Professor Tim Forcum Office Hours: M/W 10:30-11am and 5-6pm email: tim.forcum@csun.edu
521& 621 Catalog description:
Prerequisites: Graduate standing; Instructor consent. Investigation of artistic problems in painting, exploration leading to resolution in artistic statements. Problems of increasing complexity and evidence of greater depth of artistic concept required in the sequence of course work. 1 hour per week in seminar;
5 hours per week in supervised studio work.
Expanded Description: This course will focus on developing your body of work in addition to locating your work within the context of current art practice. The class will focus on group critique. You are expected and required to work independently on your work. This course is studio intensive. This semester, we will once again be focusing how you create context for your work, and how you speak about your work.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will continue to develop a cohesive body of graduate level work.
Students will learn to locate their work within the context of contemporary art practice though field trips.
Students will develop advanced oral critique skills.
Students will learn to work independently and to manage their own studio time.
Students in their final semester will work towards the thesis show.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Attendance/Critique:
We are paired up this semester with Sculpture 535/635. The purpose will be to create a dialogue between the two areas of Painting and Sculpture and allow the students the input of two Professors,
Professor Tedeschi and myself. There will be two combined critiques, attendance at all of the critique sessions is mandatory, and failure to attend will result in a lower grade for the course. Your grade will be based on the work you present. When not meeting for critiques, I expect MA students to be utilizing the painting or sculpture areas and for MFA students to be utilizing these areas or in their studios working.
One formal individual meeting with myself is required and must be signed-up for. Please be prepared for this meeting with images or actual work along with any support material you feel appropriate, such as ongoing research. Also, an ongoing dialogue with both Professor Tedeschi and myself is encouraged.
Critiques:
Each student will have 2 half-hour long group critiques.
Here are the rules:
-ONLY completed work may be presented, no work in progress.
-You may only show each work once per group critique.
-Present work as it is meant to be seen
Grading:
You will receive the following grades. All grades are on the university standard 100-point +/- scale.
Critique: 2 @ 200 ea
Individual Meeting:
Total:
400
100
500
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521/621 Course Calendar Fall 2015
8/24 Introduction: Go over Syllabus. Meet with 535/635 3pm. Sign-Up sheet.
8/26 Studio Day, Individual Meetings
8/31 Studio Day/Individual Meetings
9/2 Studio Day/Individual Meetings
9/7 Labor Day. No Class Meeting.
9/9 Studio Day/Individual Meetings
9/14 Studio Day/Individual Meetings
9/16 Studio Day/Individual Meetings
9/21 Combined Group Critique #1
9/23 Combined Group Critique #1
9/28 Combined Group Critique #1
9/30 Combined Group Critique #1
10/5 Combined Group Critique #1
10/7 Artist Talk: Sarah Kabot
10/12 Combined Group Critique #1
10/14 Combined Group Critique #1
10/19 Combined Group Critique #1
10/21 Combined Group Critique #1
10/26 Studio Day/Individual Meetings
10/28 Studio Day/Individual Meetings
11/2 Artist Talk: Jeffrey Valance
11/4 Combined Group Critique #2
11/9 Combined Group Critique #2
11/11 Veterans Day. No Class Meeting.
11/16 Combined Group Critique #2
11/18 Combined Group Critique #2
11/23 Combined Group Critique #2
11/25 Combined Group Critique #2
11/30 Combined Group Critique #2
12/2 Combined Group Critique #2
12/7 Combined Group Critique #2
12/9 No Class Meeting.
12/14 Scheduled Final Time. Monday 3-5pm TBA
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