Art Studio

This course examines Mātauranga Māori and Māori narratives through design, using both analogue and digital techniques.
 
 

This course examines the various forms of photography; explores the relationship between visual communication and art; the collaborative process between light and graphic; concepts and skills; and influences of images and trends from visual media. 

This course provides a study of the process of technical design and the role of the technical designers during the apparel commercialization process. Topics include the process of apparel commercialization in the global market; the production process that changes according to the methods of apparels production; the professional terms and information related to production process; and quality control of apparel products. 

This course combines the study of the concepts and theories of typographic design with typography practice. Students plan and complete creative typographic designs using CG programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effect etc.

This introductory studio course presents photography as a medium of documentation, critical communication, and personal expression related to social issues and intimate involvement. It builds photography skills including composition, light, and technical expertise. Alongside developing skills, the course considers questions of identity and expression in photography and examines how photographs have been used as markers of cultural identification. The course challenge students to question, explore, and express their own identity through photography and to take inspiration from their host city environment, in synergy or contrast with their own identity. It deepens the ability to think critically and express thoughts through images and related texts by analyzing and interpreting experiences in Italian society. Through various photographic exercises and assignments, the course explores digital photography as a tool to interpret and narrate different aspects of the city and one's personal experience of and with it, reflecting on identity in a visual way. Lectures cover technical aspects related to shooting and editing, conceiving and amplifying projects, and addressing different audiences. The course also offers an overview on Italian and international photographers and different approaches in contemporary photographic practice. Classroom discussions, assigned readings, and photo responses, combined with the personal experience of the photographic medium, help to develop critical skills to understand how photographs work aesthetically and conceptually in various contexts, how they are used in contemporary society and culture, and how they become means of personal exploration.

This is an advanced course for students who already have experience in drawing techniques. Enrollment is by consent of the instructor.  The course is part of the Laurea Triennale degree in Sculpture. Students are required to attend the theoretical part and the studio laboratory, and to complete individual projects. The theoretical part of the course focuses on contemporary artists who use drawing as their main medium. Students learn to view and reinterpret the body from new perspectives, through life drawing exercises in class, scheduled outings in public spaces, and performance to gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the human body. Through drawing, the body is seen not only for its physical form and as an element of the organism, but also as the subjective expression of emotion. Assessment is based on two individual critiques and one group critique of work, and the presentation of a final, individual project.

This course provides a study of the concept of '3D (solid)' and the structure of the product. It covers modeling software including Fusion 360 and Keyshot, and techniques that can be used for prototyping. 

This course improves visual communication skills and stimulates creative thinking. Through hands-on practice, students are taught how to use the stylus and tablet to create sketches and paintings in Photoshop. Major topics include dynamic sketching; introduction to stylus, tablet and Photoshop; understanding and applying values and light; rendering with color; silhouetting for ideation; layout for presentation. 

This introductory foundation course for beginners investigates the various materials, skills, and expressive issues involved in drawing the city of Florence, its architecture, sculptures, and the human figure from the live model. Students explore a range of compositional issues such as figure/ground relationships, light and shade, perspective, line and shape, value and color, texture, anatomy, contrapposto, and design.  Students draw on site in the city of Florence as well as in the classroom. Both are used in conjunction with exploring diverse approaches to the learning of drawing fundamentals. Emphasis is placed on drawing from perception while focusing on different cultural conventions relating to space, perspective, the human figure, architecture, anatomy, and proportion. The course includes trips to on-site locations in the city of Florence: its piazzas, gardens, museums, as well as a visit to an artist studio. There are two versions of the FOUNDATIONS OF DRAWING: DRAWING IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE, a beginner level and an intermediate level, this course is the beginning level.

The course teaches skills related to garment making, and develops the ability for students to apply the learned concepts to actual clothing product design.