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ARTS 112 - 4-D Design An introduction to time — the fourth dimension — and time-based artworks, including installation, performance art and video. Studio exploration with an emphasis on historical and current issues as they apply to individual direction and expression. Prerequisite(s): 110, 111. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 116 - History of Western Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance The first of a two-part survey of Western visual art and architecture, this course explores the ancient origins of Western art as well as its expressions in the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Works of art are discussed in terms of style, meaning, and social context. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Fee: $60. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 126 - History of Western Art II: Baroque through Modernism The second of a two-part survey of Western visual art and architecture, this course explores the great contributions to this tradition from the seventeenth century through the mid- twentieth century. Works of art are discussed in terms of style, meaning, and social context. Prerequisite(s): 116. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Fee: $60. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 210 - Sculpture I Introduction to the methods, materials, and tools of sculpture and general concepts of sculptural form. Prerequisite(s): 111. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 211 - Ceramics I An introduction to basic hand building and wheel throwing techniques. Formulation of basic glaze applications and ceramics firing processes are emphasized. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 213 - Painting I An introduction to basic color theory and oil painting techniques. Emphasis on observational representation including still-life, landscape and figure. Prerequisite(s): 107. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $60. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 221 - Photography I-Introduction to Darkroom and Digital Processes A survey of contemporary art photography, introducing the practices of darkroom, digital, black and white, and color photography, with an emphasis on technical and conceptual aspects. Prerequisite(s): 109. Note(s): Highly recommended that students own or have access to both 35mm film and digital SLR cameras. Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 304 - Ceramics II Continued individual development in all areas of ceramics. Introducing vessel construction from hand-built techniques, low fire glaze applications and an introduction in firing the kilns. Prerequisite(s): 211. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3.
ARTS 305 - Sculpture II Emphasizes sculptural aesthetics and appropriate technology. Focus on formulating a conceptual and technical basis for work. Prerequisite(s): 210. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 306 - Elementary Art Workshop Developing and preparing art assignments suitable for elementary school pupils. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 307 - Drawing II Exploration of the overlapping relationships of traditional and experimental methods of drawing: to include processes, tools, and surfaces. Concentration on issues of formal, narrative, and symbolic development with emphasis placed on finished works of art. Prerequisite(s): 107, 108. Fee: $60. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 308 - Painting II Introduction to non-representational acrylic painting techniques. Emphasis on issues of color and design as applied to organic, geometric, and pattern abstraction. Prerequisite(s): 213. Fee: $60. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 311 - Modernity: Realism to Surrealism The history of painting, sculpture and architecture from 1850 to 1940. Major aesthetic issues that shaped 20th Century art and influenced the early 21st Century will be examined. Prerequisite(s): 116, 126. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 314 - Integrated Design I Students develop methods of visual communication that draw on the cumulative experience of 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D coursework. Through the use of digital/analog tools and readings related to the current discourse, students explore the process of design and communication. Prerequisite(s): 112. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 315 - Contemporary Art Trends A study of art produced since World War II, focusing on current movements within the international art community. Prerequisite(s): 311. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 316 - Photography II-Studies in Color A studio exploration of color photography using digital and film techniques. Emphasis placed on color theory, contemporary issues, and the technical skills of artificial lighting and professional digital printing workflow. Prerequisite(s): 221. Note(s): Highly recommended that students own or have access to digital SLR camera. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 317 - Typography I A study of the design and use of letter forms and their direct application to the typographic ideas of contrast, hierarchy, and grids. Students build skills for the art of typesetting and typographic layout, and for expressive typography and conceptual thinking. Prerequisite(s): 110. Fee: $90. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 319 - Figure Studies II Extensive investigation of the figure. Emphasis is placed on a broad approach to understanding and interpreting the human figure. Prerequisite(s): 108. Fee: $60. Credit(s): 3.
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