Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts: Western Art-5: Neoclassicism & Romanticism

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Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theater, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the “classical” art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome. The main Neoclassical movement coincided with the 18th century Age of Enlightenment, and continued into the early 19th century, latterly competing […]

Juried Student Exhibition
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Drop off artwork (up to 4 pieces) in the University Art Gallery Friday, Feb 21. 9am-4pm Saturday, Feb 22, 1-4pm Monday, Feb 24, 9am–6pm Pick up declined artwork: Wednesday, Feb 26, 9am-6pm Exhibit  Info Exhibit runs March 4 – April 15 Public Talk by the Juror, ceramicist Tommy Frank: Tuesday, February 25, 6:00pm in OP […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts: Western Art-4: Rococo Art

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Rococo (rə’koʊkoʊ), or “Late Baroque”, is an 18th-century artistic movement and visual art style, which affected several aspects of the arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, interior design, and decoration art. The Rococo developed in the early part of the 18th century in Paris, France as a reaction against the grandeur, symmetry and strict regulations of […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts: Western Art-3 : Baroque Art

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The Birth of Baroque Masters of Baroque The Baroque (bəˈroʊk) is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy and spread to most of Europe. Artists […]

Tutorials: Cast & Portrait Drawing

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Cast drawing with charcoal stick: Portrait drawing with graphite pencil and brush: http://www.drawing-tutorials-online.com/public/department68.cfm

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts: Western Art-2: Renaissance Art

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Leonardo Davinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and one of three most famous Renaissance artists. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of “unquenchable curiosity” and “feverishly inventive imagination”. Leonardo was renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and […]

Important Study Abroad Registration Agreement

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Dear Students, As you are preparing for your Summer Interim 2014 pre-enrollment, we want to make you aware of a new Registration Agreement that must be electronically signed through TruView prior to enrollment. The ‘Registration Agreement’ can be found on TruView, Student Tab, Registration section and click on ‘Registration Agreement’.  You will need to read […]

Art-420: Home Page Example/Project-1C

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Design a home page layout in Photoshop or Illustrator Create slices for header banner and button icons for social media Rename the sliced images, and create an image folder Create a new site, and edit the site Add required HTML tags and attributes in code view Add CSS rules to build the page skeleton (External […]