Deadline updates...

3D and Sculpture students:

"Mid Term" papers will be due on Nove. 28th the Monday following Thanksgiving break.

3D students:

Your current project "Transformer" will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, November 2nd

Tate Channel: Gerhard Richter

Tate Channel: Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter painting

Gerhard Richter Painting on Nowness.com.

Art Club trips!!! Sign up!!!

Hi everyone,

The Art Club has planned TWO trips this semester.  We need you to sign up in advance so that we can get college approval.  Please contact Professor Rafferty (raffers@sunysuffolk.edu), or myself (gehrinm@sunysuffolk.edu).  Details are as follows:

#1 The Hamptons, Long Island


Saturday, October 22, 2011

meet in front of Southampton Building 11 am
Destinations: Pollock Krasner Studio, Parrish, Halsey McKay Gallery and possibly Watermill and artist studio tbd

There will only be about 12 seats for this trip (unless one of you volunteers to drive another van!)



#2 NYC

Sunday, November 13, 2011

meet at Ronkonkoma train station 8:30 am
Destination: National Portfolio Day, Javits Center * this is especially important for arts majors interested in transferring and the entire portfolio class

Intro/Advanced Sculpture Quiz Questions

1.     Why was woven fabric important to Magdalena Abakanowicz's early work, after graduation from art school?

2.     What do you think she means by the phrase “it’s inherent qualities”?  (hint: she is suggesting something more than merely physical qualities)

3.     When she began working with the figure, why was she compelled to work with groups of them?

4.     According to the artist, “The most important quality of art is _________________________________________”

5.     Are there any other parts of culture, other than visual art, that you think share this quality?  What might they be?

3D Design Quiz Questions

1.     True or False; Andrea Zittel believes that people are fundamentally interested in perfection.

2.     Explain why.

3.     What attracted Andrea Zittel to the modernist code of aesthetics?

4.     Fill in the blanks:  “Today we look at the way people ____________________ as something that reveals ______________________.”

5.     What do you think of #4?  What does this suggest about the importance of taste?