23-4777 /
23-5777 Ð01 Photographing
History Judy Natal
Advanced level,
undergraduate/graduate photography students will be offered an opportunity to
explore contemporary life within a ÒmedievalÓ urban environment, and examine
the contrariety between 15th and 21st century value
systems. Issues of cultural memory, Enlightenment philosophies, global
consumerism, and institutionalized tourism will be incorporated into the
curriculum and be the emphasis of our studies and production. Documentary, as
well as fabricated narrative approaches will be encouraged and explored during
the month-long class. This course is specifically intended to strengthen image
construction, symbolic hierarchies, color and b&w theory, and semiotic
signification. Rigorous photographic production and critique will be essential.
Over the course period we will attend regular art lectures and tours throughout
the Florence area. Guest artists and scholars will also present works to the
class. Admission to this 3-credit hour, undergraduate/ graduate level course
will be by permission of the instructor.
22-2630-01 Italy Fashion: Multiplicity in Design Audrean Been
This is an
undergraduate level course for students who want to explore the dynamics of
Italian fashion and the Italian fashion industry. The class will deal with
ItalyÕs historic significance as a fashion center and the Italian influence on
the world of design. Major studies will begin with the post World War II renaissance
of Italian fashion and continue to the present day. Students will discover the
Italian designers, textiles, and resources that have contributed to the energy
of the Italian Òlook.Ó Individual designers and the significance
of textiles production shall be studied through research and application. We
will explore the variety of fashionable streets, stores, shops, and witness the
aesthetic merchandising application that is European in nature, and Italian in
particular. Through visits to museums, archives and sites of current fashion
production, students will experience not only the history of ItalyÕs famed
fashion industry but also have a hands-on experience with contemporary
practice. Design and researched projects are required, and well as final project.
This is a 3-credit course with a prerequisite: Fundamentals of Fashion Design
22-1610.
22-2275-01 Drawing Italy, Then and Now Max King Cap
In this three credit, 3000-level fine arts course, the city
of Florence and its environs will serve as our classroom and source material.
Students will explore the forms and ideas of ItalyÕs artistic heritage by doing
on-site drawings of works of art, architecture and the landscape. Course
readings and discussion will focus not only on the Medieval and Renaissance
history of Florence, but also on the relationship of these historic forms and
the philosophies that inform them to contemporary art, thought and culture. Our
site drawings, readings and discussions will become the raw material for a
prolonged studio project through which students will explore this relationship
between the past and the present. This course will also include regular
critiques and field trips to art museums and other sites of artistic interest.
Previous advanced- or intermediate-level drawing study and well-developed
drawing skills will be necessary, and graduate students may take this course as
an independent study elective.
22-2155-01 Walking
the Art of Florence Dr.
Amy Mooney
In the early twentieth Century, the Surrealists believed that
walking through any city could reveal marvelous things. In this course we will
explore the art of one of the most important and ÒwalkableÓ cities in the
world. We will study and observe Florence as a historical and contemporary work
of art, commerce, and politics. Students will explore great, original works of
architecture, sculpture, and painting by such masters as Brunelleschi,
Michelangelo, Botticelli and Leonardo, and survey the greatest artworks from
the early Renaissance through the Futurist movement. The course will include
many guided tours, including some of worldÕs most important museums, churches,
and other sites of extreme interest. Course work will include short essays and
a final project. Prerequisites for this course are English Comp I & II.
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These courses
will be facilitated at the Santa Reparata International School of Art, situated
in the heart of historic Florence just a few blocks from the Duomo, San Marco,
and many other important Florentine landmarks. Santa Reparata will arrange for
comfortable housing within walking distance to the school. The school provides
a full b&w darkroom and production area with nine enlargers. The
printmaking studios house two Bendini, one Tackach and one Conrad etching press
for classes up to 15 persons. The painting/drawing studio is called the "Limonaia,"
a 600 sq. ft. studio with skylights, storage area, and direct access to the
courtyard. The computer lab utilizes 10 G-4s and Imacs, as well as scanners and
color printers. Additionally, there are two classrooms for lectures and a
comprehensive art library. All studios at Santa Reparata are fully air
conditioned and heated. Please visit:
http://www.fionline.it/santareparata/
Claudia Chi
Art and Design Department
312-344-7192
cchi@colum.edu