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Digital Imaging

Kenyon Equivalent: ARTS 107: DIGITAL IMAGING IN THE VISUAL ARTS = 1/2 unit Kenyon credit

This introduction t studio art will enable studetns to utilize digital tools to engage in aesthetic and conceptual practices in contemporary art.

Personal studio projects will investigate a variety of subjects such as: the role of digital media in the history of artistic practive, the relationship of the arts to popular culture, and teh aesthetics of abstraction and the effects of gender/race/class on the creation and interpretation of artwork. Students will come to understand the fundamentals of composition and develop technical skills with a variety of computer tools, including still image and video editing programs. Through theory and practice, students will enhance their art-criticism skills, allowing for creative group interactions and for the defining of personal aesthetic vision.

Presentations bya the instructors will be supplemented by student research on contemporary artists and issues. This course requires at least twelve hours of work per week outside of class. No prerequisites.

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