Art Studio
106.
Drawing I.
(3)
Basic drawing concepts, including the expressive use of contour, value, perspective and composition while exploring both dry and wet media. Assigned problems may include still life, landscape, portraiture or the figure.
{Fall, Spring}
121.
Two-dimensional Design.
(3)
Emphasis on elements of line, form, value, color theory, painting principles and visual vocabulary. Particular attention will be placed on a disciplined approach toward design and development of perceptual skills.
{Fall, Spring}
123.
Shop Foundations.
(2)
Familiarizes the art student with the safe practice and maintenance of wood and metal shop tools and machinery.
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
{Fall, Spring}
125.
Art Practices I.
(3)
This is an interdisciplinary course, exploring the thematic concepts and diverse media that are central to the nature of art making today. Art Practices I will investigate issues of LIGHT, FRAME, and MARK.
{Fall, Spring}
126.
Art Practices II.
(3)
This is an interdisciplinary course, exploring the thematic concepts and diverse media that are central to the nature of art making today. Art Practices II will investigate issues of MOTIVE and CHANGE.
Prerequisite: 125.
{Fall, Spring}
130.
Introduction to Electronic Art.
(3)
Introduction to the computer as a medium and fine art tool. Course will explore history, theory and contemporary art issues associated with computer-based art practice, as well as introducing students to basic tools and technologies.
{Fall, Spring}
141.
Introduction to Art and Ecology.
(3)
This course introduces the student to three basic skills of an ecological art practice: research, making, and an immersion in ecological systems through poetic thinking, subversive action, and creative fabrication.
{Fall, Spring}
157.
Small Scale Metal Construction I.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Introduction to basic fabrication methods as they relate to object-making and small-scale sculpture.
{Fall, Spring}
168.
Introduction to Ceramics.
(3)
Comprehensive introduction to the terms, concepts, historical, and technical information that support creative development. Includes hand building and throwing, basic clay bodies, slip and glaze, oxidation, reduction, and atmospheric firing.
{Fall, Spring}
187.
Introduction to Photography.
(3)
This is a hands-on course introducing contemporary techniques, technologies, underlying concepts, and practitioners of fine art photography. ARTS 187 is a foundation course designed to prepare students for ARTS 188.
{Fall, Spring}
188.
Visualizing Ideas Using Photography.
(3)
This course will help students use photography to develop their ideas conceptually. Students will work in both a traditional and an experimental manner with a variety of photographic processes and technologies to advance the visual presentation of their ideas.
Prerequisite: 187.
205.
Drawing II.
(3)
Further concentration on basic drawing concepts with a greater emphasis on descriptive and perceptual drawing skills using both dry and wet media.
Prerequisite: 106.
{Fall, Spring}
207.
Painting I.
(3)
Painting materials and techniques, integrating basic drawing concepts with color theory and composition. Emphasis on descriptive and perceptual skills through assigned problems.
Prerequisite: 106.
{Fall, Spring}
208.
Painting II.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Continued exploration of the painting concepts and techniques, presented in 207. Working from imagination as well as observation, emphasizing the expressive potential of the medium.
Prerequisite: 207.
{Fall, Spring}
213.
Sculpture I.
(3)
A further exploration into the concepts presented in Three-dimensional Design. Will investigate, through specific assignments, issues that are central to producing sculpture.
Prerequisite: 123.
{Fall, Spring}
231.
Video Art I.
(3)
An investigation of video as a medium within a fine art context. Course will explore history, theory, and contemporary art issues associated with video art practice as well as develop student's mastery of technical skills.
Prerequisite: 130.
232.
Sound Art I.
(3)
An investigation of sound as a medium within a fine art context. Course will explore history, theory, and contemporary art issues associated with sound art and develop student's skills in sound editing/recording technology.
Prerequisite: 130.
240.
Art and Ecology: Everything Ecological.
(3)
This course will knit together land art from the 1960s with the present ecological practice of art with lectures and readings.
{Fall, Spring}
257.
Small Scale Metal Construction II.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
A continuation of 157. Fabrication skills are further developed and refined. Emphasis is on developing a deeper understanding of form/content as it relates to intimate scale.
