Studio (390-0-22)

Topic

Obsessive Investigation

Instructors

Deborah A Sokolow

Meeting Info

Kresge 1410 Art Flex/Seminar: Tues, Thurs 9:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

This is a studio course which will approach drawing as a viable medium for the gonzo journalist or the amateur snoop. Students will engage in obsessive, idiosyncratic surveillance on a topic of their own choosing and generate speculative sketches, diagrams, other types of drawing and handwritten commentary. Potential topics for investigation could relate to the personal, popular culture, the everyday, politics, and/or the world but must be approached with a particular point-of-view, or several. To that end, students will experiment with narration and degrees of omniscience, objectivity and reliability. Readings and conversations on artists and writers who work with unreliable narration, diagramming, handwriting and the diaristic will also be a part of the course. There will be group discussions assessing smaller exercises and a group critique on one final, long-term project, an obsessive investigation. Art majors, art minors and non-art majors are welcome to enroll. While no prerequisite is required, students should enter into the course with a serious interest in sleuthing, drawing, writing, narration and a willingness to embellish the truth.

Class Materials (Required)

Course cost and materials will vary with student's own work and research.

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory
Undergraduate Students Only