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My courses encourage students to adopt a multi-faceted approach to visual arts research. On the one hand this research involves seeking out and visiting exhibitions in California and, when possible, other national and international locations. On the other, research means translating this experience of active looking into making, whatever the form. In every class, from advanced seminars to foundation-level studio courses, the choice of a specific material is as much a formal and conceptual element as the modulation of the materials themselves. The process of making should be ambitious yet thoughtful, experimental yet coherent, risky yet reasoned. Most importantly, making involves the process of discourse. In them, I seek to cultivate a seriously playful environment where students may engage in constructive analysis, criticism, and inquiry. Through collaborative projects exercises, I seek to encourage students to form bonds that extend outside of the boundaries of classroom.
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