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Apr 20, 2024
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PHYS016 PO - The Art and Science of OpticsWhen Offered: Spring 2021.
Instructor(s): D. Whitaker
Credit: 1
This course will explore historical and current understandings of the science of optics experienced through the prism of the visual arts. Class meetings will include direct study of objects in the collection of the Benton Museum of Art, studio art sessions, and physics labs. Students will explore the work of artists who engaged with principles of geometric optics, such as Johannes Vermeer, Samuel van Hoogstraten, and Rembrandt van Rijn, and they will also recreate and use optical devices, such as the camera obscura and camera lucida. Students will also practice drawing techniques to represent objects in illusionistic perspective as well as perspectival manipulations such as anamorphosis. Course assessment will include written responses to works of art, lab exercises, and final projects incorporating studio art practice. Letter grade only.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 4
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