Integrative Studio 1 - Fall '23

{ synced with New Media Now and Media Arts Practice I }

Professor: Robert Spahr, MFA
Contact: rspahr@siu.edu
Office: Comm 1056B
Office Hours:
R  01:00pm-04:00pm
F  01:00pm-04:00pm
& by appointment

Course: Integrative Studio I
Location: Northlight Studio (Comm 1251)
Time: F 09:00am-11:50am

Course Syllabus Location: http://www.robertspahr.com/studio1/
Course Information:
Spahr - CIN 341 Integrative Studio I - 001 - 65427
Needham - CIN 341 Integrative Studio I - 002 - 65754

Professor: Jay Needham, MFA
Contact: jayn@siu.edu
Office: Comm 1107
Office Hours:
W  01:00pm-05:00pm
R  10:00am-12:00pm
& by appointment

Course: Integrative Studio I
Location: Comm 0009A
Time: T R 09:35am-10:50am

Teaching Assistant: Ashish Kumar
Contact: ashish.lnu@siu.edu
Office: TBD
Office Hours: TBD

Teaching Assistant: Dorcas Brou
Contact: dorcass.brou@siu.edu
Office: COMM 0010E
Office Hours: R 1:30-2:30pm

Required Text:

* All required readings will be available online. *

Suggested Text:

• Lynch, David. Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity, New York, NY: Tarcher / Penguin
• Casabona, Joe. HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide (8th Edition). Peachpit Press

Description:

School of Media Arts First-Year Curriculum
Your first year at the School of Media Arts is a time of exploration and discovery as you develop your creative process, critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills. The two semesters of foundation courses immerse you in the making of media arts, as well as media arts history and theory resulting in the development of your critical practice as you learn to better reflect on your studio work. All students in the School of Media Arts follow a first-year curriculum, which provides a rigorous and exciting course of study, exposing you to a range of art, design and media practices which will be the foundational support for your entire education and your creative life after graduation.

Integrative Studio 1
In this course we will explore the process of creativity as we look to dissolve the divide that often separates art from life. We will consider what we make, how we make it, and we will ask why? How do we generate and capture ideas? How can our research become part of this process? Through individual and collaborative group activities you will engage in a series of media projects that ask you to experiment, visualize, question, look, listen, play, fail, iterate, and reflect. This course is linked to other courses in the Foundations Curriculum: Media Arts Practice I and New Media Now. In particular, we've designed Thursdays in CIN 361: New Media Now to resonate directly with Fridays in CIN 341: Integrative Studio I.

Bridging Theory and Practice
CIN 341 Integrative Studio 1 is part of a unique sequence that is combined with CIN 361 New Media Now. These two courses bridge theory and practice as students complete projects which connects their studio practice and their scholarly research. Our shared goal is to integrate making, writing, and reflecting essential components of the creative process.

Objectives:

• Develop an awareness of the creative process as it applies to the arts and everyday life.
• Develop technical skills for creating and analyzing media arts and interactivity through the exploration of individual and collaborative group projects.
• Increase knowledge relevant to integrate making, writing, and reflecting essential components of the creative process.

Syllabus:

# Syllabus is subject to change with notice. #

Aug 21-25 { all together in Northlight Studio, COMM 1251 }
INTRODUCTION WEEK

DRAWING / IMAGE / COLLAGE

Tue Aug 29 & Thu Aug 31 { new media now - see Dr Freibert's syllabus for full details }
What is a medium? What are media?

Fri Sep 01
STUDIO: DRAWING
Bring drawing supplies to class.

Tue Sep 05 & Thu Sep 07
Mise-en-scène

Fri Sep 08
STUDIO: DRAWING
Bring drawing supplies to class.

Tue Sep 12 & Thu Sep 14
Sound Aesthetics, Soundscapes

Fri Sep 15
STUDIO: WORKDAY

Tue Sep 19 & Thu Sep 21
Analog, Video Art

Fri Sep 22
STUDIO: WORKDAY

Tue Sep 26 & Thu Sep 28
Light, Shadow, Color + Exam 1

Fri Sep 29
STUDIO: WORKDAY
Bring drawing supplies to class.

