Project-3: Infographics & Data Visualization

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Art-420 VisComm III / Project-3: Infographics & Data Visualization Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly. The process of creating infographics can be referred to as data visualization, information design, or information architecture. “Information design makes complex information easier to understand and to use.” […]

Art-203: Course Calendar for the 2nd Half of the Semester | Spring 2014

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Date Activity Room March 7 Group Project Work Day 1st CER Due 1st WAA Paper Due OP2210 March 17 Intro to the Western Art-13: Neo Expressionism OP2210 March 19 Artist Research OP2210 March 21 Printmaking Lecture – Prof. James Jereb OP2210 March 24 Group Project Work Day Library March 26 Intro to the Western Art-14: Cubism […]

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 […]