ART 1120 Introduction to Art in Two Dimensions

Discover how visual ideas take shape. This course introduces the core principles of two-dimensional art and design through hands-on exploration with traditional and unconventional materials. Students learn to communicate using the language of art and design as they explore how images function, how surfaces hold meaning, and how design organizes visual experience. Emphasis is placed on the iterative process—experimenting, testing, and revising—as students expand their ways of seeing, thinking, and making.

Credits

4 sh

Course Types

Expression; Art History Elective

Offered

• Fall
• Spring

Notes

Materials Fee: $75

Course Outcomes

1. Demonstrate working knowledge of visual and verbal vocabulary relevant to two-dimensional design, using appropriate terminology to analyze, discuss, and reflect on their own work and the work of others.
2. Organize and produce effective two-dimensional designs, showing intentional compositional strategies and problem-solving skills.
3. Employ a range of materials, tools, and processes with increasing technical competence, demonstrating attention to craft, technique, and material decision-making.
4. Apply the elements and principles of design in the critique of two-dimensional compositions.
5. Select and implement appropriate methods for presenting two-dimensional work, considering context, audience, and intent.
6. Analyze the contextual, compositional, and conceptual relationships between works of art and design, including historical, cultural, and contemporary perspectives.
7. Articulate and reflect upon personal motivations, intentions, and values as a maker, developing an emerging sense of individual voice within design practice.