Beginning Lithography - ART 319M - 21123

Fall 2013 Beginning Lithography - ART 319M - 21123

Great Moon Hoax lithograph of "ruby amphitheater" for The Sun, August 28 1835, (4 of 6)

“I desire that soon it (lithography) shall be spread over the whole world, bringing much good to humanity through many excellent productions, and that it may work toward’s man’s greater culture.” Alois Senefelder, 1817 Inventor of Lithography

Class meets in ART 2.308 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2pm-6pm

Instructor: Kalleen Chilcote Ofﬁce 308, [email protected], 512-814-5255 Ofﬁce Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays, 12-2 and by appointment

Teaching Assistant: Nick Francel [email protected]

I. Why Make Lithographs?

Whether on Stones or plates, lithography is the printmaking process best suited for reproducing the autographic marks, tones and textures made by an artist. Drawing a lithograph is not quite like making any other sort of drawing, The plate or stone retains a memory of everything being done to it, and only at certain points in the processing can changes be made...Drawing the image is quite a separate process from putting it on the paper...In the long run the ﬁnal print will not show the wear and tear of deletions...and the color of the ink uniﬁes all additions and whatever diverse drawing materials or processes used to make the image. In printmaking you aren’t limited to just drawn tones and marks; you can transfer other images in whole or part, borrow textures from found objects, and easily mask out any areas of intricacy. A lot of layers can be established on one plate or stone through careful planning during drawing, but even more layers of information or patterns of color can be built on the paper through over-printings from more than one

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plate or stone. Each of the printed elements can be a distinct layer or very subtle transparent effects can be achieved.

Another advantage is the ability to make multiples...I would rather make and sell a lot of prints and feel like my work is really getting around than place one expensive masterpiece somewhere.

Lise Drost, Stone and Plate Lithography Lab Manual, 1994

The above quote is taken from my beginning lithography manual and is an excellent description of what makes lithography unique. I would like to add two more things:

1. Making multiples frees one from the pressure of creating a singular art object. That is, making prints allows for risk taking and experimentation in a way that making a single drawing or painting does not. Instead of ending up with the one precious object, you have many and where one print fails, another usually succeeds.

2. The lithographic print has a thickness that cannot be replicated by digital prints. Lithographic ink is heavy and sinks deeply into the paper, giving the printed mark density and weight.

II. Course Aims and Objectives:

The primary aims of this course are to encourage creativity, foster artistic growth, hone technical skill and inspire a love of printmaking. You will also gain a basic understanding of printmaking as an art form and a history of lithography.

By the end of this course, students will be capable of creating artistic lithographs with a variety of drawing materials on either aluminum plates or limestones and etching and printing those lithographs as an edition. These skills will be demonstrated through the completion of 4 projects and a Final Exchange Portfolio.

Additionally, students will become familiar with printmaking terminology and concerns, engage in critical thinking during critiques and class discussions and will be encouraged to hone conceptual interests.

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III. Format and Procedures:

Demos: Demonstrations are fundamental to learning lithography and take place at the beginning of each class.

Projects: I have designed four projects that will aid students in learning basic lithographic techniques as well as honing students’ conceptual interests.

Critiques: There will be 5 critiques, including the ﬁnal. All students are expected to participate. There is NO PRINTING during class on critique day.

Class Discussions: Often, there will be guided class discussion about assigned readings and reference material. Students are encouraged to present material they ﬁnd about printmakers, printmaking and lithography.

Quiz: There will be 1 open-book, take-home quiz at mid-term.

Final: All students are required to participate in the ﬁnal exchange portfolio. The class will vote on a paper size and theme and create a lithograph reﬂecting these dimensions. Students will print and exchange their edition with their classmates, the TA and myself.

IV. Tentative Course Schedule:

**This syllabus represents my current plans and objectives. As we go through the semester, those plans may need to change to enhance the class learning opportunity. Such changes, communicated clearly, are not unusual and should be expected.

