Schedule
| Date | Project | Activity & Homework |
| Week 1
Reading:
Scott McCloud: Understanding Comics
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXYckRgsdjI
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Introduction |
Review -Syllabus, Materials List and Course Objective Introductions- Greet and Meet Presentations: Students will present in the up coming classes, 1-3 Artists they research and follow along with their own sketches and Ultimately, Personal Course Goals Homework: Warm-up Exercise- Make the Worst Comic ever Made.
Project 1: Wordless, Three Panel Comic Introduced
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| Week 2
Examples:
Reading/ Video Link to review before class: Interview with Alan Moore Watchmen
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Narrative and Image |
Brief Overview- Semiotics and Visual Grammar Class comprehension of Illustrator, Photoshop, and Pen Tablets Presentations- Critique
Project 2: Vertical Web Comic Introduced
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| Week 3
Reading: Brian Michael Bendis Words For Pictures
Maus- Art Spiegelman
Persepolis- Marjane Satrapi
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAyEbgSPi9w
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View Point and Meaning
Comics and the Social |
Brief Overview-What are the types of narrative images? -Connotative Meaning -Implied Meaning Visit The Cartoon Library Presentations- Critique
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| Week 4
Examples:
http://www.spiddrelli.net/index2.php?id=137
http://www.prequeladventure.com/2012/08/2200/
Reading/Video Link to review before class: Article on Charles Burns |
Sequential and Non-Sequential |
Brief Overview-Linear and Non Linear passage of time
Presentations- Critique Project: GIF Web Comic, Flash, Interactive, Click and Drag
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| Week 5
Scott McCloud Talk Jeff Smith Elizabeth McGrath
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Relationships among Images and Form | Brief Overview-Aggregate and Paneled
Graphic Novel Discussion
Presentations- Critique
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| Week 6
https://www.art21.org/artists/pierre-huyghe
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High Brow, Low Brow, No Brow |
Comic Language through Fine Art, Art and Tech Student presentations (Your project should be nearly complete review with professor) Work Week |
| Week 7
Paul McCarthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fw4gYWkXgo
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Transition Week |
Work Week
Critique and Presentations
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| Week 8
Welcome to Printmaking
Reading/Video to review before class:
http://www.zinebook.com/directory/zine-history.html
http://www.zinebook.com/resource/heath.html
“March,” by John Lewis
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Additions, Iteration, and Proclamation |
Intro to the “Zine”
From SciFi to Civil Rights to Punk Rock to Feminist Movements to E-Zines..and..AND..THE POWER OF SELF- PUBLISHING!
Introduction to the Print Shop, foundations of the Do’s and Don’ts, Safety Precautions
Sintra Plate Demo
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Week 9
Artists to be discussed: Marnie Weber: http://www.marnieweber.com/marniehome.html Jim Shaw: https://www.artsy.net/artist/jim-shaw Mary Reid Kelley: http://www.maryreidkelley.com/ Raymond Pettibon: http://www.raypettibon.com/main.html Mike Kelley:
Tony Oursler
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Critically Absurd
Pushing the Image and The Message |
Brief overview of the comic platform and its entrance to the “Absurd”
Discussion on Albert Camus
Print Demonstration: LinoCut
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Week 10
Artists to be discussed: Lynd Ward Frans Masereel Kara Walker Chris Ware Charlie Chaplin Tom and Jerry |
Without Words |
Brief Examination of Wordless Comics
Novel in woodcut
Cartoon Library and Museum Visit
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Week 11
Artists to be discussed: Harvey Pekar John Currin Peter Doig Alex Katz Neo Rauch
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Nostalgia and the Familiar |
Brief Examination of Memory and Comics
Autobiographical, Collective Memory, Memory of the Medium
Architecture as framing, Cinematic Architecture |
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Week 12
Artists to be discussed:
Kiki Smith Kerry James Marshall Michael Burmeister Brian Michael Bendus Frank Quitely
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Hero, Mythology and Archetypes |
Brief Examination of Grand Gestures, Movements and Action
Hero- Traditional and Nontraditional |
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Week 13
Artists to be discussed: Elizabeth Murray Lauren Clay |
Printed Image and 3 Dimensions |
Student presentations (Your project should be nearly complete review with professor)
Meeting with Instructor to look over work. |
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Week 14 |
Student Presentations |
-Final Completion and Portfolio Collection. –Final Critique – Prep for Open House |
**Please be aware that this schedule is subject to change during the course of the semester.