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ART-1504: Contemporary Art and Practice

Description: Methods and practices fundamental to the making of contemporary visual art. Non-discipline-specific investigation of self-expression, meaning, and content through iterative, practice-based exercises. Development of personal artistic practice through the lens of contemporary art and its historical precedents. Exploration of various processes such as representation, abstraction, assemblage, performance, installation, mark making, digital, and time-based, or interactive experiences as means to self-expression and interpretation of meaning. Examination of multiple worldviews and global challenges addressed in contemporary art. Lecture (1H,1C), Lab (3L,1C), Design Lab/Studio (2L,1C). (1H, 5L, 3C)

Pathways: 6A Critique & Practice in Arts, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: ART-3854, ART-4504

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 26

Average GPA: 3.48 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 57.07%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.72%

Eric J Standley202353.0%32.7%9.9%1.4%1.8%1.3%3.3110
John G Bryson200653.5%41.8%1.9%1.9%1.0%0.0%3.365
Katherine G Pinkerton200458.3%33.0%8.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.472
Jennifer L Hand202481.5%12.0%5.1%0.7%0.0%0.7%3.739

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