Art Studio

This course offers an introduction to interactive media art and the distinctive features of this genre of art. It discusses a series of examples of interactive media art. During the workshop, students develop an interactive media art project.

This course will investigate lighting fundamentals for spaces in relation to interior and architectural design contexts. Through a series of case studies and practical lighting workshops, students will explore how lighting affects spaces and learn how to design and specify their own lighting strategies for a design project. This course involves students attending a series of lectures/seminars and building visits where the fundamentals of lighting design are explained and explored, using relevant case studies from the built environment. Supplementary workshops will engage students in practical lighting studies and demonstration of lighting techniques. Students will be tasked with applying the skills taught to a series of design problems, looking at existing building scenarios and further application of an aspect of lighting design to a project of their choice. Students will gain first-hand experience of working with different lighting scenarios using both daylight and artificial light through the creation and representation of their own lighting strategies.

This course will challenge the students to develop a project brief within a complex and/or multi-functional space/site or series of spaces. Throughout the design process students will be required to rigorously test out proposals and reflect critically on their decision making process. The course will focus on an historic site and students will be required to carry out detailed research and analysis into past and present use to provide a clear rationale in consideration of a suitable new function Group work will allow in-depth site survey, location analysis and demographic studies (where applicable), to provide a shared resource for the duration of the project. Including data, site model and existing sets of drawings. Students will then individually decide on a direction to support the brief, to determine an appropriate function for the space. Students will learn how to demonstrate competence in large-scale planning, spatial layout, and (vertical) circulation, making connections in and between spaces inside and out. They will deliver a comprehensive package of work, to include concept sketches and evidence design process. Final proposals will include a detailed set of technical drawings, rendered visuals, & models, with a strong focus on section and three-dimensional spatial understanding.

This course teaches students 35mm analog black and white photographic skills in tandem with a portraiture project. The latter is non-studio based and carried out using available light or basic flash. With mentoring from staff, students choose an area of interest for exploration and produce a series of portraits on their selected theme. Presentations from staff include an overview of historical and contemporary aspects of photographic portraiture with the aim of supporting students in the contextual positioning of their output. Students visit galleries and keep annotated sketchbooks to explore and document their ideas. Technical instruction includes classes in 35mm analog camera handling, black and white film processing, contact sheets, resin coated black and white printing, print retouching, print mounting, and basic flash.

This course explores the conceptual and strategic dimensions of professional practice through encounters with external partners. Students will develop an understanding of their position as creative citizens within a broader community, and produce strategic, innovative offerings that reflect this relationship.

The course is launched by a lecture about the many different uses of digital technology by contemporary artists so that students gain insight into the possibilities created by digital media for their artistic practice. Students gain knowledge of contemporary art and how artists use technology as art forms. Visits to contemporary art galleries and studios allow students to see a wide variety of contemporary art that uses digital technology, and meet master printers and artists who produce ambitious digital projects, and are part of professional networks beyond university. These studies support practical workshops in photo-editing and graphic painting techniques using Adobe Photoshop, and animation techniques using Final Cut Pro. Short projects ask students to experiment with different ways of working with digital technology: e.g. to create images using different layers and prepare them in formats for high quality digital printing; to produce images for projection; to work collaboratively and remotely; and to prepare images for very simple animations. Through these projects, the students explore the possibilities inherent to computer-generated art. Students then plan and present a personal project using the techniques most appropriate to their ideas and artistic practice.

SEE ABABO SPRING 2020 UCI ART ST 105