Max Dean

If I could summarize Max with one word, it would be vague. Don't expect clear expectations, guidelines, or opinions. Don't expect him to be organized, or have literally anything on D2L. Long-winded, doesn't know how to use a computer, insists that you pursue your goals and art, only to react poorly if your idea of art doesn't match his.

Lives and breathes art, as others have said, but very long-winded and vague about what he wants. Critique goes on for hours but the feedback tells you nothing about how to improve. I hated going to this class, and am very glad it's not repeated later.

He would often give extremely vague feedbacks (tbh sometimes is useful but other times makes everyone confused). He can be a little racist and nitpick-y towards Asian students, especially when student's work consist of their own culture. He blames students for not portraying the culture well when in reality he is the one who's not educated enough.

Most definitely lives and breathes art, and that can be infectious. I often felt however that he was operating on another level conceptually, looking for abstract meanings and messages in students work that became very long rambling sessions that prevented the class from progressing to the next critique, and making classes feel very long.

Max Dean was the best prof I've had. His visual studies course seemed vague at first but if you pay attention and participate, it'll open your mind and change the way you think about and create art. There isn't much work to be done but participate and you will learn a ton.

He inspired me so much as an artist! best prof I have ever had<3

one of the best profs ever. So sweet and inspires his students so much

Changes how you look at art and pushes how you create it - in a great way

An inspirational artist, but has no structure, no fixed assignments... no grading scheme. He knows what he's talking about, but the entire course is giving feedback to classmates on vague assignments. The more artistic and random, the more intent he'll find in it.