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Drawing I

Course Details
  • Course Number FDD-1030-CE
  • Day(s) TH
  • Dates Jun 04 - Aug 22
  • Hours 06:00PM - 10:10PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


Remember those children's coloring books with their beautiful, even, unbroken lines that we tried so hard not to mess up with our crayons? Those lines so strongly defined drawing on a subconscious level that drawing without an outline is the first hurdle that will be addressed in this course. We will explore drawing through a variety of mediums, including pencil, charcoal, pastel, sumi ink and brush, scratchboard and acrylics. Working exclusively from the live nude, students will become familiar with the principles of drawing such as line, tone, mass, light, composition, positive/ negative space, scale, linear perspective, atmospheric perspective and analytical observation. We will do all of this in a supportive atmosphere with an emphasis on individual goals and levels of experience. Discussion of student work will be an ongoing group activity. The goal is for each student to complete the course with a newfound excitement about drawing and a sense of direction in the development of his or her drawings for the future.
NOTE: Please bring a newsprint pad (18x24") and compressed charcoal to the first session.

Instructor

Paul Fortunato

Fine artist

Education:

BFA, with honors, School of Visual Arts

Exhibitions include:

Christie's; Lowe Gallery at Hudson Guild; Drawing Center; Washington Square East Galleries, New York University; Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT; Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning; Rafik Exhibition Space

Publications include:

The New York Times, Juxtapoz

Awards include:

Elizabeth Foundation, National Academy of Design, MacDowell Colony, Ucross Foundation, Hillwood Art Museum

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Drawing II

Course Details
  • Course Number FDD-1035-CE
  • Day(s) M
  • Dates Jun 03 - Aug 12
  • Hours 06:00PM - 10:10PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


This course is geared toward students who have some experience with drawing. In an exciting and supportive atmosphere we will build upon basic skills. Using models as our focus, with diversions into still life and landscape, technical and conceptual issues will be equally explored. Experimentation with a variety of techniques, as well as wet and dry materials will help students develop their artistic voices and approaches to drawing. Properties of scale, time, line, tone, composition and individual expression will be emphasized. Examples of historical and contemporary drawing will be shown. Discussion of student work will be an ongoing group activity.
NOTE: Please bring your favorite drawing materials, a drawing board, a kneaded eraser and paper (18x24") to the first session.

Instructor

Paul Fortunato

Fine artist

Education:

BFA, with honors, School of Visual Arts

Exhibitions include:

Christie's; Lowe Gallery at Hudson Guild; Drawing Center; Washington Square East Galleries, New York University; Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT; Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning; Rafik Exhibition Space

Publications include:

The New York Times, Juxtapoz

Awards include:

Elizabeth Foundation, National Academy of Design, MacDowell Colony, Ucross Foundation, Hillwood Art Museum

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Drawing

Course Details
  • Course Number FDD-3033-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates Jun 03 - Jul 22
  • Hours 06:00PM - 08:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 335 West 16th Street

Description

Designed in response to the needs of artists who want to create finished paintings, sculptures and prints, this course will focus on the relationship between finished projects and drawing preparation. Too often, artists start to create a piece or body of work only to find that they have not fully prepared their projects before they begin. By using drawing as an analytical tool, a great deal of the frustration in the finished media can be avoided. Students will connect future projects to past accomplishments by using drawing as a bridge to a portfolio of ideas. Both traditional and innovative media will be employed to clarify artistic direction.

