ART158 — Mural Design
ART 158 - Mural Design ART 158 - Mural Design 5 Credits This course will combine design, student voices and public artwork into one class. With a focus on the way that public art reflects cultural, political and historical exchanges, course study will include examination of important mural artists and muralism movements in different cultures. As the culminating project, the students will design and create a mural on campus that will incorporate culturally relevant subjects. Fees Quarters Typically Designed to Serve Students’ interest in public art, murals and completing their Humanities area II requirements Active Date 2015-09-25 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0 Total Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline The progression of murals in ancient civilizations ( Neolithic, Egyptian, Greek, Roman) and how political propaganda paid for major public artwork throughout history. -The history of graffiti and the social impact of Hip Hop as well as gang culture. -Key mural artists like Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. -Local First Nation artists Like Louie Gong and muralist Andrew Morrison. - Chicano muralism movement and other cultural public art movements - Rhetorical examination of exchange between audience, community, physical space, and artists with public art -Collaborative design process for large scale public art pieces - Aesthetic principles