Course Syllabus
Art in the Making C |
| Semester & Location: |
Spring 2024 - DIS Copenhagen |
| Type & Credits: |
Elective Course - 3 credits |
| Major Disciplines: |
Art History, Studio Art, and Visual Arts
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| Prerequisite(s): |
None |
| Faculty Members: |
Sameera Khan (current students please use the Canvas Inbox) |
| Time & Place: |
Tuesdays, 16:25-19:20 in S12-05 (Skindergade, The Old Firestation) |
Course Description
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Learning Objectives
Develop a deeper understanding of artistic techniques, content, and contexts; Practice critical discourse through studio work sessions and field studies; Obtain the ability to work with a number of artistic materials and techniques; Enable students to visually manifest their ideas;
Produce and present a larger individual art project;
Instructor/ Faculty: Sameera Khan
Bachelors in Fine Arts: National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan (1996-2000). Masters Visual Arts (MFA) Sheffield Hallam University (2002- 2004). Print Studio Manager, Swansea Print Workshop, Swansea, South Wales (2004 to 2007), High school teacher, Visual Arts and Design, Copenhagen International School 2008 to date. With DIS since 2012.
Consultation
Field Studies
Nikolaj Kunsthal, København K
GL Strand, København K
Thorvaldsens Museum, København K
Course Evaluation and Grading
| Assignment |
Percent |
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Sketchbook (in class and homework assignments) |
50% |
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Participation in class discussion, attendance, presentations |
15% |
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Independent Art Projects (Collaged Book/ Mapping Project/ 3D Artwork) |
10% |
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Final book Project |
25 % |
Required Materials
(we will discuss and sample these materials; you do not have to bring them for the first session; suggested art stores: Tutein and Koch, Stelling)
1. Graphite pencils HB, 2B; eraser, sharpener 2. Ballpoint pen (0.5)
3. Glue stick
4. Watercolor brush
5. A4 Sketchbook (bound, hardcover)
6. Project work will occasionally require that you buy additional materials
Required Reading
(available on Canvas; readings must be completed before the class that they are assigned to)
Edwards, Betty: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, #11 Moving into the Third Dimension: Seeing Light, Drawing Shade, Souvenir Press, 1979. pp.180-189
Harmon, Katharine: Intro to The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists explore cartography, New York, Princeton Architectural Press, 2009
08 Harmon, Katharine, The Map As Art, NY, Princeton Press, 2009.pdf
Hustved, Sirir: Notes on Seeing, The Drama of Perception, in Living, Thinking, Looking, London, Sceptre Books, 2012. pp.223-231.
01_Hustvedt, Siri. Living, Thinking, Looking. London, Sceptre Books, 2012. pp. 223-244.pdf
Kentridge, William: Drawing Lesson 1: In Praise of Shadows in Six Drawing Lessons, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 2014.pp.1-32
Kentridge Drawing lesson 1.pdf
Kromann, Thomas Hvid: Book, Object, Book-Object. Regarding Certain Eccentric Material Deviations from the Ordinary Book, Danish Artists ́Books, Walter König, 2013, p.89-100.
Kroman-Book, object, book-object.pdf
O’Reilly, Sally: Collage: Diversions, contradictions and Anomalies, in Blanche Craig (ed.) Collage – Assembling Contemporary art, London, Black Dog Publishing, 2008, pp.8-19.
collage oreilly__xid-791557_1.pdf
Exploring Color:
Smagula, Howard J.: Creative Drawing, London, Lawrence King Publishing, 2002, #4 Line, pp. 84-
02_Smagula, Howard J, Creative Drawing, McGraw Hill, 2002.pdf
Making Colour Sing_Jeanne Dobie.pdf
Contour and Shading:
Betty Edwards Chap 6 Contour Drawing.pdf
Betty Edwards Light and Dark.pdf
Contour line drawings:
Field Studies
Nikolaj Kunsthal, København K
GL Strand, København K
Thorvaldsens Museum, København K
NW Gallery, Nansensgade 10, København K
Academic Regulations
Please make sure to read the Academic Regulations on the DIS website. There you will find regulations on:
DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia - www.DISabroad.org
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