Prerequisite: 157.
{Fall, Spring}
268.
Ceramics: Materials and Aesthetics.
(3)
Continuation of 168 with emphasis placed on the mastery of forming, surfacing, and firing processes, expanded critical awareness, and the development of a personal aesthetic. Open-ended and self-selected projects. Individual and group critiques.
Prerequisite: 168.
{Fall, Spring}
274.
Introduction to Printmaking.
(3)
Exploration of printmaking concepts and fundamental techniques, including monotype, monoprint, intaglio, lithography, woodcut, linoleum cut, collagraph, and curatorial technique. Instruction includes lecture, demonstration, and critique.
Prerequisite: 6 credit hours from 106 and 125 and 126.
{Fall, Spring}
287.
Black and White Photography.
(3)
Concentrates on black and white photographic techniques: film processing and fine black and white printing.
{Offered upon demand}
289.
Digital Imaging Techniques.
(3)
Techniques and aesthetics of digital imaging using a variety of software programs and hardware.
Prerequisite: 188.
{Offered upon demand}
305.
Drawing III.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Continued exploration of drawing concepts and techniques presented in 205. Emphasis on expressive drawing, working from imagination as well as from observation.
Prerequisite: 205.
{Fall, Spring}
308.
Painting III.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Extension of the concepts presented in 207, emphasizing experimentation with materials and techniques. Individual in-depth projects are assigned to encourage independent thinking with regard to contemporary painting issues.
Prerequisite: 208.
{Fall, Spring}
310.
Figure Drawing.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Study of the human figure as the primary vehicle for addressing formal and conceptual drawing problems.
Prerequisite: 205.
313.
Intermediate Sculpture.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
This class encourages the student to develop personal direction with an emphasis on expanding sculptural possibilities. Topically appropriate assignments will be given according to the instructor’s individual expertise as well as the current theoretical discourse.
Prerequisite: 213.
{Fall, Spring}
320.
The Phenomena of Color.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
An intensive study of color through assigned problems designed to develop greater awareness of and sensitivity to the use and function of color in the arts.
330.
Intermediate Electronic Art.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Course emphasizes art making using evolving computer based tools. Class draws on current work and theory, combined with classroom critique. Students must have a basic understanding of video and digital imaging techniques to take course.
{Fall, Spring}
331.
Video Art II.
(3)
This intermediate course advances techniques and conceptual foundations learned in Video Art I. Through technical demonstrations and assignments, students develop their video work while investigating a variety of formats and presentations in video art.
Prerequisite: 130.
332.
Sound Art II.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
This intermediate course of sound art advances techniques and conceptual foundations learned in Sound Art I. Students are challenged to develop their sound artwork while experimenting with various modes of presentation, software, and recording technology.
Prerequisite: 130.
337 [335].
Intaglio Printmaking I.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Exploration of intaglio processes. Includes lecture, demonstration, studio practice, and critique. Emphasis on technical considerations and the development of a personal aesthetic.
Prerequisite: 274.
{Fall, Spring}
338 [374].
Lithography Printmaking [Lithography I].
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Fundamental techniques of drawing and painting on and from lithographic stones and metal plates, primarily in black and white. Includes lectures, demonstrations, critiques, and practical experience.
Prerequisite: 274.
{Fall, Spring}
341.
Intermediate Studio in Art and Ecology.
(3)
This course builds on the ecological practice of art, emphasizing background research, collaboration, and public interaction.
Prerequisite: 141.
{Fall, Spring}
345.
Serigraphy.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Introduction to techniques, history, aesthetics and creative aspects of screen printing.
Prerequisite: 274.
{Offered upon demand}
357.
Small Scale Casting.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
De Jong
Introduction to the fundamentals of small scale metal casting in bronze and silver through the lost wax process. Additional metal related techniques such as soldering and patination will be explored.
Prerequisite: 157.
367.
Advanced Ceramics: Professional Practices Studio Arts Intensive I.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Encourages personal interest in making art while gaining understanding of traditions, innovations, concepts, history, techniques, critical thinking, material sensibility, and community engagements that underline international ceramics practice. Open-ended projects and self-directed work.