Instructor

Ira Richer

Fine artist

Education:

BFA, The Cooper Union; MFA, Yale University

One-person exhibitions include:

Foster Goldstrom Gallery, American Fine Arts, Annina Nosei Gallery, Steven Kasher Gallery

Group exhibitions include:

Robert Miller Gallery, Los Angeles Art Fair, Houghton Gallery, Basel Art Fair, Frankfurt Art Fair, Exit Art

Collections include:

Library of Congress, Menil Collection, Vincent van Gogh Foundation

Publications include:

Bomb, The Village Voice, Artforum

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Printmaking: Silkscreen

Course Details
  • Course Number FGD-2203-A
  • Day(s) M
  • Dates Jun 10 - Jul 22
  • Hours 09:00AM - 03:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 250.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

Silkscreen, one of the most versatile and widely used methods of printmaking, will be explored through demonstrations and selfinitiated projects. Painters and photographers will find a new way of expressing their ideas through screen printing. Images can be made using hand-drawn separations, photographic film, digital separations and photocopied images. Printing on canvas, T-shirts, wood, metal and glass, as well as large-scale works, are all possible with silkscreen. Large-scale digital output is available in the printshop. Water-based silkscreen ink is used in class allowing for soap-and-water cleanup.
NOTE: Printshop facilities are available outside of class hours.

Instructor

Gunars Prande

Printmaker; director of operations, printmaking, BFA Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts

Education:

BFA, MFA, School of Visual Arts; Rochester Institute of Technology

one-person exhibition:

Namba City Museum, Japan

group Exhibitions include:

Pera Museum, Istanbul; Visual Arts Gallery; Galerie Aelier Herenplaats, the Netherlands; New York Society of Etchers; Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic; Mission Gallery; Bill Rice Gallery; Leo Castelli Graphics Gallery; John Nichols Print Gallery; Bennet Siegal Gallery; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY; John Gerstad Gallery

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Printmaking: Silkscreen

Course Details
  • Course Number FGD-2204-A
  • Day(s) T
  • Dates Jun 11 - Jul 23
  • Hours 09:00AM - 03:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 250.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

Silkscreen, one of the most versatile and widely used methods of printmaking, will be explored through demonstrations and selfinitiated projects. Painters and photographers will find a new way of expressing their ideas through screen printing. Images can be made using hand-drawn separations, photographic film, digital separations and photocopied images. Printing on canvas, T-shirts, wood, metal and glass, as well as large-scale works, are all possible with silkscreen. Large-scale digital output is available in the printshop. Water-based silkscreen ink is used in class allowing for soap-and-water cleanup.
NOTE: Printshop facilities are available outside of class hours.

Instructor

Charles Yoder

Printmaker, painter, writer, curator. Formerly, director, Castelli Graphics; project curator, Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange

Education:

BFA, Pratt Institute

One-person exhibitions include:

Woodward Gallery; University of Maine, Orono; New Jersey City University; Haenah-Kent Gallery; Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX

Group exhibitions include:

Dada Post, Berlin; Rubin Museum of Art; Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY; Gestaltreform Galerie, Frankfurt; Leo Castelli Gallery; Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY; Salmagundi Club; DFN Gallery; Vose Gallery, Boston; Pera Museum, Istanbul; Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY

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Printmaking: Monoprint, Woodcut, Linoleum

Course Details
  • Course Number FGD-2446-A
  • Day(s) F
  • Dates Jun 14 - Aug 02
  • Hours 09:00AM - 03:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 250.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

This course will introduce the printmaking processes of woodcut, linocut, monoprint and collagraph to create various types of prints. All processes will be demonstrated and applied in selfdirected projects. The relief print is the oldest method of printmaking; its directness and ease of color application make it particularly appealing to artists of all fields. In woodcut, the non-image areas of the print are carved away and color is applied to the high surfaces of the block using rollers or brushes. Color can also be rubbed in below the surface to create depths and color mixing. Paper is then pressed against the inked surface of the block or plate to transfer the color image from the block. The monoprint is unique within printmaking because every print is different. Images are painted or drawn directly onto blank plates and then transferred to paper with a printing press, resulting in large, direct, painterly prints. The use of multiple printing, chine collE and color overlays will also be explored. NOTE: Printshop facilities are available outside of class hours.

