This course sustains the search for personal, idiosyncratic visual direction. Printmaking applications are refined, experimentation is engaged and study incorporates group discussion, readings and critical writing related to texts provided and visits to libraries, museums and galleries. In addition, students will update the resume created during the previous semester, an artist statement will be written, cover letters and employment/grant applications will be addressed at regular intervals throughout the semester. Installation and presentation of work created will be analyzed as a critical component. At the end of the semester, students will discuss their current work in oral/powerpoint format as it relates to personal research of historical and contemporary art/artists. Critiques, group and individual will occur each week and an outside guest critic will be engaged for mid-semester and the final critiques.

Open to Junior Printmaking Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Printmaking

Intaglio Projects allows both experienced and beginning printmakers to delve into the process of developing an image from painting on paper into printing in color. The class will be driven by guided in-class work time, demonstrations of beginner etching techniques, color theory in printmaking, and in-depth conversations about each student’s methods and ideas.

Students will learn various ways of building an image in layers. They will consider how to incorporate chance, experimentation, and improvisation into printmaking, and how this approach can broaden each artist’s individual language. They will also gain an understanding of how overlapping, interlocking layers of imagery can introduce depth and meaning into an image. 

Coursework will cover multi-plate intaglio, with an emphasis on image development through watercolor, pastel and other kinds of painting. The semester will culminate in a self-directed final project which includes studies, state proofs, color proofs, and an edition of prints. 

Elective