirement

Notes/Restrictions

Permission of instructor required (km96@nyu.edu).

Description

This course is open to students actively engaged in art practice (photographic, painterly, sculptural, videographic, or otherwise) and interested in developing a theoretical framework for their work. We will begin by developing a common vocabulary. Then through texts, museum, gallery and studio visits as well as studio practice, students will be challenged to define what they believe to be the place of art in contemporary society and, more specifically, where they believe their work fits within this context. Ultimately, the goal of the class will be the development of a work or a body of work that will be critiqued in group discussion and individually, and will be addressed on theoretical, formal, and technical grounds.

Course Type

Arts Workshops (ARTS-UG)