PRINTMAKING I (AR1040)

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This course focuses on traditional relief printing techniques for the creation of multiple identical images without the use of a printing press. Once the fundamentals are understood, experimentation is encouraged so that each student can learn how to best exploit the different methods to successfully translate sketches into a powerful printed document. In addition to the making of prints, students will study the history of woodblock and metal printing and will be asked to visit and write about several print collections.

Code: 
AR1040
Name: 
PRINTMAKING I
Discipline: 
AR (Art)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
Yes
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will know, understand and will be able to recognize the principal traditional printing technics (engraving and etching).
  2. They will acquire an in-depth view of these technics, their history and of their influence on different arts. This class will also be the occasion to develop their sense of composition and drawing.
  3. They will be able to create and modify images on wood panel or on metal plate and will be able to use the print-making equipment. They will be comfortable with different specific tools, materials and the printing press.
  4. Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI LO1)
  5. Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions (CCI LO2)
  6. Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class (CCI LO3)
  7. Civic and Ethical Engagement: Students will demonstrate awareness of ethical considerations relating to specific societal problems, values, or practices (historical or contemporary; global or local) and learn to articulate possible solutions to prominent challenges facing societies and institutions today so as to become engaged actors at various levels in our interconnected world (CCI LO4)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 AR1040 PRINTMAKING I
Spring 2025 AR1040 PRINTMAKING I

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