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About the Foundation Requirements |
We select talented students who have demonstrated a potential for growth and expose them to concepts and techniques for a higher level of sophistication in their work. This is achieved through core studio requirements in drawing, design, art history, and theoretical studies.
Our core requirements are designed to foster a well-rounded awareness of all facets of what it means to be a contemporary artist, beginning with a freshman foundation of Two and Three-Dimensional Design, Drawing 1 and 2, and an Introductory Art Seminar. In the sophomore year, students take Figure Drawing and Anatomy, Drawing 3, Color Theory and Practice, and two art history surveys that span the entirety of Western art.
All art students, regardless of their degree or ultimate concentration, are required to take the core curriculum.
At the completion of the sophomore year, you take an increasing number of elective courses that lead to a concentrated area of study (B.F.A.), or a general sampling of what the department offers with no specific concentration (B.A.).
Students wishing to study graphic design or art education must declare their interest in the spring of their sophomore year.
Freshman Foundation
Drawing 1
Drawing plays a primary role in the development of any artist or designer. This course is an introduction to the principles and techniques of representational drawing as they have developed around the world and over the centuries. The curriculum specifically emphasizes the careful apprehension of observed form and promotes the development of graphic expression in a variety of materials.
Drawing 2
This course builds on the principles and concepts introduced in Drawing 1. You areencouraged to broaden experimentation with drawing materials and processes. The close study of existing drawings from both printed reproductions and museum visits enhances appreciation of the rich grammar of drawing and its varied roles in historic and contemporary cultures.
Fundamentals of 2D Design
Visual art, like language, has a recognizable grammar based largely upon visual analogies drawn from our experience in the physical world. Fundamentals of 2D Design examines the visual grammar shared by all two-dimensional art. In a series of practical assignments, you explore line, shape, interval, scale, pattern, and other elements of design to achieve an awareness of formal relationships and an appreciation for the way they suggest and amplify meaning in art.
Fundamentals of 3D Design
Fundamentals of 3D Design examines the visual and structural principles that underlie sculpture, architecture, industrial design and other three-dimensional art. In this class, you carve, model, and construct a variety of materials while exploring the aesthetic character of form in space.
Introductory Art Seminar
The Introductory Art Seminar is a series of discussions among freshman art majors examining basic assumptions about contemporary art and design. The instructor moderates the dialogue and selects essays, films, and art objects for consideration. Students refine their opinions in a series of short writings that are compiled in a “portfolio of ideas” about art, its place in society, and the processes by which it is made.
Core Requirements Gallery
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Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Department of Art and Art History
Blodgett Hall, Room 302
Adelphi University
P.O. BOX 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701
p - 516.877.4460
f - 516.877.4459
This page last modified on August 24, 2009.
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