VISUAL THINKING COURSE SCHEDULE

Aug. 26            Introduction

Aug. 26            The Visual Thinking Alphabet
                         Discussion

Aug. 31            Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                        Reading: A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young
                        Present sites of interest

                        Discussion: Project Proposals

Sept. 02           Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                         
Reading: The Art of Looking Sideways By Alan Fletcher
                         Working with Scale    
                         
Work Session

Sept. 07           NO CLASS – Labor Day

Sept. 09          Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                        Work Day

Sept. 14           Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                        Work Day / Grocery Shopping with John Cage

Sept. 16           Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                      
Process Critique: Project 1: Visualizing Future Space

Sept. 21           Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                        Work Day

 Sept. 23          Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                         
Work Day

 Sept. 28           Project 1: Visualizing Future Space
                          Final Critique: Project 1

Sept. 30           Project 2: Irregular Structures
                         
Field Trip: Drawing the CYCLONE at Lakeside Amusement Park

Oct. 05             Project 2: Irregular Structures
                          Reading Due: Irregular Structures by Yona Freidman 
                          Crumpled Paper Structures Workshop

Oct. 07              Project 2: Irregular Structures
                          
Reading Due:  Lateral Thinking by Edward de Bono
                          Space Chain Structures Workshop                   

Oct. 12               Project 2: Irregular Structures
                          Process Critique - Space Chain Models

Oct. 14               Project 2: Irregular Structures
                          GUEST ARTIST EVENT: Mobile Museum of American Artifacts
                          
Working on large-scale space chains              

Oct. 19               Project 2: Irregular Structures
                          Working on large-scale space chains
                          Working on Project 3


Oct. 21              Project 2: Irregular Structures
                         
Working on large-scale space chains
                         Working on Project 3

Oct. 26              Research Projects: Workshop at Norlin with Alexander Watkins
                          
*MEET IN NORLIN IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE SECTION* 


Oct. 28               Research Day

Nov. 02              Work Day - Graduate Student Aaron Treher visiting to workshop

Nov. 04              Critique: Project 2: Irregular Structures / Outdoor on grassy areas near the plaza

Nov. 09              Working on project 3  / off-site experiments & material gathering
                          *Richard Lecturing: International Sculpture Center Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Nov. 10              Visiting Artist Lecture: Buster Simpson - 6:30PM in VAC Auditorium                   

Nov. 11               GUEST ARTIST EVENT: Buster Simpson Q & A with Environmental Design

Nov. 16               Due: Research Project Presentations

Nov. 18              Working on Project 3: Creating a Visual Experience
                      
Nov. 23          NO CLASS (Fall Break)

Nov. 25             NO CLASS (Fall Break)                       

Nov. 30             Project 3: Creating a Visual Experience  
                          Work Day            

Dec. 02            Critique: Project 3: Creating a Visual Experience
                        
Dec. 07            Portfolio Workshop / Artist Statement Workshop

Dec. 09           Portfolio and Writing

Dec. 14            NO CLASS MEETING – FINALS WEEK

Dec.  16           FINAL PORTFOLIOS DUE – NO CLASS MEETING – FINALS WEEK

           

 

* This is schedule is subject to change - as in life, things don’t always stay in place as originally planned. Please stay up to date on schedule changes in class and via email.

 

** Any above mention of Reading Due informs you that you should have the listed material read BEFORE CLASS and be PREPARED for discussion. 

 

*** Visiting Artist Lecture Series Calendar is here:

http://cuart.colorado.edu/programs/visiting-artistvisiting-scholar/

 

**** Assignment sheets and readings are all available in the course dropbox