Prerequisite: 268.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
370.
Arita Porcelain Vessels.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Arita, Japan method of creating wheel thrown porcelain vessels: processes, materials, history, and philosophy.
{Fall, Spring}
387.
Intermediate Photography.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Salinger, Stone
Students will begin to develop their own work based on individual interests and contemporary issues, in-class critiques, and readings.
Prerequisite: 187 and 188 and (ARTH 210 or ARTH 425 or ARTH 426 or ARTH 427).
{Offered upon demand}
388.
Photographic Lighting.
(3)
Students work toward a complete understanding of the qualities of light, both natural and artificial, on photographs. Intensive studio practice explores the use of artificial light.
Prerequisite: 188.
389.
Topics in Studio Art.
(1-3, no limit Δ)
Concentrated practical and historical study of specified concerns in studio art.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Restriction: Permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
394.
Computer Generated Imagery and Animation.
(3)
(Also offered as CS 394)
Introduction to story boarding, modeling, rendering, animation and dynamics. Class uses high-level commercial animation software. Course emphasizes both the development of technical skills and the aesthetic aspects of computer imagery. Not allowed for graduate credit for computer science majors, nor as a technical elective for undergraduate computer science majors.
405.
Advanced Drawing.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Emphasis on contemporary drawing issues. Students are encouraged to initiate their own projects and to develop a personal direction. Individual and group critiques.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Prerequisite: 305.
{Fall, Spring}
407.
Advanced Painting.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Emphasizes contemporary painting issues. Students are encouraged to initiate their own projects and to develop a personal direction. Individual and group critiques.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Prerequisite: 308.
{Fall, Spring}
408.
Outdoor Studio.
(1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
This is a nature based, field study class. Sites are visited which inspire artists to develop projects with an interrelated media approach. Formal and conceptual issues regarding several environments will be addressed.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
409 / 509.
Advanced Video Art.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
(Also offered as MA 409)
This class helps students to develop more complex artistic statements on video. Critiques of student work, plus readings and discussions about various arts and media.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Spring}
413.
Advanced Sculpture.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Allows students to pursue their own individual concepts and techniques. Emphasis will be on independent projects.
Prerequisite: 213.
{Fall, Spring}
429.
Undergraduate Topics in Studio Art.
(1-6 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
Course work determined by specific student need or by the professor’s current research.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Restriction: Permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
431 / 531.
Advanced Time-Based Media.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Explores advanced technical, theoretical and conceptual essentials of time-based media. Designed for students with continued interest in using sound, moving images, and performance for their art-making practice. Challenges students to create novel time-based work.
Prerequisite: 331.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
432 / 532.
Special Projects in Electronic Art I.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Course is based on the integration of nascent technologies in electronic / digital media art practice. Works will be created in conjunction with concurrent investigation of digital media art history and contemporary theoretical discourses. Part I.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
433 / 533.
Special Projects in Electronic Art II.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Course is based on integration of nascent technologies in electronic / digital media art practice. Works will be created in conjunction with concurrent investigation of digital media, art history, and contemporary theoretical discourses. Part II.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
434 / 534.
Immersive Media.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Fine Art production for the Immersive Fulldome. This emerging medium comes out of planetarium technology. We will investigate the nature of immersive media through historical and theoretical readings and discussions alongside the creative process.
Prerequisite: 330.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
435 / 535.
The Art of Transmission.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
This class will focus on network and wireless, communication and control technologies. Students will experiment with streaming and analog broadcasting as well as installation based approaches to working with tools that manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum.
Prerequisite: 330.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
437 [336].
Intaglio Printmaking II.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
A continuation of 337 with the exploration of multiple plate and color printing processes. Greater emphasis is given to technical considerations and the development of a personal aesthetic.
Prerequisite: 337.
{Fall, Spring}
438 [375].
Advanced Lithography [Lithography II].
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Continuation of 338 with particular emphasis on color printing and special processes, including photo reproduction. Emphasis on personal aesthetic and technical concepts.
