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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ARTS 226 - The Art of the Book
PREREQUISITES: ARTS 102 - Color and Design Theory I and ARTS 103 - Three-Dimensional Design
PROGRAM: Fine Arts
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
STUDIO HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
This course is designed to introduce the techniques, processes and aesthetic concerns of book arts as a studio art medium. Students will complete a number of original works using folding, cutting, and traditional fabrication as well as adhesive and non-adhesive books with sewn spines. Technique, concept and aesthetics will be discussed and used as a foundation for composition, execution and formal analysis in critiques.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of materials, techniques, processes and aesthetic concerns of book arts as a studio art medium.
- Demonstrate facility in hand folding, cutting, and fabrication to complete a number of original art books.
- Develop and demonstrate a working knowledge of adhesive and non-adhesives processes with multiple bindery options.
- Utilize advanced creative thinking and problem solving skills to create art books.
- Synthesize contemporary and historical examples of art books to develop original solutions.
- Develop and use design principles for critical analysis of art books and work.
- Research and develop a series of sketches for each project for review by instructor.
- Research a contemporary book artist and write a critical review of the artist’s work in regards to technique and content.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Properties of paper
- Bindery techniques
- Adhesive construction
- Non-adhesive construction
- Concept and content development
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Aesthetics, analysis and critique
- Contemporary and historical book arts
- Multiple technique construction
- Fold, cut and pop-up applications
- Principles of 3-D design
- Researching and maintaining a sketchbook
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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