Overview + Courses
Overview
Art and Design courses at Yongsan International School of Seoul are created to provide students a curriculum, facilities, and a creative studio environment to develop as artists, as designers, and as creative people. The program supports a variety of disciplines within the fine arts as well as art-and-design hybrids. Students are challenged to go beyond aesthetics and technical skill to think critically about their art making and are nurtured to make well-informed conceptual decisions within the design process. To learn more about YISS’s course offerings that I teach browse the listings below.
Foundations of Art and Design
Modelled after several undergraduate foundational year programs, Foundations of Art and Design (Foundations) is a full-credit elective course introducing students to an appreciation of aesthetics, a development of art criticism, and a production of art using a wide range of media and processes. Students will be exploring a scope of disciplines and materials and will learn how to create from a conceptual platform. The goal of Foundations is to promote student growth in the following areas: improving compositional skills, improving exposure to a wide variety of design problems and solutions as well as enhancing creative proficiency to solve a range of conceptual design challenges.
Disciplines Introduced / Covered
• 2D Design / Digital Illustration • Drawing
• Painting • Printmaking
• Mixed Media Work • 3D Design
• Sculpture
Visual Design / 2D + 3D Design
Visual Design (2D/3D) is a full-credit elective course introducing students to an appreciation of aesthetics, a development of art and design criticism, and a production of design using a wide range of media and problem solving processes. Students will be exploring a scope of disciplines and materials and will learn how to create from a conceptual platform. The goal of Visual Design is to promote student growth in the following areas: improving compositional and critical thinking skills, improving exposure to a wide variety of design problems and solutions as well as enhancing creative proficiency to solve a range of conceptual design challenges.
Disciplines Introduced / Covered
• Grid + Drafting • Digital Illustration
• Typography • Zine / Book/ Publishing
• Printmaking + Silk Screen • Assemblage
• Sculpture • Architectural Modelling
AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art is an advanced course designed for visually gifted high school students to prepare for entry into university-level studio classes. Students will work toward submitting a portfolio in 3-D Design, 2-D Design, or Drawing that excels in concept, composition, and execution. Throughout the year, students will create a comprehensive and innovative body of work addressing the three central sections in the AP Studio Art portfolio: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth.
Due to the advanced nature of the course, students will work as independent artists involved in an ongoing process of making critical decisions about their work. Through high-quality instruction, demonstrations, sustained studio and sketchbook practice, and participation in class critiques, students will develop, analyze, and solve a series of design problems. Students are expected to show resolution and mastery of concept, composition, and technical skill in their final work.
