ARTS 312T(F) Fictional Realities

This tutorial will investigate visual art that explores notions of reality in contemporary life. We live in a rapidly changing, expanding and inter-dependent world; and in a time of global cultural and economic conflict. A lot of our knowledge about and experience of this world is mediated. We will look at how visual art identifies, examines and questions the ways that information and experiences, be they personal, political or social, are packaged and presented. Many contemporary artists are creating works around these issues. Some of the artists we will look at include: Gregory Crewdson, Janet Cardiff, and Vik Munoz.
Students will be encouraged to explore their own perceptions of reality and how they are influenced through the production of independent art work. Students may execute work in any, or any combination of, media in which the student has completed an introductory course.
The course will include several sessions where the class will meet as a group to view image/video/sound presentations and for discussions of assigned readings and work critiques. In addition, pairs of students will meet weekly with the instructor to discuss work in progress.
Format: tutorial. Evaluation will be based on attendance, quality of work produced, and a general level of engagement in course work/group critiques.
Prerequisites: ArtS 200-level course in medium of proposed area of study. Enrollment limit: 10 (expected: 10).

Tutorial meetings to be arranged. SOUTH