AR 225 ART AND DESIGN IES Abroad Barcelona

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1 AR 225 ART AND DESIGN IES Abrad Barcelna DESCRIPTION: Art and Design is a practical curse that cvers the mst imprtant areas f studi practice. It prvides the understanding necessary t apprach Art and Design in an active way, paying special attentin t prcesses fllwed by artists, and helping students t discver the tls and the creativity that artists and designers use t explre reality. This curse aims t use the everyday envirnment as a surce f material and, being taught in Barcelna, it will take advantage f the vibrant art and design scene in this city. The syllabus emphasizes individual initiative, imaginatin and resurcefulness, striking a balance between art and design. As a creative field with n predetermined crrect answers t the prblems, infinite variatins in individual interpretatin and applicatin are pssible. Hence, it can be tailred t each persn s current abilities and skills. Students must prvide their wn materials. CREDITS: 3 credits CONTACT HOURS: 45 hurs LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English PREREQUISITES: Nne METHOD OF PRESENTATION: The cntents f the curse are structured thrugh the develpment f five prjects: City Bdy Tree Mvement Frame The use f prjects creates smaller, meaningful units, which allw us t learn a methdlgy that can be used fr each prject. Thrugh the prjects we will develp ur ability t design, rganize, deply, implement, dcument and finalize a prpsal thrugh practical exercises relating t techniques, cncepts, and attitudes t wrk. The sessins have time fr individual feedback n the students wrk, and always include teamwrk activity. The instructr will help the students t dig deeper int their persnal wrk, in rder t develp technical and cnceptual skills and at the same time t learn genuine team wrking skills. Each prject is related t fur r five class sessins. In each prject unit we will visit a museum r place f relevant interest t the curse. The classes are structured arund a practical exercise and a dialgue abut students presentatins. Fr every new cncept, there will be an intrductin t a related artist, and histrical backgrund and pertinent infrmatin will be furnished t students t fster class discussin. REQUIRED WORK AND FORM OF ASSESSMENT: Prject 1: 12% Prject 2: 12% Prject 3: 12% Prject 4: 12% Prject 5: 12% Jurnal: 15% Field trip write-ups 15% Class Participatin: 10% After the prject visit t the museum r place f interest, students will be required t write in a write-up f ne- tw pages plus pertinent images, in their student artist s jurnal giving their impressins, nting histrical infrmatin and hw this relates t the

2 students wn practice. The students will als engage in a practical exercise, resulting in a creative bdy f wrk that might include sketches, drawings, cllages and three-dimensinal prducts related t the particular prject. Thrughut and at the end f each prject the student artist s jurnal will be evaluated tgether with creative wrks prduced. At the end f the curse the student artist s jurnal will be graded. Additinally, a cmplete prtfli including all the student s creative/practical wrks will be required and qualified t give the final grade (mre detailed infrmatin n the cntents f this prtfli will be given t students at the beginning f the curse) Hmewrk will be als required, as well as pertinent readings that will prvide theretical and practical supprt fr the different prjects. Research activities and exercises between classes will cntribute t students jurnals and prtflis. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end f the curse students will be able t: Demnstrate the habit f bservatin and appreciatin f what surrunds us, and t reflect their view f reality with plastic/graphic representatin tls. Narrate and integrate their wealth f experience f Barcelna int their wrk, by stressing the ability t plunge int a new culture, and that f visual explratin and persnal expressiveness. Assess and distinguish the varius art frms studied in a cmprehensive way. Recgnize cnnectins between the intrinsic syntax f each technique r artistic language, and their specific field f study, thus enriching their primary prfessinal r academic training. Incrprate and develp a mre sphisticated and critical apprach t their wrk and that f thers, using intensively the habit f teamwrk. ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is mandatry fr all IES Abrad classes, including curse-related excursins. Any exams, tests, presentatins, r ther wrk missed due t student absences can nly be rescheduled in cases f dcumented medical r family emergencies. If a student misses mre than three classes in any curse 3 percentage pints will be deducted frm the final grade fr every additinal absence. Seven absences in any curse will result in a failing grade. CONTENT: Sessin Cntent Required Reading Sessin 1 starting (ur art and design diary) Tharp, Twyla. The Creative Habit. Learn it and use it fr Life. Simn & Schuster, 2003 Pages 12 t 28-Chapter 2. Rituals f Preparatin. Pages 34 t 49-Chapter 3. Yur Creative DNA. Sessin 2 CITY: hanging ut n the streets as a flânneur Bayles, David and Orland, Ted. Art and Fear. Observatins On the Perils (and Rewards) f Artmaking. Image Cntinuum Press, 2001 Pages 1 t 7. The Nature f the Prblem. Pages 9 t 21. Art and Fear. Sessin 3 CITY: mapping ur jurney Bayles, David and Orland, Ted. Art and Fear. Observatins On the Perils (and Rewards) f Artmaking. Image Cntinuum Press, 2001

