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Art (ART)
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in HSH101; phone (213) 821-1290.
- The Roski School of Art and Design wants to accommodate as many non-majors, majors, and minors as possible in its classes. If you encounter any barrier to registering for a class of your choice, please call our advisers at 213-821-1290 or visit the Roski website at roski.usc.edu/students/d-clearance.html.
Introduction to the fundamental elements in art making, design creation and thinking, including key principles of process and critical analysis.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33796D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 27 of 30 | Kori Newkirk, Alexis Zoto | WAH118 | ||
33797D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | Canceled | ||||
33798D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 30 | Sherin Guirguis,Kori Newkirk | WAH108 |
An introduction to drawing, both skill and perception oriented, as the basic tool for all the visual arts and design.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33844D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 8:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | Canceled | ||||
33845D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 8:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 14 of 18 | Margaret Lazzari | WAH118 | ||
33846D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 11:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 18 | Robert Alderette | WAH118 | ||
33847D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 11:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 19 | Karen Liebowitz | WAH102A | ||
33848D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 17 of 18 | Marisa Mandler | WAH118 | ||
33856D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 8:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 8 of 18 | Marisa Mandler | WAH102A |
Practical introduction to oil and acrylic pigments, painting equipment, processes, and media. Primary experience in: color, composition and perception through representational and abstract painting.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33879D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 18 | Karen Liebowitz | HAR203 | ||
33880D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 11:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 15 of 18 | Marisa Mandler | HAR203 |
Practical and theoretical exploration of the nature of surface, form, volume and mass as fundamental elements of clay sculpture and the ceramic object.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33361D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 11:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 9 of 20 | Julia Haft-Candell | WAH107 | PDF (71775 KB) | |
33362D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 20 | Thomas Mueller | WAH107 | PDF (79345 KB) |
Practical and theoretical introduction to sculpture as dimensional manipulation. Primary exploration of form, mass, gravity, surface, structure and associative recognition in three-dimensional art.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33889D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 20 | Patrick Jackson | WAH108 |
Lecture-studio course on the theory and history behind contemporary art, design, and visual communication; students also create work, informed by ideas from the lecture.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33425D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | 36 of 36 | Edgar Arceneaux | WAH118 |
Introduction to the practice of photographic image-making within fine arts. Emphasis on developing technical skills in relation to personal vision. Work in black and white.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33870D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 16 | Peter Holzhauer | HAR211 | ||
33871D | 001 | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Mon, Wed | 14 of 16 | Julia Paull | HAR211 | ||
33872D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 14 of 16 | Helen Kim | HAR211 |
An introductory course exploring the processes and practices of digital capture, imaging and printing, from web-based image posting to large-scale printing.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33861D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 12 of 15 | Caroline Clerc | HAR220 | ||
33862D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 15 | David Kelley | HAR220 | ||
33863D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 15 | David Kelley | HAR220 |
Studio practice to develop standards of judgment and appreciation of the visual arts.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Ceramics Workshop | |||||||||
33790D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 12 of 20 | Thomas Mueller | WAH107 | ||
Pre-dentistry Perceptual and Carving Skills | |||||||||
33791D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 6:00-8:50pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 15 | Paul Donald | DEN223 |
Drawing methods and concepts, with emphasis on observing and rendering the human form and anatomy. Continued acquisition of skills, with compositional, gestural, and interpretive elements.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33855D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | Canceled | ||||
33849D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 18 | Ruth Weisberg | WAH102A |
Continuation of practical and theoretical skills introduced in Painting I. Color in personal expression, perception, and content; cultural subjects/objects and symbols signifying a personal language.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33882D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 7:00-9:50pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Marisa Mandler |
An introductory course using wheel throwing techniques for ceramics to explore a variety of forms through three-dimensional exercises.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33364D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 15 of 15 | Thomas Mueller | WAH107 | ||
33365D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 7:00-9:50pm | Mon, Wed | 0 of 15 | WAH107 |
Continued examination of the conceptual, technical, aesthetic and historical tools necessary for a well-informed deliberate art practice with an emphasis on color photography. Work is in digital or analog.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33800D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Peter Holzhauer | |||
