60-103 Concept Studio II/III: Live Matter

Units: 10.0 Department: Art Related URLs: http://artserver.cfa.cmu.edu Concept II/III Live MatterArtists & Gardens is a studio art class that will examine the use of botanical matter in contemporary art. This class (60-103) is a Concept II/III elective taught jointly by Michelle Illuminato and Carol Kumata with an advanced sculpture studio (60-445) on this topic. 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.Open to freshman and sophomores in the School of Art and to students in other disciplines.

Popularity index Rank for this semester: #936 Rank in this department: #25   Students also scheduled 03-101 Biological Sciences First Year Semi... 60-102 Concept Studio II 09-106 Modern Chemistry II 82-132 Elementary Chinese II 21-122 Integration, Differential Equations... 60-101 Concept Studio I 60-251 2D Media Studio IV: Printmaking 60-210 Electronic Media Studio II 60-105 Pre-Industrial Visual Cultures to 1... 54-114 Non-Major Dance

Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	1:30 - 4:20 pm	T	Illuminato, Kumata	DH B302
		R	Illuminato, Kumata	DH B302