3 Pages 1 t 7. The Nature f the Prblem. Pages 9 t 21. Art and Fear. Pages 23 t 36. Fears abut Yurself. Pages 37 t 47. Fears abut Others. Sessin 4 CITY: cllecting by cllage Riley, Bridget. The Eye s Mind: Bridget Riley. Cllected Writings Thames & Hudsn, 1999 Pages 51 t 65. In Cnversatin. Sessin 5 CITY: using-enjying the public space Tharp, Twyla. The Creative Habit. Learn it and use it fr Life. Simn & Schuster, 2003 Pages 78 t 90-Chapter 5. Befre Yu Can Think ut f the Bx, yu have t start with a Bx. Pages 92 t 108-Chapter 6. Scratching. Sessin 6 BODY: perfrming by hand Riley, Bridget. The Eye s Mind: Bridget Riley. Cllected Writings Thames & Hudsn, 1999 Pages 198 t 211. Painting Nw. Sessin 7 BODY: explring the near Flusser, Vilém. The Shape f Things. Reaktin Bks, 1999 Pages 17 t 21. Abut the Wrd Design. Pages 22 t 29. Frm and Material. Pages 85 t 89. The Nn Thing 1. Pages 90 t 94. The Nn-Thing 2. Sessin 8 BODY: mirrring by ink Calvin, Ital. Six mems fr the next millennium. Harvard University Press, 1988 Chapter 3. Exactitude. Sessin 9 BODY: prtraying by clay Kimmelman, Michael. The Accidental Masterpiece. On Art f Life and Vice Versa. The Penguin Press Pages 1 t 7. Intrductin. Pages 175 t 209. The Art f the Pilgrimage. Sessin 10 BODY: explring the ynder and the far Six mems fr the next millennium. Harvard University Press, 1988 Chapter 1. Lightness. Sessin 11 TREE: cntemplating (as an actin) Riley, Bridget. The Eye s Mind: Bridget Riley. Cllected Writings Thames & Hudsn, 1999 Pages 30 t 34. The Pleasures f Sight. Sessin 12 TREE: being plein air Munari, Brun. Design as Art. Penguin Bks. Mdern Classics, 2008 Pages 15 t 23.Preface: The Useless Machines. Pages 25 t 27.Design as Art.

4 A page 29 t 33.What is a Designer? Pages 34 t 36.Pure and Applied. Sessin 13 TREE: drawing a family tree Bierut, Michael. Seventy-nine Shrt Essays n Design. Princetn Architectural Press, 2007 Pages 93 t 95. McSweeney s N.13 and the Revenge f the Nerds. Pages 98 t 99. Vladimir Nabkv: Father f Hypertext. Pages 184 t 187. My Favrite Bk is Nt Abut Design (Or Is It?). Sessin 14 TREE: learning the shape f a leaf Orland, Ted. The View frm the Studi Dr. Image Cntinuum Press, 2006 Pages 19 t 30. Making Sense f Art. Sessin 15 MOVEMENT: being mved Sudjic, Deyan. The Language f Things. Penguin Bks, 2008 Pages 5 t 9. Intrductin. A Wrld Drwning in Objects. Sessin 16 MOVEMENT: changing ur pint f view Sudjic, Deyan. The Language f Things. Penguin Bks, 2008 Chapter 1. Language. Sessin 17 MOVEMENT: telling frm behind and frm belw Sudjic, Deyan. The Language f Things. Penguin Bks, 2008 Chapter 5. Art. Sessin 18 MOVEMENT: animating a simple histry Kimmelman, Michael. The Accidental Masterpiece. On Art f Life and Vice Versa. The Penguin Press Pages 9 t 27. The Art f Making a Wrld. Sessin 19 MOVEMENT: dcumenting night and day Orland, Ted. The View frm the Studi Dr. Image Cntinuum Press, 2006 Pages 7 t 17. Making Sense f the Wrld. Sessin 20 FRAME: curating Kimmelman, Michael. The Accidental Masterpiece. On Art f Life and Vice Versa. The Penguin Press Pages 29 t 49. The Art f being Artless. Sessin 21 FRAME: summning-making the flyer Heller, Steven. Design Disasters: Great Designers, Fabulus Failures & Lessns Learned. Allwrth Press, 2008 Pages xix t xxiii. Designing Failure. Pages 25 t 27. The Pwer f Leaving Things Half Dne. Pages 44 t 49. Failure Is an Occasin fr Mixing Metaphrs.

