Art3310c–ThematicProjectsinDrawingThisintermediateleveldrawingcourseplacesemphasison conceptualstrategiesandimageconstructionwithafocuson themesincolordrawingthroughthelensofthemesinfilm,literatureandart.

Utopia,DystopiaandthePostApocalypse–DrawingattheEndof theWorldUtopianFlyingMachines,MadMax,Huxley’sBraveNewWorld andPlato’sRepublicareallrichimaginativematerialforartists. Utopian,DystopianandPost-Apocalypticfiction,film,art, architectureandmusicwillbeusedassourcematerialforstudioprojectsthatexploreandexpandthebreadthofcontemporary drawingpracticeandtheuseofcolorindrawing.Studentswill buildasynthesisofobservational,visual,technicaland conceptualskillsinbothwetanddrydrawingmedia.Theclass willconsistofgroupdiscussionsaboutassignedmaterials, screenings,studiopractice,individualmeetingsandgroup critiques.

CourseObjectives

• Toexpandandexplorethedefinitionofdrawingincludinganobservationalrecordtoatime-based,conceptualtranscriptionofideas.

• Toemploythemesinfilm,literatureandartasalaunchingpadformakingcreativework.• Toinvestigatecolordrawingmedia:surfacesandmediafordrawing;forskilldevelopmentandto

question ‘why’materialchoicesaremadeandanalyzetheaffectthesematerialshaveandtoseamlesslymergeform andcontent.

• Toexploredrawingasautonomouspractice,asavehicleforfullyrealizedartistprojectsanddevelopedbodiesoffinisheddrawings.

• Tohonecritical-thinkingandverbalizationskillsthroughclasscritiqueofstudioworkanddiscussionofindividualresearchandreadingmaterial.

• Toresearchandexpandyourknowledgeofartandartists,writersandcuratorswhochallengeandchampiondrawinginthetwenty-firstcentury.

TopicsThematicDevelopmentStrategiesColorandTechnologies:natural,found,manufacturedColorandPanoramicSpace:spatialillusions,panorama,stereovision,anamorphic,cyclorama,diorama,myriorama,lenticularlenses,gestalttheory, etc.ColorandTemporality:luminosity,viewerinteraction,linear/non-linearnarrative ColorandMemory:collectivememory,poetry,sensorymemory,etc.

Calendar/CourseOutlineW1–4Dystopia

DrawingThroughFilmThematicDevelopmentStrategiesColorandTechnologies:natural,found,manufacturedInProgressandGroupCritiquesMaterialdemonstrationsandinclassexercises

W5–7MadMaxDioramasofDestructionforDrawingColorandPanoramicSpace:spatialillusions,panorama,stereovision,anamorphic,cyclorama,diorama, myriorama,lenticularlenses,gestalttheory, etc.InProgressandGroupCritiquesMaterialdemonstrationsandinclassexercises

W8–10DrawingaPerfectWorldStrategiesforAbstractionColorandTemporalityLuminosity,interactivity,linear/non-linearnarrativeInProgressandGroupCritiquesMaterialdemonstrationsandinclassexercises

W11–13BraveNewWorld–CinemaandNarrative ColorandMemory:collectivememory,poetry,sensorymemory

InProgressandGroupCritiques

W14-16SelfConstructedProjectRequirements:90%Portfolio(Studiesandfinishedwork)

FourprojectsconstructedbytheinstructorOneprojectconstructedbythestudentbycontractColorLibrary–semesterlongproject

10%ReadingResponsesAttendancePolicyBeontime,preparedtowork,withthepropermaterialsandresearchneededforclass,therewillbenodeviationsfromthispolicy.Studiocoursesrequireintensiveworkanddiligence.Yourenergy,initiative,attitude,productivity,informedandconsideredopinionsareallvitalcomponentsoftheclassroomenvironmenttherefore,yourattendanceisrequired.Threeormoreabsenceswillresultintheloweringofthefinalgradebyoneletter.Sixabsenceswillresultinafailinggrade.Anabsencedoesnotconstituteanextensionofanassignment.PleaserefertotheUniversityattendancepolicyforfurtherinformationhttp://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog1011/policies/regulationattendance.htmlLateWorkPolicyAllworkmustbecompleteandinstalledbeforethestartofcritique. Lateworkisnotaccepted.

GradingScalea95-100,a-94-90,b+89-87,b86-84,b-83-80,c+79-77,c76-74,c-73-70,d+69-67,d66-64,d-63-60,e59-

0CourseTextbookAllcourse-readingswillbeavailableone-learning ClipsfromFilmswillbescreenedinclass,movienightswillbearrangedtoo.Anymoviesnotscreenedin

classstudentsareencouragedtoscreenontheirown.

