ART 110: Creativity: Art/Design from Nature

Goal: We will consider creativity: what it is, how it happens, and why it is essential to the advancement of our world. To do this, we will study the creative process of known innovators, and practice the development of original ideas. We will consider biomimicry, and use our Arboretum as a resource, where students will explore im age and design development through a study of objects and conditions found in nature. Drawing, photography, and journal entries will provide opportunities to record, analyze, express, transform and innovate. We will attempt to better understand how original ideas result from the information input of our senses (particularly vision), the processing in our brain, and the output through our mind and hands.
Content: Assignments will focus on explorations through three progressive approaches: 1. Naturalistic and scientific rendering and photography, 2. Expressive and metaphorical realism through drawing and a study of photographic works, and 3. The creation of new shape and form through abstraction, stylization, and photographic manipulation. Stu dents will practice creativity through the development of individual portfolios of art and writing, and through collaborative idea development.
Gen. Ed. Category: Exploring; Thinking & Expressing Creatively; (FA).
Credit: 3
Degree Level: Undergraduate