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S y l l a b u
s — Art
451
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Introduction to the concept and creation of multimedia art. Aesthetic,
conceptual and technical explorations of the world wide web as a context
for art will be emphasized. 5 credit hrs. Prerequisite: 350
or 450 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15
cr hrs
Instructor:
e-mail:
Telephone: Art
Department # (614) 292-5072 - a place to leave messages for me.
Office:
Meeting Time:
Location and Lab: ETS Computer Lab, Hopkins Hall Room
346
Class will meet in this lab, unless otherwise specified. Our final
class will meet in Haskett Hall Gallery for the end of the quarter exhibition.
Make a note of the lab hours so you can use it to further pursue your
work (usually the hours are posted on the lab door). Other specialized
labs you may use are the Fergus Gilmore Computer studio in Hopkins Hall
Annex and the New Media lab in Haskett Hall, room 308. These labs are
specially designed for the needs of art students and they are only open
to students in the art department and to those taking art and technology
classes. You do not need to own your own computer to succeed
in this class.
Course Objectives and Procedures:
• To create original art projects designed for the world wide
web.
• To gain an understanding of net art. Through readings, lectures,
discussions, critiques, writing and artmaking we will explore the context
of the web as a place for art, cultural exchanges and experiences. While
this is a studio course in which we will learn software and techniques,
there will be also be a strong focus on the content of the multimedia
works created in this class.
• To achieve a level of comfort with the tools and techniques needed
to create create and manipulate multimedia elements for the web. We will
be using Macintosh G4 computers, imaging software and the web authoring
tools Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash. There will be demos on technique
as well as assignments to be completed in-class and out-of-class. Time
spent working on assignments outside of class will be necessary; plan
on an average of 8 out-of-class hours per week. Making good art
always takes longer than you think!
• To professionally mount and exhibit multimedia artwork in the
end of the quarter Art & Tech Exhibition.
Critiques:
Class critiques are very important and will be held at
the beginning of class on the due date of each project. If your assignment
is not complete for the critique your grade on that assignment will be
lowered by one full letter for each class day it is late. You are required
to attend critiques even if your work is not complete. Critiques are not
for my benefit; instead, they are most likely your best method to learn
about artmaking - from your fellow artmakers.
Grading: will be broken down as follows:
60% - class assignments - includes 3 art assignments and 2 writing assignments.
25% - final art project and end of quarter exhibition
15% - Participation - includes: class discussions, class citizenship,
in-class assignments and critiques.
To receive a letter grade of "C" you must maintain regular attendance,
complete all assignments and participate in class discussions and critiques.
An "A" in this course will require that you far exceed the minimum expectations
for both quality and concept. Your work should show a highly developed
understanding of the concepts and techniques of net art, as well as an
innovative incorporation of this medium into your own developed aesthetic.
Your contribution to class discussions and class critiques is vital for
an "A". Go to the bottom of the assignments
page to read the evaluation criteria for the art assignments.
Attendance policy:
Don't miss class. Don't arrive late or leave early. You are expected
to come to class on time, ready to work and with all necessary supplies
and materials. Your final grade will be lowered by one full letter upon
your third absence - and again for each additional absence. 3 lates or
early departures = 1 absence. Unexcused absences are: family emergencies,
established religious holidays and illness with an official doctor's note
indicating that you needed to stay home on that particular class day.
You are responsible to find out what you missed and complete any missed
work. Hey, there are only 20 days of this class, do not miss them!
Disability policy:
Any student who feels he/she may need an accommodation based on the impact
of a disability should contact me privately, as soon as possible, to discuss
specific needs. Accommodations will be coordinated with the Office for
Disability Services (on campus at 150 Pomerene Hall, ph. 614-292-3307).
Supplies:
Digital Storage - You will be alloted 1 Gig of storage space on
the server for your work during this quarter. To follow good digital practices,
you must always back up your work. For this
you will need to purchase removable media of some sort. The least expenisve
way to do this is to purchase CD-R's (writable CD's) or CD-RW's
(re-writable CD's). External, portable USB or firewire hard drives
are also a good choice, but they will also be more expensive. A USB thumb drive is an excellent choice to store your work in a convenient, small, re-writable device.
Notebook and writing instrument- taking notes will be necessary
in this information-intensive course.
Required Books:
Macromedia
Dreamweaver MX 2004 Hands-On Training Book by Lynda Weinman
Macromedia
Flash MX 2004 Hands-On Training Book by Lynda Weinman
Reading and Writing:
In addition to the required technical books, I will be giving you
required readings related to multimedia art and ideas that you will be
expected discuss in class. There will also be short writing assignments
on relevant artists and artist lectures and 2 written project proposals.
Other inspirational books and periodicals:
INTERACTION:
Artistic Practice in the Network, Edited by Amy Scholder and Jordan
Crandall
The Language of New Media,(MIT Press) Lev
Manovich
Snap
to Grid, (MIT Press) Peter Lunenfeld
Electronic culture: technology and visual representation , Editor,
Timothy Druckrey.
