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RISD Graduate Courses in Printmaking
| PRINT 461G |
Brian Robert Shure |
GRADUATE PRINTMAKING I:HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND PRACTICE |
| Students in the graduate printmaking program will utilize graduate level research and scholarship as an impetus for growth within studio practice. Investigation into historical cycles of printmaking will be fostered through assigned texts and exploration of primary resources available at RISD, especially The RISD Museum. A dialogue stemming from intensive studio work will be developed in varied formats by faculty, visiting artists and peers throughout the semester. Restricted to MFA PRINT majors |
| Semester: Fall |
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| PRINT 462G |
Brian Robert Shure |
GRADUATE PRINTMAKING II: CURATORIAL a CRITICAL TOPICS ANDPRACTICE |
| What is the curatorial imperative? By incorporating curation into studio practice, artists understand the context for placing new combinations into the world. Collecting, archiving and critical analysis of source material will develop a philosophy of stewardship. Central questions about printmaking as a crucial core for many disciplines that incorporate the relation between matrix and formed object, layers, reversals, positive and negative and replication of original and appropriated media will provide a structure. The state of print publishing, art fairs and current curatorial literature will inform ongoing discussion. Requirement for First-Year MFA PRINT majors |
| Semester: Spring |
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| PRINT 463G |
Brian Robert Shure |
GRADUATE PRINTMAKING III:HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND PRACTICE |
| Students in the graduate printmaking program will utilize graduate level research and scholarship as an impetus for growth within studio practice. Investigation into historical cycles of printmaking will be fostered through assigned texts and exploration of primary resources available at RISD, especially The RISD Museum. A dialogue stemming from intensive studio work will be developed in varied formats by faculty, visiting artists and peers throughout the semester. Requirement for second-year MFA PRINT majors |
| Semester: Winter |
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| PRINT 464G |
Brian Robert Shure |
GRADUATE PRINTMAKING IV:CRITICAL TOPICS AND PRACTICE |
| What is the place of printmaking in the art-world and the world at large today? Central questions about printmaking as a crucial core for many disciplines that incorporate the relation between matrix and formed object, layers, reversals, positive and negative, the replication of original and appropriated media will provide a structure. The state of print publishing, art fairs and current critical literature will inform ongoing discussions, research, and presentations. Restricted to second-year MFA PRINT majors |
| Semester: Spring |
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| PRINT 469G |
Daniel A. Heyman |
GRADUATE PRINTMAKING THESIS:ARTICULATING THE IDEAS AND PROCESSESTHAT UNDERLIE YOUR WORK |
| Strategies for analysis and documentation are presented and discussed as students combine their research and reflections on their own evolving production into an illustrated, written thesis that organizes, focuses, and articulates their ideas. Artist's books, online publications and other formats will be explored. Intensive support for development and production of the thesis in relation to studio practice will be given. Restricted to Graduate students |
| Semester: Spring |
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| PRINT 726G |
Henry Ferreira |
GRAD PRINT PROJECTS I |
| Grad Print I focuses on artistic decisions using waterbase silkscreen as a medium. Photo processes will be integral to the course. Various surfaces for printing, the integration with painting or drawing, scale investigations, and other materials combined with silkscreen will be encouraged. Aesthetic discourse will occur in individual and group critiques. Requirement for MFA in Printmaking: Elective for other graduate students Estimated Cost of Materials: $100.00 |
| Semester: Fall |
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