AVA 210 - Drawing 2

Course Units: 1.0

This course builds on the foundational skills acquired from Drawing I, or from advanced high school studio art. Discussions and class critiques center on solving visual problems, interpreting meaning in historical and contemporary drawings and communicating complex visual ideas. Students will continue to hone their perceptual drawing skills, while being encouraged to develop their personal voice as artists, which may or may not depend on representational approaches of expression. We will work from still life, interior and exterior environments, and the figure, and engage themes ranging from personal identity and difference to complex cultural and political narratives. Individual direction is encouraged. This course requires significant outside work, critical thinking, discussion, collaboration, and group critiques. Prerequisite(s): AVA 110 , AVA 212 , or instructor’s permission. Students with significant previous drawing experience may apply to place into Drawing 2 as their introductory drawing credit. Please contact the department chair to arrange a portfolio review. CC: HUM, JCAD