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• ARH 385: 18th and 19th Century Art

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  From David to Rodin: the rise and development of the Romantic style and its struggle with orthodox Classicism.
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• ARH 386: Modern Art Seminar

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Analysis of major styles of 20th-century art to mid-century, including Picasso.
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• ARH 400: Art Seminar

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Special topics to be announced for studio and art history. Offered periodically as appropriate.
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• ARH 401: Contemporary Art

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course surveys forms of visual expression in our time and examines individual art works, artists, and their connections to social trends, theoretical ideas, and contemporary events. Analyzing traditional painting and sculpture, multimedia installations, interactive digital media, film projections, participatory and community engaged projects, and environmental interventions, this course looks at how the definition of art has been challenged and expanded. As the art of today around the globe addresses urgent social, cultural, and political themes while providing critical grounds for art historical discourses, this course explores intersections between contemporary politics and current events and art now.
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• ARH 419: Gender and Sexuality in Art

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Surveys chronologically the role gender and sexuality have played in art and examines the role that art has played in both reinforcing and challenging dominant theories of gender identity. The course examines intersections between gender/sexuality and class, race, and politics represented in art through a lens of feminism and post-colonialism. Topics include pictorial constructions of femininity and masculinity, objectification of the body, patronage and the art market, gaze, colonialism, identity politics, and protest art.
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• ART 106: Drawing I

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  An introduction to drawing and ideas of perception and interpretation. Students will work primarily from direct observation, using a variety of drawing media. Projects will explore the fundamentals of drawing, highlighting historical and contemporary concerns within the medium.
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• ART 111: 2D Design

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides a foundation for investigating the elements and principles of design and visual organization. Through the hands-on analysis of visual problems, students learn concept development, visual language, and technical proficiency. Students acquire the knowledge to develop perceptual, critical thinking and communication skills as they relate to creative visual arts.
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• ART 112: Color Theory

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The study of the nature of color, its physical properties and visual qualities. Basic theories, models, phenomena, and their applications will be explored using pigment, colored paper and digital color systems. Prerequisite:    ART 112 requires a prerequisite of ART 111.
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• ART 113: Digital Media

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of visual perception, representation, and design that are shaped by today's digital culture. It explores the ways contemporary artists and designers create images; design with digital tools; and communicate, exchange, and express over a broad range of digital media. Emphasis will be placed on building a visual literacy by studying and producing images using a variety of analog and digital techniques. Current creative software will be taught and used on a variety of course assignments.
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• ART 120: 3D Design

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Three Dimensional Design is an introduction to composition and form building in three-dimensional space. Students focus on creative problem solving challenges using a range of basic design materials and techniques.
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