Description
First semester seniors will work on a tutorial basis with faculty during studio visits which are combined with regular critiques and discussions with peers and visiting critics. Most importantly, seniors are expected to have identified a direction for their artwork and to be in the process of creating an on-going series of substantial works. Studio practice, on a material, technical and process level, must demonstrate a move from a broadly based, experimental approach to an approach in which the emphasis is on honing and refining both the conceptual and the technical aspects of the artwork. In-depth engagement with conceptual issues on a historical and contemporary level must be supported in writing, oral presentations and group discussions with peers, faculty and visiting artists/critics. Research, interpretation and analysis must support the artworks on multiple levels.