ART 182: Materiality of Color
University of California, Santa Cruz
A research-based, studio art class in which students experiment with ideas and processes, and pursue projects exploring the materiality of color, including social and cultural effects and environmental implications. Following a sequence of short assignments paired with class critiques, students design and complete their own research-based art projects (in any media) that investigate color as a material phenomenon. Class discussions address physical, perceptual, psychological, geological, biological, cultural, social, political, philosophical and aesthetic aspects of color in concert with readings, guest lectures, field trips, technical demonstrations and visual presentations. Students harvest, make, and use dyes from plant materials grown at the UCSC Farm, and contribute to the ongoing development of a dye garden on campus. May be repeated for credit.
Average GPA: 3.81
Grade distribution records: 71 students across 3 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 43 | 60.6% |
| A- | 15 | 21.1% |
| B+ | 6 | 8.5% |
| B | 4 | 5.6% |
| P | 1 | 1.4% |
| S | 1 | 1.4% |
| W | 1 | 1.4% |
Based on 71 student grade records across 3 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Laurie Palmer 71 students, Average GPA 3.81