2018-19 Spring
(HART 1021)
1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English
Course Description
With the development and democratization of portable cameras and photography, the process of creating and decoding an image has never been easier or more anecdotal. The concept of Visual Arts and painting are nowadays to be reinvented and reinterpreted as societal codes are evolving quickly.
The art of painting, as an ancient way of expression and communication, faced many challenges through the ages, challenges that shaped its very core and pushed painters to adapt and invent new forms of Art.
This course will encourage students to consider the place of painting in today’s society and question the problematics that contemporary painters are facing. Students will experiment with several techniques in tutored exercises and self-expressive works alike. A personal project presentation with critique will conclude the course.
Remarks:
- Students will have to pay for their own art supplies involved in the exercises and assignments. Estimated budget is approximately $300.
- Please keep the classroom clean by clearing the desks / materials left after class to maintain a tidy environment for subsequent classes.
1. describe and appreciate the various approaches to painting of artists of the 20th and 21st centuries;
2. describe and interpret the history, diverse concepts, theories, problems and production of contemporary painting;
3. use painting as a medium of expression and communication in an experimental way;
4. develop critical thinking skills through artwork presentations and critiques.
PART 1: Traditional Painting Materials and Practice – Development of Visual Elements Observation Skills
Lesson 1: Introduction to Modern Art and contemporary painting
Lesson 2 - 3: Theory of color and the importance of optics
Lesson 4: Painting on and with media I
Lesson 5: Painting on and with media II
Lesson 6: Perspective, before and after the Renaissance, Cubism, Abstraction
Lesson 7: Experimenting and breaking the boundaries of using a handmade tool
Part 2: Painting with a Contemporary Approach
Lesson 8: Presentation of a chosen contemporary artist
Lesson 9-11: Choosing a personal painting project, first research and introducing the sketchbook diary
Lesson 12: Last call before students’ project presentation and exhibition
Lesson 13: Individual Presentation and Course Conclusion
- Bloom, Barbara, et al. Marlene Dumas. Phaidon, 2009.
1. Valli, Marc & Dessanay, Marguerita. A Brush with the Real: Figurative Painting Today. Laurence King Publishing, 2014.
2. Genet, Jean. Alberto Giacometti. Scheidegger and Spiess, 2004.
3. Kandinsky, Wassily. Point and Line to Plane. Dover Publications, 1979.
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 24-25 Jan 2019Add/Drop : 30 Jan 2019-15 Feb 2019
Instructor
Philippe Charmes
Assessment
| Attendance | 10% |
| Course Participation | 10% |
| Group presentation of chosen contemporary artist | 40% |
| Final Project | 40% |
Class Schedule
Thursday | 14:30-16:20
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