Prerequisite: 338.
{Fall, Spring}
440 / 540.
Art and Ecology: Grant and Proposal Writing.
(3)
This course focuses on skills for researching, designing and writing effective grant applications and proposals for art-based solicitations. Students shape ideas for small and large-scale projects into proposals following requirements of real-world calls for entry.
441 / 541.
Art and Ecology: Computational Sustainability.
(3)
An interdisciplinary field course in aesthetically visualizing information from computer science, operations research, and applied mathematics to articulate environmental, economic, and societal needs for sustainability. Hands-on projects, theoretical, and field research.
{Offered periodically}
442 / 542.
Art and Ecology: Sculptural Infrastructure.
(3)
This course will investigate site-based, low-tech, infrastructure as art. We will design and build experimental sculptures to create an aesthetic for functional works and understand challenges to scaling.
{Offered periodically}
443 / 543.
Art and Ecology: Aesthetics of Sustainable Landscapes.
(3)
This course introduces principles of visual aesthetics and landscape function. Course explores aesthetics, ecological art, sustainable landscapes, modernist landscape design, and ecological functionality of spaces through biotic units and human patterning.
{Offered periodically}
444 / 544.
Art and Ecology: Creating Change.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
The course uses art and design to respond to global and local challenges. Modules led by faculty from Art and Ecology offer students skills of collaboration, community process, site-based plans of action, and economic value.
445 / 545.
Text and Image: Graphic Design for Artists.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Course addresses fundamentals of graphic design through a series of art projects. Students study examples from a variety of sources and develop language for using text and image in installation, print, and online publication.
446 / 546.
The Politics of Performance.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Course explores the politics of performance and how artists investigate constructions of race, gender, sexuality, and class. Combines seminar discussion with group workshop and critique sessions. Students develop performance pieces or critical scholarship.
451 / 551.
Land Arts of the American West: Research.
(3)
This course will investigate research methodologies for field-based artists and facilitate the development and implementation of students' individualized artistic research projects through primary source materials, creative processes, critical reflection, and textual production.
Corequisite: 452 and 453 and 454.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
452 / 552.
Land Arts of the American West: Field Investigations.
(3)
This course will immerse students in field-based studio practice across numerous econiches, habitation sites, and conceptions of "Place." Students will work individually and collaboratively to investigate these field sites through artistic processes and projects.
Corequisite: 451 and 453 and 454.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
453 / 553.
Land Arts of the American West: Creative Production.
(3)
This course will engage and transform field-based, artistic research and practice into the production process of interdisciplinary studio art projects culminating in both experimental and finished art works.
Corequisite: 451 and 452 and 454.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
454 / 554.
Land Arts of the American West: Presentation and Dissemination.
(3)
This course will investigate the context of art through various presentation methodologies, engagement locations, consideration for audience reception, and media dissemination. Students will develop presentation strategies and work collaboratively to prepare a public exhibition.
Corequisite: 451 and 452 and 453.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
457.
Advanced Casting and Construction.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
DeJong
Students must develop an individual program of studies in consultation with the instructor. Group critiques are scheduled regularly.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Prerequisite: 357.
{Spring}
458 / 558.
Nature and Technology.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Cook
This course addresses what constitutes authentic experience in an era profoundly shaped by electronic media. Travel to locations in New Mexico where work is produced on site with digital video and other imaging tools.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
469 / 569.
Pueblo Pottery.
(3)
A cross-cultural class designed to expose students to the Puebloan pottery tradition. The course combines a hands-on approach to pottery making with an analytical investigation of material culture and ethnoaesthetics.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
470 / 570.
Advanced Arita Porcelain Vessels.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
In-depth practices of the Arita, Japan method of creating wheel thrown porcelain vessels: forming techniques, aesthetics, surface design, glazing, and firing.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
474.
Advanced Printmaking.
(3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
Concentrated exploration of various concepts and methods of printmaking including multiple processes. Course content varies but emphasizes the development of personalized direction and the establishment of high professional standards. Individual and group critiques.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Prerequisite: 336 or 374.
