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Tyler School of Art 7725 Penrose Avenue Degree Programs: Admission Requirements Crafts Graphic Arts and Design Painting, Drawing &
Sculpture Art History Art Education
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PhotographyPhotographic images and creating with light are central to our culture. The impact of photography is evident in contemporary art practice. The level of technical sophistication in the field of photography exposes the student to many career opportunities. In addition to traditional black and white and color photography, Tyler's photography area will further your understanding of various creative approaches to the medium. Some of these include handmade cameras, large format photography, production on our Heidelberg offset press, experimental and digital imaging, and non-silver photography. The photography area presents an on-going series of exhibitions by emerging and established artists. As an M.F.A. student, you have the opportunity to assist in the production of Quiver, a nationally recognized publication of contemporary photography, as well as other publications. The photography area offers a variety of specialized workshops focusing on temporal, cultural, and personal issues. The primary objective of the program is to cultivate a blend of technical, conceptual, and critical skills so that you can enter the field on a professional level. The nationally recognized faculty encourages a broad and innovative approach. The printmaking area is housed in a large, fully-equipped modern studio which includes silkscreen, lithography, and etching. Additionally, graduate students have a separate group printing studio that includes lithography and etching processes. M.F.A. candidates have the unique opportunity to compete for the Hunt Manufacturing Company Collaborative Print Award. This special program provides the experience of creating a print at a private workshop. A copy of each print becomes a part of the permanent collection of the Allentown Art Museum. Course Descriptions -Graphic Arts and Design Visual Design 400-401-402-404. Graphic Design Graduate Seminar. (3 s.h.) Graduate projects in graphic design, design and research of a practical and theoretical nature. 412-413. Visual Design Thesis. (3 s.h.) Thesis project representing comprehensive original research in an area of specific interest for the degree candidate. 421. Graphic Arts Processes. (3 s.h.) Fundamental and advanced graphic arts information for the artist, designer, printmaker, and photographer working with offset lithography. Limited to seniors and graduate students with the instructor's permission. Photography 452-453. Graduate Seminar in Photography. (3 s.h.) A seminar emphasizing individual research and group discussion of contemporary issues in photography. 461-462. Graduate Projects, Photography. (3 s.h.) A seminar in attitudes surrounding contemporary photography. Lecture and laboratory address the development of conceptual and technical issues. 479. Graduate Photo Process Workshop. (3 s.h.) Survey of experimental techniques, including hand applied, light-sensitive emulsions, ortho film making, photographic book arts, 19th and 20th century processes. 480. Graduate Photo Workshop. (3 s.h.) Digital Photography. State of the art technology merges with new issues related to digital imaging. 481. Graduate Photo Workshop. (3 s.h.) Photography and new applications. Printmaking 443-444. Graduate Projects, Printmaking. (3-6 s.h.) Individual conferences and group seminars. Emphasis on diversity of command in several printmaking media. 445-446. Graduate Projects, Printmaking. (3-6 s.h.) Individual and group seminars as scheduled. Work toward completion of M.F.A. thesis exhibition. Preliminary review of work. In-gallery review and acceptance of thesis exhibition. Portfolio of slides and written statement on scope of M.F.A. studies are required. 450-451. Graduate Seminar in Printmaking. (3 s.h.) Philosophy and Theory of Contemporary Printmaking Practices. PAINTING, DRAWING, AND SCULPTURE Contact Person: Stanley Whitney, Department Chair, (215) 782-2870, Room 303, Penrose Hall Frank Bramblett, Professor of Painting, M.F.A., Yale University; Richard Cramer, Professor of Painting, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin; Cynthia Manning Crosby, Assistant Professor of Painting, M.F.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Amy Hauft, Associate Professor of Sculpture, M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago; Winifred Lutz, Professor of Sculpture, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; Margo Margolis, Professor of Painting, M.F.A., Indiana University; Susan Moore, Associate Professor of Painting, M.F.A., University of California; Dona Nelson, Associate Professor, B.F.A., Ohio State University; Charles Schmidt, Professor of Painting, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; Jude Tallichet, Associate Professor of Sculpture, M.F.A., University of Montana; Stanley Whitney, Professor of Painting, M.F.A., Yale University; Jacques Wilmore, Assistant Professor of Painting, M.F.A., Rutgers University. Tyler's graduate program in Painting owes its vigor to the lively interaction of a vital and accomplished faculty with talented, committed, and strongly motivated students. The students are carefully selected to form a group with diverse artistic directions showing promise of development. The context provided is both competitive and supportive. Painting is understood as an art of significant intellectual and emotional potency; the education of an artist is recognized as being complex and unpredictable. Courses primarily take the form of individual critiques, with regularly scheduled group meetings. Seminar work is scheduled to engage broad contemporary issues. Students work in private two-person studios, accessible around the clock. Visiting Artists are regularly incorporated into our course structure giving lectures school-wide and visiting graduate studios giving individual or group critiques. The graduate student can elect to spend one of the two years in the program at Temple's Rome campus. As space is limited there, faculty approval is required. Upon completion of the M.F.A. program, we expect the artist to have met the challenge of a rigorous educational experience, and to be well prepared to assume a productive professional life. Sculpture |