Nicholas Warndorf is an artist and educator based in Columbus, Ohio. His work explores the experience of time, environment and abstraction through an expanded drawing practice that incorporates aspects of printmaking, painting and books. In particular, he is interested in the space that forms between what might be referred to as natural, unmeasured time and our attempts to measure, shape and mold it to our advantage. Imagery within his work is informed by traces and artifacts bearing the imprint of time found in the environment, material cultures and historical events.
Warndorf's work has been exhibited nationally throughout New York and Ohio and internationally in Japan and England.
Areas of Expertise
Drawing, painting, printmaking
Courses Recently Taught
This course introduces students to the medium of drawing as an essential means of visual communication. Various methods and materials are used for both in-class studies as well as larger and more-comprehensive projects. Challenging and complex drawings are produced with a sharp focus on both formal and conceptual issues. Technical aspects of drawing are balanced with imaginative and experimental approaches throughout the semester. Presentations and class discussions supplement assignments to aid in expansion of the understanding of project goals. This counts toward the introductory course requirement for the major. No prerequisite. Offered every semester.
This course is structured to familiarize art students with the complex terrain of the contemporary art world. Students first research and then use as a point of departure various aspects and trends that have been prevalent in the art world over the past 20 years. Projects include researching concept proposals, artist statements and other written materials; oral presentation; model-building; and a finished body of work. Students are responsible for choosing the media and methods for the fabrication of these projects. Students perform readings and research as well as oral/written presentations on various aspects of the aesthetic dialogue that has contributed to the shaping of contemporary art. All bodies of work grow out of the course research and are generated in consultation with the professor and the class as a whole. Creativity and development strategies help guide students in their conceptual process. This counts toward the intermediate course requirement for the major. No prerequisite. Junior standing, Arts major only.
This first semester of a two-semester sequence is designed to enable students to develop their personal artistic vision based on the foundation of introductory and intermediate studio art courses. Students are expected to develop a self-generated body of creative work based on a concentrated investigation of materials, methods and ideas. They develop oral and written presentation and research skills as they work toward a professional exhibition in the second semester. Critiques, discussions, presentations and readings provide context and feedback for this process. Students learn to develop the elements necessary for professional exhibition of a cohesive body of work, including developing ideas, writing an artist's statement and resume, and perfecting presentation skills. Studio art majors are expected to take this class and ARTS 481 with two different faculty members. This course is required for studio art majors. Senior art majors only. Offered every fall.