487.
Advanced Interdisciplinary Portfolio.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Salinger, Stone
Emphasis on photo-based media, but open to advanced students in all areas of studio art. Will encourage cross-media critique and help students prepare for the professional world upon graduation.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
493.
Seminar in Studio Art.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
{Fall, Spring}
494.
Advanced Topics in Computer Generated Imaging.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
A continuation of Computer Science 394. Students are expected to research and make presentations on advanced topics in CGI. Significant term project required. Not allowed for graduate credit for computer science majors, nor as a technical elective for undergraduate computer science majors.
495.
Independent Study.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Advanced, individually directed study in areas of special interest not normally covered in advanced level courses.
Open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Pre-professional curricula of the College of Fine Arts. Students in Art Education curricula and majors in Art enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences may enroll with permission of the department chairperson.
Restriction: permission of department.
498.
Senior Seminar: Art Studio Capstone.
(2)
Art Studio Capstone will focus on preparing B.F.A. seniors on topics pertaining to professional practices and critical discourse for visual artists. Students will learn to present their work verbally and visually in a professional manner.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
499.
Honors Thesis.
(3-6)
Directed independent study in a field of special interest, culminating in an exhibition and written thesis. Open only by invitation to departmental honors candidates.
May be repeated for credit towards degree to a maximum of 6 hours.
{Fall, Spring}
502.
Interdisciplinary Seminar.
(3)
Study of relationships between theory and practice. Course examines contemporary theories of art as viewed in the context of the student’s own work.
Open only to studio graduate students in the Department of Art and Art History.
{Fall}
505.
Graduate Drawing and Painting.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
508.
Graduate Outdoor Studio.
(1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
This is a nature based, field study class. Sites are visited which inspire artists to develop projects with an interrelated media approach. Formal and conceptual issues regarding several environments will be addressed.
{Fall}
509 / 409.
Advanced Video Art.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
(Also offered as MA 409)
This class helps students to develop more complex artistic statements on video. Critiques of student work, plus readings and discussions about various arts and media. Course fee required.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Spring}
513.
Graduate Sculpture.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Student is required to produce four projects, an artist’s statement, a portfolio of the semester’s work and give a slide lecture on a contemporary topic.
{Fall, Spring}
520.
Graduate Phenomena of Color.
(3)
Production of finished works based upon current research and studio practice incorporating concepts such as one color as two, two color as one, transparency/illusion, saturation/shadow, descriptive/local color, optical mixtures, unity, anomaly, psychological color, electronic color.
529.
Graduate Topics in Studio Art.
(1-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Course work determined by specific student need or by the professor's current research.
{Fall, Spring}
531 / 431.
Advanced Time-Based Media.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Explores advanced technical, theoretical and conceptual essentials of time-based media. Designed for students with continued interest in using sound, moving images, and performance for their art-making practice. Challenges students to create novel time-based work.
Prerequisite: 331.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
532 / 432.
Special Projects in Electronic Art I.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Course is based on the integration of nascent technologies in electronic / digital media art practice. Works will be created in conjunction with concurrent investigation of digital media art history and contemporary theoretical discourses. Part I.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
533 / 433.
Special Projects in Electronic Art II.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Course is based on integration of nascent technologies in electronic / digital media art practice. Works will be created in conjunction with concurrent investigation of digital media, art history, and contemporary theoretical discourses. Part II.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
534 / 434.
Immersive Media.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Fine Art production for the Immersive Fulldome. This emerging medium comes out of planetarium technology. We will investigate the nature of immersive media through historical and theoretical readings and discussions alongside the creative process.
Prerequisite: 330.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
535 / 435.
The Art of Transmission.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
This class will focus on network and wireless, communication and control technologies. Students will experiment with streaming and analog broadcasting as well as installation based approaches to working with tools that manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum.
Prerequisite: 330.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
540 / 440.
Art and Ecology: Grant and Proposal Writing.
(3)
This course focuses on skills for researching, designing and writing effective grant applications and proposals for art-based solicitations. Students shape ideas for small and large-scale projects into proposals following requirements of real-world calls for entry.
