Art – Art Encounter of the Third Dimension
| Instructor | Marc Boyson | Credit | 2 |
| Session | 1 | ||
| marcb@southern.edu | |||
| Introduction of the course | Students will study the concepts of space, mass, volume, movement, time and experience as they pertain to the organizational principles of direction, balance, axis, orientation, and relationship. Hands-on projects emphasize the processes of thinking and planning, selection of materials, thoughtful articulation of the built form, the art experience and critical analysis. | ||
| Introduction of Professor |
What does it mean to make art? What is art? Who can make art? What material is art made out of? What skills do you need to make art? If it doesn’t look like art? Is it art? Is art a thing? Is art an object? Is art an experience?
These are the questions as a class will search and build answers. Each one of us can communicate visually through art-making and actions. By using the premise that everyone is an artist, the door can open to encounters of the third dimension. |
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Course information
| COURSE DESCRIPTION & GOALS |
– Comprehend the application of visual elements and the principles of organization to a three-dimensional form. – Develop and compose visual content to articulate a concept within actual space.
– Use a variety of strategies for visual problem making. – Explore diverse material solutions to visual problem solving. – Analyze visual solutions formally along with content and meaning. – Expand upon the ideas of observation and intentionality. |
| PREREQUISITE | None – students will be taught at all abilities. |
| COURSE REQUIREMENTS | The creation of visual work requires a time commitment for out of class work and research. Students engaged with the outside world through an extensive sketchbook habit are able to broaden creative solutions to visual problems. Intellectual curiosity and willingness to explore through serious play is encouraged. |
| GRADING POLICY | Individual and Group critiques are the primary form of evaluation. Students will address their intent within the context of the assignment’s parameters. Critiques are where students learn the process of critical analysis by participating in guided discussions on the visual solutions. Work must be of the highest level of craftsmanship that reflects a professional commitment. Projects are due at the beginning of class on critique day. |
| TEXTS & REFERENCES | Various provided by the Instructor |
| INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE |
Marc Boyson is an associate professor for the School of Visual Art and Design at Southern Adventist University. He is the fine art coordinator and instructs 2-D and 3-D Foundations courses, Printmaking, and Studio Art courses. He is a member of Association for Visual Arts (AVA), SECAC, and Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE). Professor Boyson graduated in 2013 with an MFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in ceramics and sculpture from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Andrews University. Professor Boyson presented “Vector Trace of the Commute Dérive” at the SECAC 2019 National Conference. In 2019, at Kai Lin Art featured Marc’s work as part of a group show titled “Passage.” For that show, his passion for mapmaking inspired a cartographic trace through his daily commutes using memory, invention, and GPS records. In December of 2016, he received the Best in Show award at the Juried Members Exhibition of the Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Then, in the fall of 2017, he presented a solo exhibition titled “Our Land Is Your Land Is My Land” in AVA’s main gallery. |
Weekly schedule
| WEEK (Period) | WEEKLY TOPIC & CONTENTS | COURSE MATERIAL & ASSIGMENT | NOTES |
| 1 |
Day 1 – Assemblage Day 2 – Bricolage Day 3 – Construction Day 4 – Deconstruction Day 5 – Museum visit |
Recyclable materials and found objects. | |
| 2 | Day 1 – Games
Day 2 – Actions Day 3 – Prompts Day 4 – Exhibit of student work Day 5 – Gallery visit |
Digital devices, recyclable materials, and found objects. |
