Jonathan Sylvia

Associate Director, EFS Academic Advising
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BFA, University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth
MFA, Yale University

Jonathan Sylvia received a BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 1996 and an MFA from Yale University in 2004. He has been teaching drawing in the Experimental and Foundation Studies department since 2008 and lives and works in South Dartmouth, MA.

Courses

Fall 2024 Courses

FOUND 1005-15 - STUDIO: SPATIAL DYNAMICS
Level Undergraduate
Unit Experimental and Foundation Studies
Subject Foundation Studies
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
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FOUND 1005-15

STUDIO: SPATIAL DYNAMICS

Level Undergraduate
Unit Experimental and Foundation Studies
Subject Foundation Studies
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM; W | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Instructor(s): Jonathan Sylvia Location(s): What Cheer Studios, Room 102 Enrolled / Capacity: 20 Status: Closed

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Studio: Spatial Dynamics is a studio-based inquiry into physical, spatial and temporal phenomena. The study of Spatial Dynamics is rooted in the necessity to consider forces and their effects on structure. Force is the consequence of energy. In Spatial Dynamics the energy and resultant forces are studied in actual motion, stability, and materiality. The structures of physical, spatial and temporal phenomena are studied through additive, subtractive, transformative, iterative, and ephemeral processes both analog and digital. Mediums and materials that are commonly explored and utilized have a broad range of characteristics due to their organic and synthetic sources. Most assignments utilize methods such as preliminary sketches and diagrams in research, planning, and experimental processes. Assignments reference the histories and theories of art and design and include areas of inquiry that extend to disciplines such as the sciences, music, dance, film, and theater.

Enrollment is limited to First-Year Undergraduate Students.

Major Requirement | BFA

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BFA, University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth
MFA, Yale University