541 / 441.
Art and Ecology: Computational Sustainability.
(3)
An interdisciplinary field course in aesthetically visualizing information from computer science, operations research, and applied mathematics to articulate environmental, economic, and societal needs for sustainability. Hands-on projects, theoretical, and field research.
{Offered periodically}
542 / 442.
Art and Ecology: Sculptural Infrastructure.
(3)
This course will investigate site-based, low-tech, infrastructure as art. We will design and build experimental sculptures to create an aesthetic for functional works and understand challenges to scaling.
{Offered periodically}
543 / 443.
Art and Ecology: Aesthetics of Sustainable Landscapes.
(3)
This course introduces principles of visual aesthetics and landscape function. Course explores aesthetics, ecological art, sustainable landscapes, modernist landscape design, and ecological functionality of spaces through biotic units and human patterning. {Offered periodically}
544 / 444.
Art and Ecology: Creating Change.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
The course uses art and design to respond to global and local challenges. Modules led by faculty from Art and Ecology offer students skills of collaboration, community process, site-based plans of action, and economic value.
545 / 445.
Text and Image: Graphic Design for Artists.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Course addresses fundamentals of graphic design through a series of art projects. Students study examples from a variety of sources and develop language for using text and image in installation, print, and online publication.
546 / 446.
The Politics of Performance.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Course explores the politics of performance and how artists investigate constructions of race, gender, sexuality, and class. Combines seminar discussion with group workshop and critique sessions. Students develop performance pieces or critical scholarship.
551 / 451.
Land Arts of the American West: Research.
(3)
This course will investigate research methodologies for field-based artists and facilitate the development and implementation of students' individualized artistic research projects through primary source materials, creative processes, critical reflection, and textual production.
Corequisite: 552 and 553 and 554.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
552 / 452.
Land Arts of the American West: Field Investigations.
(3)
This course will immerse students in field-based studio practice across numerous econiches, habitation sites, and conceptions of "Place." Students will work individually and collaboratively to investigate these field sites through artistic processes and projects.
Corequisite: 551 and 553 and 554.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
553 / 453.
Land Arts of the American West: Creative Production.
(3)
This course will engage and transform field-based, artistic research and practice into the production process of interdisciplinary studio art projects culminating in both experimental and finished art works.
Corequisite: 551 and 552 and 554.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
554 / 454.
Land Arts of the American West: Presentation and Dissemination.
(3)
This course will investigate the context of art through various presentation methodologies, engagement locations, consideration for audience reception, and media dissemination. Students will develop presentation strategies and work collaboratively to prepare a public exhibition.
Corequisite: 551 and 552 and 553.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
557.
Graduate Casting and Construction.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Small scale metal casting in bronze and silver through the lost wax process. Included are additional metal related techniques such as soldering and patination.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
558 / 458 .
Nature and Technology.
(3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Cook
This course addresses what constitutes authentic experience in an era profoundly shaped by electronic media. Travel to locations in New Mexico where work is produced on site with digital video and other imaging tools.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
569 / 469.
Pueblo Pottery.
(3)
Pueblo pottery investigates the dominant ceramic tradition of the Southwest. Students work with Professor Gilbert and a Native American artist to learn traditional processes, forms and designs.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
570 / 470.
Advanced Arita Porcelain Vessels.
(3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
In-depth practices of the Arita, Japan method of creating wheel thrown porcelain vessels: forming techniques, aesthetics, surface design, glazing, and firing.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
574.
Graduate Printmaking.
(3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
587.
Graduate Visual Art Seminar.
(3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
Concentration on student’s individual art production in any area of studio art, with special attention given to developing critical acuity toward photo-based media.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
593.
Seminar in Studio Art.
(3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Consideration of theoretical, critical and historical issues in the context of studio disciplines. Course content determined by student request or professor’s current research.
{Fall, Spring}
595.
Graduate Tutorial.
(1-9 to a maximum of 21 Δ)
Advanced, individually directed study.
Open to graduate students only.
{Fall, Spring}
699.
Dissertation.
(3-12, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
{Fall, Spring}
