Lab to Close for Mid-term Break !

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The Art Department computer lab will close at 5:00 p.m., March 7 in observance of the Mid-term break. The lab will reopen at 5:00 p.m. on October 17, 2014.

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts: Western Art-11: Realism (Naturalism)

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Realism was an artistic movement that began in France in the 1850s, after the 1848 Revolution. Realists rejected Romanticism, which had dominated French literature and art since the late 18th century. Realism revolted against the exotic subject matter and exaggerated emotionalism and drama of the Romantic movement. Instead it sought to portray real and typical […]

Art-203 Notification: The upcoming cultural events – next week

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Just a quick reminder about the upcoming exhibitions in the next week. Please check the exhibition posters below: Annual Student Exhibition: 3/4-4/15 Truman State University – Art Department Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 4 at 6:00 pm Recent Work by Tommy Frank: 3/4-4/15 Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 4 at 6:00 pm Poster design: Kathryn Sutton

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts: Western Art-8: Fauvism

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Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for “the wild beasts”), a loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. While Fauvism as a style began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910, the movement as such lasted only […]

Art-315 / 415 : Check List for Feb 21st.

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Because we will check the compositional sketches (5 sketches) on Friday, Feb 21, you don’t need do the homework of structural drawing until next Monday. Let’s meet in OP1210 for the next class, so you don’t need to bring drawing supplies on Friday, but please prepare the followings as we will check them one on […]