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Out of Class Date Main Topic (s) Assignments Evaluation

8/28 Meet Instructor, and TA, Watch: course introduction/ The Art of Time: syllabus, studio tour, Demo: Plate prep, drawing http:// materials and transferring www.youtube.com/ drawing to plate watch? v=N0zY4yoWUtQ Purchase plates Buy: 9/2 Plate

Litho Kit from CoOp Art Store Lithography Handbook from Austin TXBooks 2116 Guadalupe Labor Day Holiday - No between Goodall Class Wooten and Univ. Baptist, across from HRC

Read: This Syllabus, “Aluminum Plates” in Handbook. Pg 16-19

Prepare a plate and have a drawing ready for the next class

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Out of Class Date Main Topic (s) Assignments Evaluation

9/4 Demo: Etching, Paper and Watch: http:// Printing pt 1 www.youtube.com/ watch? Students will draw and v=ianTszA1d64 etch plates in class Read: “Finished Prints”, pg. 25 in Handbook

Finish etching plate and be ready to print

9/9 Demo: Printing pt 2 Print an edition of 3 Workday

9/11 Critique #1 Absolutely no Read: “Stones”, pg. Submit the ﬁrst printing during this class. 1-4 in Handbook project as an Intro to next project. edition of 3 Sketch Demo: Graining Start graining

9/16 Demo: Graining cont. and Grain stone drawing Draw

Read: “Processing” thru “Clean-Up”, pg. 4-12 in Handbook

9/18 Demo: 1st Etch, Workday Draw

9/23 Demo: 2nd Etch, Workday Etch

9/25 Demo: Printing, Workday Print an edition of 5

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Out of Class Date Main Topic (s) Assignments Evaluation

9/30 Critique #2 Read: Submit the 2nd “Deletions and project as an Introduce Project #3, look Additions on edition of 5 at examples, provide Stones”, pg. 12-13 in handout Handbook and a provided handout.

10/2 Demo: Maniere Noire, Have stone ready for rolling up black and next class drawing

10/7 Demo: Maniere Noire, 1st draw and etch 1st and 2nd etch state

10/9 Demo: Registration and print 1st state Deletions

10/14 Demo: State 2, deletions draw and etch 2nd state

10/16 Demo: State 3, additions draw, etch and print 3rd state

10/21 Critique #3 Watch: http:// Submit the 3rd www.youtube.com/ project, 1 print Introduce Project #4: watch? of each state. Color, look at examples v=dZMXO3l0aWQ

Read: Handout, “Planning a Color Print”

10/23 Demo: Planning a color Sketch project, Chine-collé Read: Handout, Workday “Printing Color” 119-126

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Out of Class Date Main Topic (s) Assignments Evaluation

10/28 Demo: Multiple Plates, Plan a 2-Plate Rainbow roll and using Drawing colored inks

10/30 Workday Draw and Etch

11/4 Last Day to Withdraw from Print an edition of 2 Class, Workday

11/6 Critique #4 Submit the third project as Vote on paper size and an edition of 2 theme for the ﬁnal exchange portfolio

11/11 Demo: Special techniques Work on the ﬁnal #1, Workday portfolio and any other projects you 11/13 Open-book take-home want to re-submit Quiz, Workday for grading. The edition size for the 11/18 Demo: Special Techniques Submit Quiz ﬁnal portfolio is the #2, Workday class size, so allow plenty of time for 11/20 Workday printing and 11/25 Demo: Special Techniques remember that the #3, Workday other beginning Litho class will be 11/27 Workday working on their portfolios at the same time.

12/4 Final Critique Submit ﬁnal portfolio

12/6 Mandatory Studio Clean- Up, 9am-?

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Feedback Statement

During this course I will be asking you to give me feedback on your learning in informal as well as formal ways, including through anonymous surveys about how my teaching strategies are helping or hindering your learning. It’s very important for me to know your reaction to what we’re doing in class, so I encourage you to respond to these surveys, ensuring that together we can create an environment effective for teaching and learning.

V. Course Requirements:

1. Class attendance and participation policy:

(a) Students are expected to show up within 15 minutes of class start time and participate in classroom discussions and demonstrations. If students are more than 15 minutes late to class, they are earn 1/3 of an absence. That is, 3 tardies = 1 absence.

(b) Students are allowed 2 absences without penalty. After that, each absence lowers the student’s ﬁnal grade by half a letter grade.

(c) Students are expected to participate in critiques and class discussions. Students will be respectful of each other’s beliefs and lifestyles and will refrain from evaluating art work based on personal prejudices.

Religious Holy Days

By UT Austin policy, you must notify me of your pending absence at least fourteen days prior to the date of observance of a religious holy day. If you must miss a class, an examination, a work assignment, or a project to observe a religious holy day, I will give you an opportunity to complete the missed work within a reasonable time after the absence.

2. Course Readings/Materials:

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(a) Lithography Handbook from Austin TXBooks, 2116 Guadalupe between Goodall Wooten and Univ. Baptist, across from HRC

(b) Litho Kit from Coop Art Store $100

(d) Additional reading and reference materials will be distributed electronically and in class.