Instructor

Dominick Rapone

Printmaker, illustrator; founder, Beastly Prints Artist Editions; printshop manager, BFA Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts

Education:

BFA, School of Visual Arts

Group exhibitions include:

Adrienne/Adrian’s; Art Directors Club; Visual Arts Gallery; Westchester Gallery; Rubin Museum of Art; Studio 12N; New York Society of Etchers; C.A.M Gallery, Istanbul; Woodward Gallery; Hewitt Gallery of Art, Marymount Manhattan College; Sacred Gallery; Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence; Pera Museum, Istanbul; Siren’s Song Gallery, Greenport, NY; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University; Monmouth Museum, NJ

Publications include:

Fast Company, INC, Stocks and Commodities, The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Women’s Health, American Illustration, Tango, The Flag Project, Octet, Visual Arts Journal, Now, 100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic, Input

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Copper-Plate Etching

Course Details
  • Course Number FGD-3386-A
  • Day(s) TH
  • Dates Jun 13 - Aug 01
  • Hours 09:00AM - 03:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 250.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

This course is for students interested in developing painterly and drawn images using copper-plate etching techniques. Copper is a soft, sensitive and responsive metal that is able to capture all the graphic and tonal subtleties of drawing and painting. Students will discover new forms of expression by learning how to build an image through drawing and layering. Intaglio techniques, including hard ground, soft ground, spit-bite, white ground, sugar lift, and open bite will be covered. All processes will be demonstrated and applied through self-initiated etching projects.

Instructor

Christopher T. Creyts

Master printer

Education:

BFA, University of the Arts

Artist collaborations have included:

Helen Frankenthaler, Al Held, Arturo Herrera, Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, Vik Muniz, David Salle, Kiki Smith, Donald Sultan, Richard Tuttle

Prints editions for:

Museum of Modern Art; National Gallery of Art; Walker Art Center; Tate Gallery; National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia; Singapore Art Museum

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Printmaking: Letterpress

Course Details
  • Course Number FGD-3687-A
  • Day(s) TH
  • Dates Jun 13 - Aug 01
  • Hours 09:00AM - 03:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 250.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

This course will give a thorough introduction to letterpress printing. We will begin with hand-set, movable wood and metal type in combination with etched plates and linocuts, and then explore making and using photopolymer plates from digital files. This medium is versatile and adaptable, mixing easily with other printmaking processes; the quality of image can range from hard edge to painterly. Letterpress printing also impresses a third dimension of depth and texture to the image and text on paper. Simple, accurate color registration is easy on the letterpress. The experience of hand typesetting using vintage metal and wood typefaces will enhance students' knowledge and understanding of typography. Printing blocks and plates range from completely manual, hand-cut and collaged to digital photopolymer plates. Letterpress die cutting allows students to actually shape their projects. Operation and maintenance of several letterpresses will be included. Each session will begin with a demonstration followed by studio time to work on individual projects, from type-based graphic designs to fine art limited editions.
NOTE: Printshop facilities are available outside of class hours.

Instructor

Dikko Faust

Hand typographer; letterpress printermaker; founder, Purgatory Pie Press

Exhibitions include:

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Collections include:

Tate Gallery; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery; Walker Art Center; New York Public Library; Museum of Modern Art

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Printmaking: Silkscreen & the Artist's Book

Course Details
  • Course Number FGD-3698-A
  • Day(s) W
  • Dates Jun 12 - Jul 24
  • Hours 09:00AM - 03:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 250.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

Using silkscreen, students will explore various ways to present prints as sequential images-artists' books, themed portfolios and comics, even fanzines. The course will cover the process from concept to finished and bound multiples. Students will learn methods of making color separations for multicolor prints using traditional hand-drawn and modern photographic techniques. Bookbinding techniques will be demonstrated, including Japanese bookbinding, accordion folding and signature binding. Large-scale digital output is available in the printshop.
NOTE: Printshop facilities are available outside of class hours.

