ARTS 532 - Mixed Media

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: Matriculation in the Visual Arts MAT program
The Mixed Media course enables the student to explore conceptual ideas through a wide range of both traditional and non-traditional materials expanding on the possibilities and versatility of painting and drawing beyond standard approaches. Students explore painting and drawing on alternative 3-D objects and non-canvas/paper surfaces, such as: glass, steel, wood, plastic and aluminum. The student researches contemporary critical art theories, develops a vocabulary that addresses and informs their work, and examines how media, ideas and composition relate specifically to nontraditional materials. Additional fee required. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.