ARTS 2140 - Intermediate Printmaking

4.5 Credits

This course builds on the technical skills and concepts learned in ARTS 2040. Students focus on expanding their understanding of intaglio, relief, screen printing, monoprinting and/or plate lithography to create prints that are both technically and conceptually complex. The instructor assists each member of the class in developing an individual body of printed work that reflects their personal and technical interests. Students continue to develop an understanding of historical and contemporary printmaking as well as equipment maintenance and shop upkeep.

Prerequisites: (1) ARTS 2040

Lecture Hours: 2.5
Lab Hours: 6.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives
1. Create original matrices that demonstrate an intermediate level of skill in handling a variety of printmaking tools.

2. Produce a body of printed work that illustrates a change and improvement in the processes of intaglio, relief or screen printing as well as the relationship between form and content.

3. Create a technically sound, consistent edition of prints.

4. Apply knowledge of how to operate and maintain an etching press, screen print equipment, and help maintain a print shop.

5. Analyze and evaluate the conceptual and technical quality of a printed work using correct terminology.

6. Investigate the work of historical and contemporary print artists through written and/or verbal presentations and work with the instructor to establish goals for the creation of a conceptual body of printed work.

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