Instructor

David Sandlin

Painter, printmaker, cartoonist

Education:

BA, University of Alabama

One-person exhibitions include:

White Columns; Bongoût Galerie, Berlin; Georgia Museum of Fine Arts, Athens; Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland; Billy Shire Fine Art, Los Angeles; Gracie Mansion Gallery

Publications include:

The Best American Comics of 2009, Swamp Preacher, Alphabetical Ballad of Carnality, Wonderfool World, Hotwire, The Ganzfeld, Blab! Raw, Snake Eyes, The New Yorker, The New York Times

Awards include:

New York Foundation for the Arts, Swann Foundation, Nexus Press, PM Foundation; Lamar Dodd Award, University of Georgia, Athens; Cullman Center, New York Public Library Fellowship

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Sophomore Seminar

Course Details
  • Course Number FID-2020-A
  • Day(s) M,W,F
  • Dates May 20 - Jul 08
  • Hours 09:00AM - 02:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 335 West 16th Street

Description

In this seminar, students will focus on the media image and its implications in their work. In practice, the photograph has become a drawing tool for the artist and we will explore photography and video in relation to painting and drawing. Projects in lighting and composition, as well as color and its effects will be explored in still photography and the moving image. Stop-motion video effects will be used to animate a drawing. Students will learn how to document their work, how to use a camera that goes beyond point-and-click and what range of possibilities can be achieved with these instruments. How to color correct prints and videos will aso be covered. Sound and editing techniques as they apply to art production is included in this media primer.

Instructor

Joseph Tekippe

Web designer; systems administrator, digital lab, BFA Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts

Education:

BFA, University of Iowa; MFA, School of Visual Arts

Group exhibitions include:

Bronx Museum of the Arts; Mabou Mines; New York Digital Salon

Award:

Paula Rhodes Memorial Scholarship

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Junior Seminar: Mastering the Art of Critique

Course Details
  • Course Number FID-3020-A
  • Day(s) M,W,F
  • Dates May 31 - Jul 17
  • Hours 03:00PM - 05:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

This seminar will introduce important concepts relative to future art practices, and address such questions as: Do you stand there with nothing to say or are you getting everything you can from your critiques and giving your fellow students everything you've got? This course is designed to give you the tools for a successful studio visit. Through a series of exercises, you will learn how to have a more meaningful dialogue with the most cantankerous critic, how to talk about your work and the work of others, how to process the input you receive, and how to manage the emotions around your work.

Instructor

Steve DeFrank

Sculptor

Education:

BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art; BFA, Washington University; MFA, School of Visual Arts

One-person exhibitions include:

Penine Hart Gallery; Clementine Gallery; Clifford Smith Gallery, Boston; Margaret Thatcher Projects

Group exhibitions include:

The Drawing Center; Islip Museum of Art, NY; Sonnabend Gallery; White Columns; Sculpture Center; New Museum of Contemporary Art; National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

Publications include:

The New York Times, New York Native, Outweek, The Village Voice, Artforum, ARTnews, New York magazine

Awards include:

American Academy of Arts and Letters

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Painting

Course Details
  • Course Number FPD-1020-CE
  • Day(s) W
  • Dates Jun 05 - Aug 21
  • Hours 06:00PM - 09:45PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

Open to students at all levels, this course is an intensive survey of the diverse methods and approaches to oil painting and it will take the mystery out of color, composition, scale and tone. Working exclusively from the live nude, you will learn how to create convincing flesh tones in light and shadow, and volume and space, through the application of color theory. Demonstrations will show you how to use a painting knife and brush, and how to build a painting using old master, classicist, impressionist, and neoimpressionist techniques. You will learn the recipes of painting mediums and how to use them. This course will strengthen your observational skills, and you will become familiar with atmospheric perspective, linear perspective and human anatomy. There will be group discussions of student work and individual attention to the goals, needs and level of experience of each student.
NOTE: Please bring a newsprint pad (18x24") and compressed charcoal to the first session.

