Ontario College of Art & Design

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PRNT 3B21
Text and Image
0.50 Credit(s)
Studio/Seminar
Prerequisite: PRNT 2B25 Contemporary Issues: Art Today (PRNT) AND minimum 0.5 credit in 200-level Printmaking Studio course, 2.0 credits Liberal Studies and 8.0 credits, including all first-year requirements (5.0 credits).
This course examines the use of text within the visual vocabulary of the printmaking tradition with reference to forms as wide-ranging as the political poster, propaganda, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Situationism, commercial design, and institutional critique. Students develop research skills through written assignments and the analysis of assigned texts including academic essays and artists’ writing. Studio projects draw on students' previous printmaking practices and encourage experiment, critical commentary, and play.
Notes: Required for Printmaking Majors. Priority in registration is given to Printmaking Majors.

Please take special note that this course has material fees associated with it.
Course was last updated February 24, 2012 - 2:08 PM