60-445 SIS Studio: Live Matter

Units: 10.0 Department: Art Related URLs: http://artserver.cfa.cmu.edu Live MatterArtists & Gardens. This advanced SIS studio course will examine the use of botanical matter in contemporary art. This class will be jointly taught by Carol Kumata and Michelle Illuminato in conjunction with 60-103 Concept II/III. Expectations for class projects will be commensurate with class level. Topics to be covered include: History of the Garden--from Eden to now; Landscapers and Bush Pushers--landscape architecture; The Living and the Dead--the public garden in cemeteries and parks; Plant Imperialism--collections and the conservatory movement; Fantasy Spaces--follies, grottoes, and theme parks; Artists Gardens--from Monet to Meg Webster; The green movement--from Beuys to Harrisons; The Human Touch--from hybrid to genetic splicing; Live Matter as Medium--Koons, Chin, Denes, and more! Students will create works using live matter, propose garden projects, make works that will be sited in green spaces, and learn how to grow their own materials. The class may extend their work out into Pittsburgh through a final exhibition at Phipps, Pittsburgh Zoo or the Aviary. Class schedules will include visiting artist lectures and field trips as well as attendance at the symposium, No Stone Left Unturned: Artists + Gardens with Robert Irwin, Mel Bochner, Michael Van Valkenburgh, John Dixon Hunt, Valerie Smith, Julie Bargmann and Meg Webster.

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Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	1:30 - 4:20 pm	T	Illuminato, Kumata	DH B303
		R	Illuminato, Kumata	DH B303