Instructor

Paul Fortunato

Fine artist

Education:

BFA, with honors, School of Visual Arts

Exhibitions include:

Christie's; Lowe Gallery at Hudson Guild; Drawing Center; Washington Square East Galleries, New York University; Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT; Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning; Rafik Exhibition Space

Publications include:

The New York Times, Juxtapoz

Awards include:

Elizabeth Foundation, National Academy of Design, MacDowell Colony, Ucross Foundation, Hillwood Art Museum

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Classical Portrait Painting

Course Details
  • Course Number FPD-2348-CE
  • Day(s) M,T,W,TH,F
  • Dates Aug 05 - Aug 16
  • Hours 09:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 310 East 22nd Street

Description

There's more to painting a great portrait than capturing a likeness; it's about creating the illusion of life. Portraiture should reveal the character of the sitter and exude a lifelike essence. During this course, taught by an award-winning portrait artist, you will learn how to analyze, interpret and convincingly portray the human visage. The methodology presented is both broad in scope, yet simple to comprehend. It's based on the idea that logic, not frivolous rules nor superficial techniques, lies at the core of the greatest portraits ever created. Working from live models, you will discover a simple and straightforward way to achieve accurate drawing and to easily replicate any color you see, particularly the subtle translucent tones of the human complexion. You will also learn how to model form and to simulate the effects of luminosity, illusionistic depth and atmospheric space. All of the information covered in this course will be fully demonstrated and explained.
Saturday, August 10 - field trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
NOTE: Please bring a notebook and pen to the first session. A complete supply list will be distributed at the first session.

Instructor

Marvin Mattelson

Portrait artist

Education:

BFA, University of the Arts

Clients include:

New York Archdiocese, MBNA, ITT Corporation, MetLife, Time Warner, DreamWorks, IBM, MTV, Fedex, Disney, Newsweek, Warner Publishing, Putnam, A&E, CBS, ABC, Geffen Films, Nynex, National Geographic, Scientific American, U.S. Postal Service, Angel Records, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Redbook, Look, Psychology Today, New York magazine, Grey & Grey

Exhibitions include:

Richard C. von Hess Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia; American Society of Portrait Artists; Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists; Society of Illustrators; New York Society of Portrait Artists; Long Island Professional Artists' Showcase

Publications include:

Step-by-Step Graphics, Graphis Annual, Communication Arts, Idea, Print, Folio

Awards include:

First Place, Best Portfolio, Portrait Society of America; American Society of Portrait Artists; Society of Illustrators

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Sculpture

Course Details
  • Course Number FSD-1050-CE
  • Day(s) T
  • Dates Jun 04 - Aug 13
  • Hours 06:00PM - 09:45PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 200.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 335 West 16th Street

Description


This course is designed for students of all levels who wish to explore the many facilities available in the SVA Sculpture Center. Combining various mediums, students will experiment in interdisciplinary studies and will be encouraged to critically examine how emerging technologies alter the landscape of making art. We will go over basic skills in wood construction and mold-making (plaster). This course will include slide presentations of artwork from many disciplines.
NOTE: In addition to the 11 in-class sessions, a field trip will be scheduled at the beginning of the semester. The studio fee includes safety equipment, hand tools, drill bits, saw blades, abrasives, compressed air, lubricants, wood glue and access to the wood, plaster, ceramic and metal workshops outside of class time, based on facility availability. All other materials must be purchased by the student.

Instructor

Nicolas Touron

Sculptor, ceramist

Education:

BA, Gerrit Rietveld Academie; MFA, School of Visual Arts

One-person exhibitions include:

Virgil de Voldère Gallery; Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

Group exhibitions include:

Josée Bienvenu Gallery; Galleria Rizziero Arte, Pescara, Italy; Tropen Museum, Amsterdam; NADA Miami Art Fair; Kunstraume auf Zeit, Linz; Kunsthal, Rotterdam

Publications include:

The New York Times, New York magazine

Award:

Fulbright Fellowship

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Ceramic and Mixed Media Installation

Course Details
  • Course Number FSD-2162-A
  • Day(s) W,TH
  • Dates Jun 12 - Aug 01
  • Hours 09:00AM - 02:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 200.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 335 West 16th Street

