Course Title:
Visual Arts ELMO: Magic, Mystery, and Secrets of Light and Color
Course Description:
Designed to integrate concepts and methods of science into the visual arts curriculum. Subjects from across the spectrum of the sciences and technology with particular relevance to the visual arts are used to build quantitative and critical thinking skills and a knowledge base in science and technology. A sense of the magic and mystery of science is reinforced by dramatic demonstrations and hands-on activities. Some topics relevant to visual arts majors include light rays and image formation by camera lenses and the eye; light waves and their uses in art conservation; color rendering of different light sources; the science of paints, pigments, and dyes; biology of vision and color perception; genetics of color blindness; the evolution of vision; illusions and the brain; and art conservation and forgery detection.
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Additional Information:
Approved course: Arts & Sciences Core-Natural World Context
