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Department of Art and Art History
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Topics Courses: Fall 2023
Students are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of their registration. Additional information about a specific course (pre-requisites, co-requisites, restrictions ect.) can be found in the university calendar or through myucalgary. Courses with insufficient enrolment may be cancelled at the school’s discretion.
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Generative art is the use of automation and algorithms to create artworks. We will discuss computer representations of images, graphics primitives, algorithms for describing visual artworks, the process of design in a generative context, and existing systems including artificial intelligence.
Since the invention of photography, documentary images have played a powerful role in shaping contemporary art, journalism, and social, environmental and political activism. In this intermediate class, students will create documentary photographs using film or digital cameras. Students will explore the world they inhabit from diverse perspectives. Assignments will teach students to use manual camera settings (focus, aperture, shutter speed, ISO) and the importance of photo editing/selection and sequencing to investigate how ethics and aesthetics shape the way we document complex personal, local, national or global issues
This is an experiential, project-based course designed to increase the creativity capacity and innovation potential of each participant in their chosen field from across the discipline spectrum. Creativity theory and practice, design thinking and practice, communication, true collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking are all components of study for meaningful , participant- driven, real-world projects for real-world audiences.
Topics Courses: Winter 2024
Students are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of their registration. Additional information about a specific course (pre-requisites, co-requisites, restrictions ect.) can be found in the university calendar or through myucalgary. Courses with insufficient enrolment may be cancelled at the school’s discretion.
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A critical investigation of a particular subject related to the advanced study of Art History and Visual Culture.
This course will introduce students to the practices of AI tools in digital art. Students will create work with the help of artificial intelligence and confront the literature and controversy surrounding its use in the modern art world.
Advanced studio inquiry into painting developing students’ foundational, technical and conceptual skills. Deeper exploration of painting will enable research creation directed toward self-generated practice. Activities will include workshops, studio practice and critique.
Advanced studio inquiry into printmaking developing students’ technical and conceptual skills. The course will explore advanced practices in areas such as lithography, screenprinting, intaglio, and photomechanical print processes.
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