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SART 3401 Fibers in Art
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Santa Reparata International School of Art
Location: Florence, Italy
Primary Subject Area: Art History
Other Subject Area: Studio Arts
Instruction in: English
Course Code: ART 397-72 / SART 3401
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 90
Prerequisites: Students should have taken at least one Sculpture or sewing course prior to enrollment. Review of Students? work via a portfolio of digital images is required for entry to this course.
DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to guide the students through a range of approaches to textile and fiber based practices. The course embraces technological and antiquated techniques both within and beyond the field of art and engages artisan inspired practices as content that fosters the questioning of socially assigned gender roles, craft and art distinctions and the exploration of functionality. Basic weaving, knitting, braiding and sewing are explored against the backdrop of fiber's history as art.
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