3. Assignments, Assessment, and Evaluation

Students will complete all assigned readings and assignments on or before the deadline posted in the course schedule. Failure to meet project deadlines results in -1 letter grade, provided the assignment is completed before the last class day. Failure to complete an assignment before the end of the semester results in a 0 for that project or quiz.

4. Use of Blackboard in class

In this class I may use Blackboard—a Web-based course management system with password-protected access at http://courses.utexas.edu —to distribute course materials, to communicate and collaborate online, to post grades, to submit assignments, and to give you online quizzes and surveys. You can ﬁnd support in using Blackboard at the ITS Help Desk at 475-9400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., so plan accordingly.

VI. Grading Procedures:

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Final Grades are based on:

15%

Participation Projects 20% 60%

Projects Participation Final Exchange Portfolio Quiz

*Participation takes into consideration both the quantity and quality of interactions. Such interactions include but are not limited to: Critiques, Group Discussions, Giving and Receiving Feedback and Assisting Classmates in the Printing Process*

How Individual Projects are Graded:

Concept Technical Execution 33% 33%

Fidelity to Assignment 33%

Technical Execution Fidelity to Assignment Concept

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VII. Academic Integrity

University of Texas Honor Code: The core values of The University of Texas at Austin are learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity, and responsibility. Each member of the university is expected to uphold these values through integrity, honesty, trust, fairness, and respect toward peers and community.

Each student in this course is expected to abide by the University of Texas Honor Code. (See the UT Honor Code above.) Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own work.

You are encouraged to study together and to discuss information and ideas covered in lectures and labs with other students. You can give "consulting" help to or receive "consulting" help from such students.

Should copying occur, both the student who copied work from another student and the student who gave material to be copied will both automatically receive a zero for the assignment. If work is copied from another source without artistic reinterpretation, the student will receive a zero for the assignment. Penalty for violation of this Code can also be extended to include failure of the course and University disciplinary action.

VIII. Other University Notices and Policies

Use of E-mail for Ofﬁcial Correspondence to Students

All students should become familiar with the University's ofﬁcial e-mail student notiﬁcation policy. It is the student's responsibility to keep the University informed as to changes in his or her e-mail address. Students are expected to check e-mail on a frequent and regular basis to stay current with University-related communications, recognizing that certain communications may be time-critical. It is recommended that e-mail be

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checked daily, but at a minimum, twice per week. The complete text of this policy and instructions for updating your e-mail address are available at http://www.utexas.edu/its/help/utmail/1564 .

Documented Disability Statement

Any student with a documented disability who requires academic accommodations should contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at (512) 471-6259 (voice) or 1-866-329-3986 (video phone). Faculty are not required to provide accommodations without an ofﬁcial accommodation letter from SSD.

Please notify me as quickly as possible if the material being presented in class is not accessible (e.g., instructional videos need captioning, course packets are not readable for proper alternative text conversion, etc.).

Please notify me as early in the semester as possible if disability-related accommodations for ﬁeld trips are required. Advanced notice will permit the arrangement of accommodations on the given day (e.g., transportation, site accessibility, etc.).

Contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 471-6259 (voice) or 1-866-329-3986 (video phone) or reference SSD’s website for more disability-related information: http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd/ for_cstudents.php

Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL)

If you are worried about someone who is acting differently, you may use the Behavior Concerns Advice Line to discuss by phone your concerns about another individual’s behavior. This service is provided through a partnership among the Ofﬁce of the Dean of Students, the Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC), the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and The University of Texas Police Department (UTPD). Call 512-232-5050 or visit http://www.utexas.edu/safety/bcal.

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Q drop Policy

The State of Texas has enacted a law that limits the number of course drops for academic reasons to six (6). As stated in Senate Bill 1231:

“Beginning with the fall 2007 academic term, an institution of higher education may not permit an undergraduate student a total of more than six dropped courses, including any course a transfer student has dropped at another institution of higher education, unless the student shows good cause for dropping more than that number.”

Emergency Evacuation Policy

Occupants of buildings on the UT Austin campus are required to evacuate and assemble outside when a ﬁre alarm is activated or an announcement is made. Please be aware of the following policies regarding evacuation:

Familiarize yourself with all exit doors of the classroom and the building. Remember that the nearest exit door may not be the one you used when you entered the building. If you require assistance to evacuate, inform me in writing during the ﬁrst week of class.

If there is an evacuation, follow my instructions or those of class instructors.

Do not reenter a building unless you’re given instructions by the Austin Fire Department, the UT Austin Police Department, or the Fire Prevention Services ofﬁce.

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