Gattaca(1997)TheLatheOfHeaven(1980)Logan’sRun(1976)TheHandmaid’sTale(1990)TheManWhoCouldWorkMiracles(1937) ChildrenofMen(2006)MinorityReport(2002)–StepfordWives(1975)SoylentGreen(1973)Alphaville(1965)BladeRunner(1982)Metropolis(1927)Wall-E(2008)ABoyandHisDog(1975)H.G.Wells’TheTimeMachine(1960)FantasticPlanet(1973)Sleeper(1973)Brazil(1985)1984(1984)Westworld(1973)Zardoz(1974)SilentRunning(1971)ZeroPopulationGrowth(1972)

VisitingArtistsProgramTheHarnMuseumofArtandSchoolofArt+ArtHistoryrunanactiveVisitingArtists’Program.Internationallyand nationallyrespectedartists,curators,collectors,andcriticsareinvitedtolecturesandprovidestudiovisitsandcritique sessionseachsemester. Whiletheschedulefortheseeventsisfluid,youwillbegivennoticeofupcominglecturesto attend. Youarerequiredtoattendandwriteabriefresponsetotwospeakersinyournotebook.

GalleriesYouarerequiredtoattendtwoexhibitionsthissemesterandrespondtotheminyoursketchbook.YouarestronglyencouragedtoattendexhibitionsattheHarnMuseumtoexperiencecontemporaryandhistoricalexhibitionsthatrelatetoourstudiopractice.AdditionallocalvenuesincludeSanteFeCommunityCollegeGallery,ReitzUnion,ThomasCenterGalleries,UniversityGalleriesandothercommunitygalleriesthatprovideexhibitionsofstudentandlocalartists.

Bibliography–Additionalsuggestedreadings

Colour:DocumentsofContemporaryArt,DavidBatchelored.,MITPress,2008.

TheWorldofPerception,MauriceMerleau-Ponty,Routledge,2004 Chromophobia,DavidBatchelorHandmaiden’sTale,MargaretAtwood TheChildrenofMen,PDJamesTakeyourtime,MadeleineGrynsztejn,ThamesandHudson,2007 DrawingNow:EightPropositions,LauraHoptman,MuseumofModernArt EyeInfection,RobertStorr,RudiFuchs,RicterVerlagPublisherVisualExplanations:ImagesandQuantities,Evidence,andNarrative,EdwardR.Tufte,GraphicsPress,CTVitaminD:Drawing,EmmaDexter,PhaidonPress,2005InteractionofColor,JosefAlbers,NewHaven,CT,YaleUniversityPress,1963.TheArtofColor,JohannesItten,NewYork,VanNostrandReinhold,1974.AGrammarofColor:ABasicTreatiseontheColorSystemofAlbertH.Munsell,AlbertH.Munsell.NewYork,NYVan NostrandReinhold,1969.Afterimage:DrawingthroughProcess,CorneliaButler,LosAngelesMuseumofModernArtAShortGuidetoWritingaboutArt,6thedition,SylvanBarnet,AddisonWesleyLongman,2000.Color:ANaturalHistoryofthePalette,VictoriaFinlaySAAHPOLICIESLockers/StorageSAAHisnotresponsibleforitemsinlockers.Pleasewatchforpostedsignsonlockersregardingtheiruse.Eachstudent mustsharealockerwithtwostudentsandkeepthelockerformattachedatalltimes.Lockerswillbecleanedoutat theendofeachsemester. Whenstoringmaterialsitisadvisablethatyouhaveyournameoneverythingwithablack marker,thecoursenumber,andtheinstructors’name.TheSAAHisnotresponsibleforitemsleftintheclassrooms.

AcademicHonestyPolicyThecoursewillfollowtheUniversity’shonestypolicyfoundon-lineat:http://www.dso.ufl.edu/stg/.Workcompletedfor thisclass,thisincludesdrawings,sketchbookworkorresearch,maynotbeturnedinforanyotherclass.Inaddition, workturnedinforcreditinanotherclassmaynotbeturnedinforcreditinthisclass.

AccommodationforStudentswithDisabilitiesStudentsrequestingclassroomaccommodationmustfirstregisterwiththeDeanofStudentsOffice.TheDeanof Studentswillprovidedocumentationtothestudentwhowillneedtoprovidethistotheinstructorwhenrequesting accommodation.TheADAoffice(www.ada.ufl.edu)islocatedinRoom232Stadium392-7056.

AdditionalpoliciesforstudentsintheSAAHStudentsmustturnoffcellphones,beepers,andmusicdevicesduringclasstime.

SafetyandHazardousMaterialsPolicy -seeattachedAreaHealthandSafetyPolicyorhttp://saahhealthandsafety.weebly.com/Pleasereadandrespectstudiouseandguidelinespostedinclassrooms.Donotpoursolventsdownsinks.Sprayingof fixativeorothertoxicmaterialsisnotallowedinthedrawingstudiosorhallwaysusetheventilationboothonthe2ndfloorofFAC. Eachstudentisresponsibleforassistinginstudiocleanup.

StudioUseThestudio is foryouruseoutsideofclass time.Youwillbegiven thecombination to thestudio, it is forYOURuseonly. Studentsareexpectedtofollowstudioguidelinesatalltimes.Theclosesttelephoneisonthesecondfloor/SEcorner. Thereisafirstaidkitineachroomaswellasasharpcontainerforyouruse.

