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Instructor
Helen Taschian
Office Hours: By appointment.
E-mail: taschian@arts.ucsb.edu
Teaching Assistant
TBA
Section 101 M 4:00-4:50 IV Theatre 2
Section 102 R 4:00-4:50 387 104
Section 103 R 8:00-8:50 Arts 1340
Section 104 F 9:00-9:50 387 104
Section 105 W 9:00-9:50 387 103
Section 106 T 2:00-2:50 Arts 1340
Office Hours: TBA
Course Objectives:
This general education course, which is a requirement for all Art Studio
majors, provides a foundation for a broad experience and understanding
of the visual arts – film, art, television, digital media, advertising,
and related media issues. Through a series of interdisciplinary readings
and lectures we will explore the “language of” and the “language
about” contemporary and historical visual culture. Our primary
task involves looking at art and film/TV, but to accomplish this we
must engage a set of related cultural issues that have to do with who
we are and how we process our world. The concern of this course is
not focused on what you think, but on the visual and cultural processes
that help influence and shape your thinking. The class is structured
to increase your visual comprehension, critical thinking skills and
cultural awareness. In pursuit of this goal, it is important for us
to consider how the forms, meanings and styles of the visual arts are
shaped by:
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Ways of seeing and the formal language for expressing visual experience
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The vocabulary of visual communication: line, shape, color, direction, tone, scale, texture, etc.
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The shaping influence of technological, social, political and cultural contexts.
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Personal accomplishments, insights, passions and commitments of individual artists and filmmakers.
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Theoretical assumptions and deeply held beliefs and orthodoxies about art, society and life.
Information for Paper #1
Information for Paper #2
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CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD YOUR PAPER #2
You will still be required to submit a printed copy
as well as submit your paper thru the web.