http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/ 2026-04-15T14:58:54+00:00 http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/ http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2024-04-23T21:45:02+00:00 stlarson (stlarson@undisclosed.example.com) http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/doku.php?id=ad101&rev=1713908702&do=diff AD 101: Process and Design Course Description: An exploration of various technical methods of construction, production, and assembly used in the creation of art forms (2D, 3D, and time-based), integrated with an introduction to and application of the visual vocabulary of art (visual elements, principles of design, color theory). text/html 2024-04-12T19:54:08+00:00 stlarson (stlarson@undisclosed.example.com) http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/doku.php?id=ad102&rev=1712951648&do=diff AD 102: Foundational Drawing Course Description: Introductory drawing course focusing on the methods and knowledge needed to create various types of spatial illusions and translate observed information onto a two-dimensional surface. Core Modules/Topics text/html 2021-08-26T14:16:45+00:00 stlarson (stlarson@undisclosed.example.com) http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/doku.php?id=ad270&rev=1629987405&do=diff AD 270 Concepts and Culture Course Description: This course engages in the direct experiential understanding and development of ideas and intentions within art and design. The emphasis is on understanding the relationship of art/design and its maker to culture at-large as a method of contextualizing a student’s current and future work. The comparative study of cultural products, visual representation, and visual conditioning, both historically and in contemporary society, will be discussed. text/html 2021-01-23T17:39:38+00:00 stlarson (stlarson@undisclosed.example.com) http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/doku.php?id=curvilinear&rev=1611423578&do=diff Curvilinear Curvilinear – A shape whose edge is dominated by curves. Curvilinear shapes can also be referred to as organic shapes, though organic shapes frequently reference “natural” curves whereas curvilinear shapes may reference synthetic or text/html 2021-01-22T19:04:23+00:00 stlarson (stlarson@undisclosed.example.com) http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/doku.php?id=symmetry&rev=1611342263&do=diff Symmetry Symmetry refers to visual elements mirrored to the other half of the surface or form, in the case of 3-dimensional objects. Symmetry requires an axis by which the mirroring occurs. This axis can be vertical (left-right mirroring), horizontal (top-bottom mirroring), or diagonal. text/html 2021-01-22T18:30:29+00:00 stlarson (stlarson@undisclosed.example.com) http://artnet.nmu.edu/foundations/doku.php?id=atmospheric_perspective&rev=1611340229&do=diff Atmospheric Perspective Atmospheric perspective is a visual phenomenon in which the density of the atmosphere progressively increases through space, creating a 'haze.' Shapes become more ambiguous, colors become less saturated, and overall brightness can increase or decrease depending on the time of day.