New Media in Late 20th-Century Art, (Thames & Hudson)
Michael Rush
The Computer
in the Visual Arts, Anne Morgan Spalter
Mute, "Culture
and Politics After the Net", available at newstands that carry art
magazines.Some online content available from the link.
Leonardo,
(MIT Press) is the leading international journal for readers interested
in the application of contemporary science and technology to the arts
and music. It has been around since 1968! It is available in the Fine
Arts Library at the Wexner Center.
Tuesday: introduction to the class, the ETS Lab and to each
other. Sign up for an account. Introduction to HTML
basics. Homework: 1) Everyone must send me an email from the email
account you use, so I will have your email. 2) Purchase the 2 books
for this class. 3) Read Jon Ippolito's 10
Myths of Internet Art. We will discuss it on Thursday.
Thursday: Technique demos: Introduction
to the Dreamweaver MX interface and capabilities. Discuss Ippolito
article. Discuss Assignment 1 -"Identity
Remix" and related artists.
•Week 2
Tuesday: Making images web-ready.
Bring 5 to 10 images to class so you can get started on your identity
remix assignment.
Thursday: Site Control and Site Basics in Dreamweaver. Creating
a site from scratch, importing an existing site into Dreamweaver, using
the Assets Panel to insert images and the importance of Meta tags.
•Week 3
Tuesday: Critique on Assignment #1
Thursday: Introduce assignment
#2 and discuss related artists. Learn more about linking: mailto tags,
anchors, image maps and pdf files. Also Typography . Read for Thursday's
discussion, "Art
and the Age of the Digital"
•Week 4
Tuesday: Tables and Layout in Dreamweaver.
Thursday: Frames and Rollovers in Dreamweaver. Discuss reading:"Art
and the Age of the Digital"
Saturday 6:00pm: Optional panel discussion, "Artists,
Comics, Culture" by 4 artists in the "Splat Boom Pow!"
exhibition at the Belmont Building. For more info on each of the artists
speaking, see these links: Julie
Mehretu | Kerry
James Marshall | Mel
Ramos | Roger
Shimomura
WHERE: The Belmont Building
330 West Spring Street at Cozzins Street, Columbus Ohio 43215-2390
Near the Arena District Yahoo
map & directions – Free event.
•Week 5
Tuesday: Behaviors in Dreamweaver and uploading a site to a
server. Click here for the information on how
to upload your site to the ETS server. Please upload your site so
we may view them "live" for Thursday's critique.
Link
to a nice handout describing what each of Dreamweaver behaviors and
events do.
Thursday: Critique on assignment #2.
Written critique assignment due on Tuesday: You will each write a one-page
critique on one student's project and email it to him/her and also to
me. I will assign you which student's project to crit, so each person
receives one written crit. Discuss how the project relates to the given
assignment, other artists/artworks that seem related to it and your
own personal opinion of it. If you get stuck, check out the evaluation
criteria on the bottom of the assignments
page.
•Week 6
Tuesday: Introduce assignment #3
and discuss related artists. Introduction to Flash interface and drawing
tools.
*WEDNESDAY* go to lecture by Scott McCloud, "The
Future of Comics: The Design Challenges of Online Comics" 7pm at
the Wexner Center. Response paper about his lecture (500 words or so)
is due on tuesday Feb 17th at the beginning of class.
Thursday: Animation Basics and Shape Tweening in Flash
•Week 7
Tuesday: Symbols and Motion tweening in Flash. Discuss
final assignment and exhibition.
Thursday: Critique on Project #3. Homework: write a proposal of
what you would like to do for your final project - due Tuesday, Feb.
24th.
•Week 8
Tuesday: Individually discuss proposals for final projects.
Thursday: Bitmaps and Buttons in Flash
•Week 9
Tuesday: Movie clips and ActionScripting basics in Flash
Thursday: Working with text and sound in Flash
•Week 10
Tuesday: Class critique of completed final projects.
- You should upload your assignments to your user area for the crit,
but you must also give me a copy of your project on a CD - or you will
not receive a grade.
– Bring $3 to contribute to the Art and Tech Exhibition refreshments
fund.
– You must have a title for your work on this day so I can make
the show labels.
Wednesday: starting at 11am- Exhibition set
up at the Haskett Hall Gallery for the end of the quarter show that
includes all students in Art and Tech classes. If you plan to do a piece
that includes a physical element in relation to the web piece, it
must be professionally presented and installed in a way that makes
sense for your art work and it must be installed on this day. You will
be responsible for bringing what you will need for the installation
of your work. You must also remove the work from the show on Friday. Expect to help out with the production of the exhibition
in some way: clean-up, gallery sitting, the snack organizing or the
installation set-up. This show is a group effort.
Thursday: 9:00 - 10:00 am put laptops in place,
tape down power cords (bring your own extension cords and duct tape).
– Exhibition is open to the public at noon
– Opening Celebration from 5 - 9pm .
Friday: Exhibition will be open from 9am
- 2pm
***Show take-down is from 2 - 3:00pm. All leftover work will be discarded***
Note: This
is a general schedule and it is subject to change. I'll keep you posted. |