5 Pages 92 t 95. Over cmmitment: A recipe fr Failure. Pages 97 t 101. When Things G Wrng. Pages 156 t 158. The Art f the Deadline. Sessin 22 FRAME: framing-creating ur prtfli Riley, Bridget. The Eye s Mind: Bridget Riley. Cllected Writings Thames & Hudsn, 1999 Pages 21 t 29. Persnal Interview. Sessin 23 FRAME: exhibiting-launching Tharp, Twyla. The Creative Habit. Learn it and use it fr Life. Simn & Schuster, 2003 Pages 116 t 132-Chapter 7. Accidents Will Happen. Pages 160 t 173-Chapter 9. Skill. Pages 210 t 226-Chapter 11. An A in Failure. Sessin 24 cncluding Final Exam REQUIRED READINGS: Students are expected t read the fllwing texts during the semester, and t integrate them int their prjects. Als, selected materials available n the Internet will be used, such as apprpriate blgs and websites, graphics and audivisual stuff. Bayles, David and Orland, Ted. Art and Fear. Observatins On the Perils (and Rewards) f Artmaking. Image Cntinuum Press, 2001 Pages 1 t 7. The Nature f the Prblem. Pages 9 t 21. Art and Fear. Pages 23 t 36. Fears abut Yurself. Pages 37 t 47. Fears abut Others. Bierut, Michael. Seventy-nine Shrt Essays n Design. Princetn Architectural Press, 2007 Pages 93 t 95. McSweeney s N.13 and the Revenge f the Nerds. Pages 98 t 99. Vladimir Nabkv: Father f Hypertext. Pages 184 t 187. My Favrite Bk is Nt Abut Design (Or Is It?). Calvin, Ital. Six mems fr the next millennium. Harvard University Press, 1988 Chapter 1. Lightness. Chapter 3. Exactitude. Flusser, Vilém. The Shape f Things. Reaktin Bks, 1999 Pages 17 t 21. Abut the Wrd Design. Pages 22 t 29. Frm and Material. Pages 85 t 89. The Nn Thing 1. Pages 90 t 94. The Nn-Thing 2. Heller, Steven. Design Disasters: Great Designers, Fabulus Failures & Lessns Learned. Allwrth Press, 2008 Pages xix t xxiii. Designing Failure. Pages 25 t 27. The Pwer f Leaving Things Half Dne. Pages 44 t 49. Failure Is an Occasin fr Mixing Metaphrs. Pages 92 t 95. Over cmmitment: A recipe fr Failure. Pages 97 t 101. When Things G Wrng. Pages 156 t 158. The Art f the Deadline. Kimmelman, Michael. The Accidental Masterpiece. On Art f Life and Vice Versa. The Penguin Press. 2005

6 Pages 1 t 7. Intrductin. Pages 9 t 27. The Art f Making a Wrld. Pages 29 t 49. The Art f being Artless. Pages 175 t 209. The Art f the Pilgrimage. Munari, Brun. Design as Art. Penguin Bks. Mdern Classics, 2008 Pages 15 t 23.Preface: The Useless Machines. Pages 25 t 27.Design as Art. A page 29 t 33.What is a Designer? Pages 34 t 36.Pure and Applied. Orland, Ted. The View frm the Studi Dr. Image Cntinuum Press, 2006 Pages 7 t 17. Making Sense f the Wrld. Pages 19 t 30. Making Sense f Art. Riley, Bridget. The Eye s Mind: Bridget Riley. Cllected Writings Thames & Hudsn, 1999 Pages 21 t 29. Persnal Interview. Pages 30 t 34. The Pleasures f Sight. Pages 51 t 65. In Cnversatin. Pages 198 t 211. Painting Nw. Sudjic, Deyan. The Language f Things. Penguin Bks, 2008 Pages 5 t 9. Intrductin. A Wrld Drwning in Objects. Chapter 1. Language. Chapter 5. Art. Tharp, Twyla. The Creative Habit. Learn it and use it fr Life. Simn & Schuster, 2003 Pages 12 t 28-Chapter 2. Rituals f Preparatin. Pages 34 t 49-Chapter 3. Yur Creative DNA. Pages 78 t 90-Chapter 5. Befre Yu Can Think ut f the Bx, yu have t start with a Bx. Pages 92 t 108-Chapter 6. Scratching. Pages 116 t 132-Chapter 7. Accidents Will Happen. Pages 160 t 173-Chapter 9. Skill. Pages 210 t 226-Chapter 11. An A in Failure.