Tue Oct 03 & Thu Oct 05
Proto-Cinema

Fri Oct 06
GROUP CRITIQUE

Oct 09-13{ all together in Northlight Studio, COMM 1251 }
WORKSHOP ONE: PROTO-CINEMA

NETWORKED ART / COLLAGE

Tue Oct 17 & Thu Oct 19
Screen, Frame, Panel

Fri Oct 20
STUDIO: THE INTERNET, & BASIC HTML
(Learning to Code like it's 1999)
Bring a laptop computer to class.

Tue Oct 24 & Thu Oct 26
Worldbuilding

Fri Oct 27
HTML & CSS
Bring a laptop computer to class.

Tue Oct 31 & Thu Nov 02
Temporality and Duration

Fri Nov 03

Tue Nov 07 & Thu Nov 09
Installation, Tactility, Structure + Exam 2

Fri Nov 10

Tue Nov 14 & Thu Nov 16
Landscape

Fri Nov 17
STUDIO: WORKDAY - HYPER-MEDIA NARRATIVE

Saturday 11/18 through Sunday 11/26
THANKSGIVING BREAK

Tue Nov 28 & Thu Nov 30
Artificial Intelligence

Fri Dec 01
STUDIO: WORKDAY - HYPER-MEDIA NARRATIVE

Dec 04-07
WORKSHOP TWO: ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE or
What "proto" for the 21st century do we claim in 2023?

Fri Dec 08
GROUP CRITIQUE

Dec 11-15 { Cinema Studio, COMM 1116 }
FINALS WEEK - We will be meeting as one large group for portfolio presentations for the finals of all three foundations courses.

Portfolio Requirements
Mon 12/11 8:00am-10:00am
Fri 12/15 8:00am-10:00am
Fri 12/15 12:30pm-2:30pm

Drawing Supply List (required)

Newsprint drawing pad 18" x 24"
Pad of white drawing paper 18" x 24"
Kneaded eraser
Vine or willow charcoal
Compressed charcoal
Oil pastels (set of at least 8 colors, including white)
Small Journal/Notebook - 5"x8.25" or larger

Drawing Supply List (suggested)

Container for drawing materials (such as a small fishing tackle box)
Drawing board at least 18" x 24"
Large bulldog clips (at least 2) for holding paper to drawing board
India ink
Bamboo ink brush
Masking tape
Pink or gum eraser
Charcoal pencils - 6B, 2B, and HB
Graphite pencils - 6B, 2B, and HB
Hand pencil sharpener or small utility knife (such as an Olfa or X-Acto)

Networked Art Supply List (required)

A laptop computer running either Windows, Mac OS or Linux.

Evaluation:

The work in this course requires motivation, exploration, risk-taking, and most importantly, an openness to new ideas. The grading policy of this class is meant to encourage you to explore new ideas and take chances. Do not think in terms of "What must I do to receive an A grade", but think in terms of what you would like to learn.

Attendance: Attendance to all classes is expected. You are allowed up to ONE unexcused absences. Unexcused absence beyond this threshold may result in failing this course.

Assignments: All homework assignments are due at the beginning of class. Late projects will not be accepted.

Critique: Students will work closely with each other to develop their projects. This includes learning to speak clearly expressing oneself when respectfully discussing their own and others artwork.

Sketchbook / Journal: Students should also document their creative process and artistic development within the sketchbook / journal. Think of the sketchbook as a resource to contain your present ideas and hints of future directions to explore.

Grading:

Each Project will be graded on artistic, creative and intellectual merit.

• 20% Originality of concept
• 20% Delivery (execution of the concept)
• 20% Documentation / Process
• 20% Craft
• 20% Critique & participation

Your final grade will be determined by the following:

• 60% Assignments / Exercises
• 30% Participation
• 10% Sketchbook / Journal

COVID-19

We will follow the mandated COVID-19 guidelines established by the university. Should the conditions change and we need to work remotely, I will work on transitioning our class to a hybrid online format. Further information on the SIU policy on COVID-19: https://siu.edu/coronavirus/

SIU Syllabus Attachment

SIU Syllabus Attachment - Fall '23 - PDF