Course Name: ARTS 45089 International Experience: Studio Art
Description: Through a daily sketchbook practice in Florence, studio art students will observe and record their environment through drawing at locations such as: gardens, museums, churches, and the many scenic views of Florence. By sketching, taking visual field notes and using photography, students will create studio-based work that builds upon and distills their direct observations. Using techniques such as drawing, watercolors, image transfer, water-based monotype printmaking, and collage, students will create a series of artworks reflective of their experience living in Florence. This studio-based class will be influenced by and will complement the numerous museum and historic site visits which are part of the Florence Summer Institute experience. The sketchbook practice will act as a travel-log/diary documenting students' trips in the region, for example to Siena and the other destinations. Students will be introduced to artists, illustrators and scientists that utilize the sketchbook as way of seeing and understanding their environment. Each week, one to two days will be dedicated to site visits and/or sketching on location and other days will be working in the studio at Palazzo Vettori which has large art/architecture tables, a printmaking press with akua inks, and other printmaking materials that are provided.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
This course is offered through the Kent Campus. Please review course tuition at /tuition to find costs for Kent campus tuition.