Through advanced research, students consider contemporary issues while refining a personal visual vocabulary. Emphasis is on content, idea development and process. At the end of this course, students have progressed their art towards a coherent body of work, evolving out of concepts explored in previous studies. Individual influences and sources are researched and investigated. Extended studies include in-depth readings, reports and visits to area art venues. Prerequisite: FAS 3250 Sculpture 2: Exhausting the Metaphor