33875D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 11 of 16 | Julia Paull | IFT141 |
An introductory course exploring contemporary processes and practices of video experimentation including the camera, desktop production, and editing. Experimentation with multiple modes of execution, presentation, and distribution.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33865D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 15 | Patty Chang | WAH6 | PDF (193438 KB) |
Directed examination of personal approaches in drawing; emphasis on making visual and artistic decisions and developing an appropriate attitude towards individual expression.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33850D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 7:00-9:50pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 18 | Karen Liebowitz | WAH102A |
All aspects of comics will be covered, from writing and composition to inking and marketing through the production of an individual 15-page comic creation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33852D | 001 | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Mon, Wed | 20 of 20 | Keith Mayerson | WAH118 |
Directed examination of aesthetic concepts and investigation into personal ideas as they relate to the development of a creative visual language in ceramics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33366D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 5 of 10 | Julia Haft-Candell | WAH107 | PDF (102202 KB) |
Continued examination of the conceptual, technical, aesthetic and historical tools necessary for a well-informed deliberate art practice with an emphasis on color photography. Work is in digital or analog.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33877D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 11 of 16 | Shannon Ebner | IFT141 |
A technically and conceptually intensive studio exploring contemporary processes and practices of Internet art and online expression.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33866D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 9 of 15 | Jean Robison | HAR220 |
An examination of the impact of digital media on contemporary culture, with attention to a particular, changing topic each semester.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Crutch: Performance and Prosthetics | |||||||||
33868D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 19 | Patty Chang | WAH102B | PDF (113151 KB) |
Introductory course in various printmaking techniques; necessary skills and inherent expressive qualities of different printmaking methods are explored.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33885D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 7:00-9:50pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 18 | Xavier Fumat | HAR117 | Word (51200 KB) |
Continued directed examination of personal approaches in drawing, emphasis on making visual and artistic decisions and developing an appropriate attitude toward visual expression.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33854D | 001 | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Mon, Wed | 6 of 18 | Karen Liebowitz | WAH102A |
Independent research of specific topics under the direction of a faculty member. Administrative and faculty approval required.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33793D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 15 | Nao Bustamante | OFFICE |
An experiential/academic opportunity in a museum, gallery, community cultural center, or related facility. Lectures, seminars, written analysis, and working internship.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33794D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 21 of 35 | Nao Bustamante | OFFICE |
Directed painting with continued emphasis on personal choices regarding appropriation of conceptual images and arrangement, material processes, scale, number of paintings. Ongoing critical response to painting.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33884D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 4 of 10 | Robert Alderette | HAR202 |
Continued directed examination of aesthetic concepts and investigation into personal ideas as they relate to the development of a creative visual language in ceramics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33367D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 1 of 10 | Julia Haft-Candell | WAH107 | PDF (102202 KB) |
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of visual art.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Internet Culture Video | ||||||||||
33272D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Jean Robison | |||
Analog to Digital Painted Film Collage | ||||||||||
33795D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 16 | Jennifer West | WAH6 |
Lecture and discussion course in the professional practice of art featuring formal presentations by visiting artists and scholars. (Duplicates credit in FA 515)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33312D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 14 of 22 | Noura Wedell | HAR101 | ||
3:30-5:20pm | Wednesday | IFT109 |
Investigation of creative problems through various media. Course may be repeated. (Duplicates credit in former FA 520)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33336D | 001 | Lecture | 1:30-3:20pm | Wednesday | 13 of 16 | Nao Bustamante | OFFICE | ||
33337D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 0 of 16 | Nao Bustamante | OFFICE |
Presentation and critique which builds students' skills in presenting and contextualizing their artwork for peer review; analytic discussion regarding directions in contemporary art.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33311D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 14 of 16 | Nao Bustamante | IFT109 |
Research leading to graduate degree. Maximum units which may be applied to degree determined by department. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former FA 590)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33355D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 16 | Nao Bustamante | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Open only to master students. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former FA 594a)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33357D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 16 | Nao Bustamante | OFFICE |