MAKING YOUR MARK: THE FIGURE AND NATURE, FROM PREHISTORY TO TODAY

FULFILLS:
ARTP 383/896 (ACE 07)

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Santiago Cal - Santiago Cal was born in Belize, Central America. He has had exhibitions in Barcelona, Taipei, Havana, Auckland, and New York, as well as other cities. He has been an artist in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (U.S.), Gruber-Jez Foundation (Mexico), and Poustinia Land Art Park (Belize).

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This mixed media course will explore artistic depictions of the figure in and on nature. Students will use a variety of processes, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and performance, to create works of art within this particular subject. Each student will be assisted in developing a series of works using the Cedar Point Biological Station as the source environment. To enable new ways of approaching the topic, a lecture series examining how artists have interpreted this subject will be embedded in the course.