ART 228 - Space and Place

This is an interdisciplinary course that examines space and its many manifestations and functions. We will examine physical space, pictorial space, political, social, psychological, and cerebral space. Using Gastron Bouchard’s book The Poetics of Space in addition to other readings, we will investigate the ideas of the miniature, the gigantic, the hidden, the shared, the personal, and the public space. We will investigate the ideas of intimate space versus social space. We will examine image and object as space. What space do these things occupy in the construction of meaning, and what space do they designate in the physical world. What happens when you change this designation? A series of projects will help us to further understand these ideas and share them with a broader audience. There will be a focus on the ideas in this class, and projects may be constructed in a variety of media from painting to text, digital media, sculptural forms, performance, and social practice. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.

Prerequisite(s): None.

Credits: 3