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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

My curriculum underscores the importance of praxis in learning art. In my studio courses I apply a three-pronged approach: hands-on technique, followed by formal and conceptual analysis.

Art production is becoming increasingly computer-aided. In addition to providing fundamental shop techniques, my lectures add digital tools to a student's skill-set. New media are not presented as preferable to conventional modes. Rather, every approach to object making is revealed to have its own set of connotations (which can then be folded back into a work).

In contrast to my focus on emerging technology, the critical portion of my pedagogy is traditional in its origins. Formal analysis is brought back to the fore and expanded to include movement, sound, interactivity, etc. Students begin analysis of every work with a thorough description of its physical characteristics.

With the formal qualities of a work established, students can analyze the concepts embedded within. Critique is taught as a skill, requiring a carefully measured approach where conceptual features are shown to spring directly from physical characteristics. Students must demonstrate the ability to apply these skills to their own work as well as that of their peers.