Description
Senior students define and implement a thesis - a set of subjects or questions that directs studio practice and source research for the duration of the semester. The thesis will encompass an approach to form, content, and technique in which students explore visual and conceptual issues that are individualized and particular to their interests. Sustaining an idea within the context of risk-taking and experimentation is the challenge of the semester. Students work with their professor to develop a structure for learning through studio practice, writings, and discussion. Skills are advanced for examining artworks through group and individual critiques with classmates and faculty. Students investigate presentation and installation solutions for their works in concert with the spaces and venues planned for end-of-semester exhibitions. Source research and the investigation of historical ceramics and contemporary art practice are conducted by each student in relation to their thesis. Student