Open Critique

Open to Art School only. This course
may be open to students at other year levels, and
in other Schools, by Permission of Instructor.
Open Critique is a venue for students to
critically examine their work in the context of a
peer dialogue guided by the instructor. In order
for students to take advantage of the diversity
of approaches offered by our regular and visiting
faculty, this course is designed to be taught by
various instructors in each semester and multiple
sessions of the same course will be offered in
the same semester. Please refer to course
descriptions by each instructor which specify how
the individual critique session will be
structured.

This course will push the work of the serious
artist with thorough, rigorous critique. The
intention of each student will be the beginning
point from which we, as a group, will investigate
and interrogate the results of works both
in-progress and newly completed. Contemporary
discourse will revolve around the interplay of
ideas and the materials from which they are
realized. In a world where any material can be
considered as a source for artistic production,
this course will place special emphasis on why
particular materials are chosen, their histories
and inherent meanings, how they are manipulated,
and their successes or failures in conveying the
intention of the maker. Beyond intention, we will
also leave room to examine and discuss the
importance of how the "unexpected" or
"accidental" plays into artistic production and
the development of new ideas. Participation and
attendance from everyone is mandatory. Two to
three students will present their work each week.