Schedule
Mon, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (9/10/2018 - 12/21/2018) Location: SLC HEIM 206
Tue, 11:05 AM - 1:30 PM (9/10/2018 - 12/21/2018) Location: SLC HEIM 206
Description
Technical exploration, perception, development of ideas, intuition, invention, representation, and communication are at the core of this class. The course will begin in an observational mode, introducing practical information about the fundamentals of painting: color, shape, tone, edge, composition, perspective, and surface. We will paint still lifes and transcribe a masterwork. We will look at the work of both old masters and contemporary painters. We will take a trip to a museum to look at paintings in the flesh. The course will include demonstrations of materials and techniques, slide presentations, films and videos, reading materials, homework assignments, and group and individual critiques. In the second half of the course, we will complete a series of projects exploring design principles as applied to nonobjective (abstract) artworks. Using paint, with preparatory collages and drawings, we will engage with strategies for utilizing nonobjective imagery toward self-directed content