Description

This course is an intensive production-based course focusing on the creation of mixed media installations using ceramic as the starting medium. The course will be divided into two sections. The first will cover the different aspects of plaster mold production and the use of liquid clay (slip) in order to produce duplicates of an object. The second section will focus on the students' specific project ideas through the review of work of artists producing installation art; group and individual critiques, and exhibition reviews. Once a basic knowledge of mold making and slip casting is established, students will propose a series of projects of which some will be selected during group critiques for full production. Specific analysis of mixed media use for each student's project will be reviewed and organized in terms of production and aesthetics during group session. Attention will be given to the context in which the installation is placed and viewed and its impact on the physical and cultural environment of society. Homework will be extensive in order to enable the student to acquire an independent work ethic.

Instructor

Nicolas Touron

Sculptor, ceramist

Education:

BA, Gerrit Rietveld Academie; MFA, School of Visual Arts

One-person exhibitions include:

Virgil de Voldère Gallery; Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

Group exhibitions include:

Josée Bienvenu Gallery; Galleria Rizziero Arte, Pescara, Italy; Tropen Museum, Amsterdam; NADA Miami Art Fair; Kunstraume auf Zeit, Linz; Kunsthal, Rotterdam

Publications include:

The New York Times, New York magazine

Award:

Fulbright Fellowship

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Digital Sculpture

Course Details
  • Course Number FSD-2276-A
  • Day(s) M,W,F
  • Dates May 13 - Jun 14
  • Hours 12:00PM - 05:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 200.00
  • Status Canceled
  • Location 335 West 16th Street

Description

Making sculptures using computer-aided fabrication and rapid prototyping machines is the focus of this course. Students will learn how to make templates for sculptures using Adobe Illustrator and SolidWorks, and how to use machines like the Epilog laser cutter and the CNC router "ShopBot" to create fully realized 3D objects from their designs. These technologies offer the ability to execute intricate and precise designs that would be impossible or too time-consuming using traditional techniques. Students will have the opportunity to work in a wide variety of materials such as wood, acrylic glass, Plexiglas, aluminum and foam. Turn your ideas into objects with the precision of laser and CNC technology.
NOTE: The studio fee includes safety equipment, welding gases, welding rods, drill bits, saw blades, abrasives, compressed air, lubricants and wood glue, as well as access to electronic media workstations and the plaster, wood and metal workshops outside of class time, based on facility availability. All other materials must be purchased by the student.

Instructor

Luis Rodrigo Navarro

New media artist

Education:

BBA, University of Puerto Rico; MFA School of Visual Arts

Group exhibitions include:

Visual Arts Gallery; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico; Galleria Francisco Oller, Puerto Rico; Casa Cruz de la Luna, San Germán, Puerto Rico

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Sculpture: TRASH

Course Details
  • Course Number FSD-2324-A
  • Day(s) T,W,TH
  • Dates May 14 - Jun 13
  • Hours 09:00AM - 02:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Canceled
  • Location 335 West 16th Street

Description

TRASH is a studio course focused the role of debris in art and culture. This course will revisit the art historical precedents of found-object artwork, along with new ideas about sustainability and urban ecology. Addressing the profound eco-crisis that is taking place on planetary, national and individual levels, we will explore how to make art while being conscious of our environmental impact. Work with recycling and scavenge for found objects; research new biodegradable materials and join the green revolution! This course contains lectures, screenings and field trips, including a visit to a landfill from the early 1900s. Discussion topics and projects will include "The Specimen: Collections, Adaptations and Dispersions," "The Cleanse: Material Purification and Transformation" and "Change the World."

Instructor

Jennifer Cohen

Fine artist

Education:

BA, Bates College; MFA, Yale University

Represented by:

Salon 94

One-person exhibitions include:

White Columns, Salon 94

Group exhibitions include:

Creative Time; Public Art Fund; Elizabeth Foundation; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY; Rachel Uffner Gallery; Taxter & Spengemann

Publications include:

artUS, The New Yorker, The Village Voice, artforum.com, frieze.com, The New York Times

Grants include:

Public Art Fund, Rema Hort Mann Foundation

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