Art 478/678: Intaglio 8:30 - 11:18AM M,W,F, Haskett Hall 118
Lecturer: Ian Ruffino Office hour Wednesday 2:30-3:30, 203 Haskett Hall
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students are asked to question what their work is, how it comes to be, and why they are making it while studying intaglio as a medium for intelligent expression. Various technical approaches to making plates will be addressed including dry point, metal engraving, hard ground, soft ground, soap ground, sugar lift, and aquatint. Various approaches to printing will also be addressed including registering multiple plates, making collé(s), using color and different types of paper. Equal importance is given to technical and conceptual accomplishment.
ATTENDANCE ON TIME AND REQUIRED at all lectures, demonstrations, critiques and as a regular work pattern at all other times. Absence is inappropriate. You are responsible for every class period during the quarter. As a general rule four missed classes will prove to be an insurmountable amount of missed time to overcome in order to meet all requirements with anything more than average accomplishment. You are expected to use class time effectively, which means spending time outside of class preparing to assure that there is in-class work to do so that I can answer the questions that arrive during that time. This is a labor-intensive course, and you should expect to spend at least 15 hours a week outside of class time to meet all of the requirements.
GRADES are based on the quality of the work produced as it reflects the extent of initiative, self-challenge, and growth. An important part of the comprehensive total will be involvement and participation in the class throughout the term, parsed by demonstrations, discussions, critiques, and individual work ethic. The final portfolio is the proof of your accomplishments, and the primary objective is the exhibition of excellence both conceptually and technically in development through the medium of intaglio. Presentation is important (organized, clean, intelligent). Individual questions and discussions are welcomed and encouraged throughout the course. Initiative and creative problem solving are a necessity.
NOTE: Any student with some documented disability requiring reasonable academic accommodations or adjustments is requested to speak confidentially with the professor as soon as possible but no later than the third class meeting.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
All prints must be properly signed and numbered titles are optional (see Print Signing Guidelines). NOTE - An edition is not considered as such unless it is properly printed (clean edges). All editions should have acid-free slip-sheets the same size as prints. An option is folded (double size) slip-sheets for each print.
FINAL TIME FOR PRINTING: No later than midnight, Sunday, June 6th, 2010.
ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.
A -All requirements met with overall excellence (extra work needed). Initiative is important.
Some important qualifications for assessing your accomplishment (not an exhaustive list):
Edition editing –do not include inconsistent prints for the sake of having a bigger edition or meeting minimum requirements
Possible 0-5 for each qualification add the 15 qualifications together. The total = (AB) in equation AB/75 = X/100
REQUIRED SUPPLIES FOR INTAGLIO: * Indicates items that may be available for purchase through the S.P.A.
ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.