SA+AHCONTAINERPOLICES

Thereare2typesoflabelsusedintheSA+AH--yellowandwhite.BothlabelsarefoundattheredMSDSboxand aresuppliedbytheSA+AH.Eachisusedforadifferentpurpose.White:Allnewandorusedproductincontainers(hazardousorwhatmightbeperceivedashazardous-i.e.watereddowngesso,graphitesolutions,satellitecontainersofsolvents,powders,spraypaints,fixatives,oils,solvents,etc…) mustbelabeledwithintheSA+AHtoidentifytheircontents.LabelscanbefoundattheMSDSboxineachstudio andworkarea.Allcontainersmustbemarkedwithyourname,contentsanddateopened.Allsecondary/satellite containersforhazardousmaterialsmustbemarkedwithcontent,yournameandthedateopened.Allunmarkedcontainerswillbedisposedofwithnonotice.Yellow:WHENHAZARDOUSITEMSAREDESIGNATEDASWASTE.AllcontainersmusthaveayellowlabelidentifyingthecontentsthataredesignatedastrashforweeklyEHSpick up.- Flammablesolidcontainers(redfliptop)musthaveayellowhazardouswastelabelontheoutside(top).- 5-gallonjugsmusthaveayellowhazardouswastelabelontheoutside.- Fibrouscontainersmusthaveayellowhazardouswastelabelontheoutside(top).- Eachiteminthebluebinmusthaveayellowhazardouswastelabel.Note:HazardousWastelabelsshouldincludeallconstituentsinthewastemixtureaswellasanapproximate percentageofthetotalforthatitemandmustaddupto100%.LabelsshouldalsoincludetheBldgandroom numberoftheshopgeneratingthewastealongwiththeWasteManagerforyourarea;thisislocatedonthe SWMAsignpostedatthesinkorattheWasteManagementArea.AppendixC:HealthandSafetyAreaSpecificInformation:Drawing4.AreaRulesAllusersofthestudioclassroomsareexpectedtofollowstudioguidelinesatalltimes.Ifyouhaveanyquestions, askyourinstructor.• FollowallSA+AHHealthandSafetyhandbookguidelines.• FollowtheSA+AHSatelliteWasteManagementChartintheclassroomandotherhealth&safetyguidelines postedforyourmedia.• Donotpropclassroomdoors.DoorsaretoremainclosedtoensurethebuildingHVACandventilationsystems workproperly.• MaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDS)areavailableineachSA+AHworkarea.• Practicebestpracticesformaterialhandling.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutamaterial,askyourinstructorfor guidance.• Ifyoubringanitemintotheclassroom,besureyouhavetheMSDSformfiledforthematerialused.• Familiarizeyourselfwiththeclosesteyewashunit.• DonotsprayanyaerosolsinanySAAHclassroom/studio/doorwayorexteriorwall/floor.Asprayboothislocated inFACroom211A.• Wearnitrilegloveswhenhandlinghazardousmaterials.Theseareprovidedinyourclassroomstudios.• RemovealltrashthatdoesnotfitintrashcanstothedumpsteronthesouthsideofFAC.Anytrashthatdoesnot fitinthetrashcanmustbeimmediatelytakentothedumpster.Alloversizedtrash(hasanylengththatexceeds4 feetinanydirection)mustbetakentothedumpsteronthesouthsideofFACandplacedbesidethedumpsterin theareadesignatedforoversizedtrash.Brokenglassmustbepackedinsidepaperandlabeledontheoutsideas brokenglassandwalkedtothedumpster.Glasswithhazardousmaterialsmustbewrapped,labeledwithafilled outyellowhazardouswastelabelsandplacedinthebluebinattheSWMA.Thetrashguidelinesaretoensurethe safetyofanyoneencounteringthetrash.Liquids,medicalwaste,yardwaste,appliancesandpalletsare prohibitedfromdisposalinthedumpster.

• Noeating,consumptionofalcoholorsmokingispermittedinthestudios.• Cleanupafteryourself-wipedownsurfaces(easels,drawingboards,stoolswithawettowel).• Donotblockdoorwaysorblockaccesstolights.• Donotremovefurniturefromroomsorborrowfurniturefromroomswithoutpermissionfromthearea coordinators.• Donotcreate“daisychains”withmultipleelectriccords.• Nohazardousmaterialsdownsinks.• Storeallflammablesintheflammablecabinet.Keepflammablecabinetclosedatalltimes.• Cleanupafteryourself.• Firstaidkitsarefoundineachstudio.Notifyyourinstructorifsuppliesarelow.• ReportanysafetyissuesIMMEDIATELYtoyourinstructor.

Allcoursesmustengageinanendofthesemestercleanup.

Incaseofemergency,callcampuspoliceat392-1111,youareinUFFineArtsBuildingD(Building#269),andthengivetheoperatoryourlocation(room#)