Spring 2023 - CA 261 D100

Studio in Visual Art II (3)

Class Number: 6337

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Tue, Thu, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    DT VSAR

  • Prerequisites:

    CA (or FPA) 260. A course materials fee is required.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Continues work done in CA (or FPA) 260-3. Work will combine freely chosen and assigned projects in a variety of contemporary media. Readings will be required as an integral part of studio work. Students with credit for FPA 261 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course builds on work done in CA 260 and requires students to engage in various degrees of research, reading, writing, making, and discussion. It is composed of 3 different assignments designed to expand students technical, material, and conceptual capabilities. This course requires thoughtful critique and participation through engagement with course content and dialogue with your colleagues, as well as regular meetings with your instructor and TA. Students are expected to come to each class prepared to discuss the themes and topics covered in this course. Students are also expected to attend all artist talks and to be prepared to work outside of the classroom. The goal here is to develop a new body of work and begin formulating a visual language that is backed up by critical awareness and conceptual fortitude.

Assignments will include an artwork (or series of artworks) that will be developed throughout the semester, a group presentation, and a writing project that reflects on course themes. This course will begin by asking “What is the Purpose of Contemporary Art”? Its contents will be largely based in the following themes:

  • Considering Art History from Rock Art to Postmodernism (The Past)
  • Contemporary Art, Industry, and the Natural World (The Present)
  • Time Travel, Science Fiction and Digital Landscapes (The Future)

Students are not required to buy a textbook for this course. Assigned readings will be provided as the semester progresses.

Grading

  • Participation 20%
  • Presentation 10%
  • Essay 20%
  • Artwork(s) 50%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

sketchbook

Suggested: laptop

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html