VAST 310 SU01G: Visual Arts: Special Topics
This course presents content that address a specific subject area or theme within Visual Arts practices. Assigned projects specific to the area of study, presentations, demonstrations, and critiques are an integral part of the course. Emphasis is placed on the critical examination of the students' work, technical development and the students' exploration of contemporary ideas The focus of the course is determined by the instructor.
Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here.
This course is subject to priority rules; see here.
In this linked academic and studio course, students will explore the intertwining of human activity and natural environments, responding to personal experiences and research through field journals. Trips to local sites in Vancouver (all accessible by public transportation), will offer opportunities for on-site drawing and photography, with the spontaneous observations and unpredictable energy of being on location. Students will also select their own unique site for detailed study and field guide development.
We will explore strategies for on-site drawing and research as well as other approaches to capturing observations and experiences. Course activities will range from research in archives, expert interviews, exploring documentary, reportage, storytelling and new ways to consider the role of the artist as visual commentator. The range of artistic output could vary from photodocumentary to imagined illustrative visions. Students will develop artwork and writing as personal responses to the class investigations.
Field journals provide a methodology for documentation, research and personal expression. Throughout the class, students will develop a thematic field guide as a means to collect imagery, expand research and develop ideas. The course will culminate with a longer investigative project that could take forms such as artist books, illustrated journals, posters, narrative photographs or a series of paintings with texts.
24 credits from 200 level studio courses
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In his artwork, Nick Conbere investigates ways to convey changes in the character of landscapes over time through multi-layered narrative imagery. He received an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Minnesota and an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Past exhibition venues include the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the International Print Center. Much of his artwork has been created through residencies, including Anchor Graphics in Chicago and Frans Masereel Centrum in Belgium. His illustration clients have included McGraw-Hill Publishing and The New York Times. Conbere's current studio work is supported through an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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May 7-Jun 22 13:00:00-15:50:00 |
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