Myers School of Art: Foundation Program

Course Description:
Fundimental information about the theory and practice of visual design as applied to materials, objects and enviornments in the real world with lecture and studio experience.

Rationale:
Basic level foundation courses prepare and encourage students to explore ideas as they develop formal skills in preparation for upper level studio courses.

Course Objectives:
1. To introduce students to the formal elements, principles, and aspects of three-dimensional composition.
2. To develop students' abilities to apply formal constructs of visual thinking to the communication of content through three-dimensional media.
3. To develop students' abilities to analyze three-dimensional artwork critically through examination of the formal constructs, material, process, and context.
4. To introduce students to the art making process.