1. Describe and appreciate the 20th – 21st century artists’ approaches to painting
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, also create painting on unconventional surface 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

Week 1: Contemporary painting and its materials

Week 2: Before Painting – Put ideas to painting and visual elements

Week 3: Still life painting I – Colors and brushstroke

Week 4: Still life painting II – Mixed media

Week 5: Still life painting III – Finishing a painting

Week 6: Mid-term Presentations and Critiques
 

PART 2: Painting with a Contemporary Approach

Week 7-11: Painting on Unconventional Surface

Week 12: Exhibition Design

Week 13: Exhibition Presentation and Critique

1. Nancy G. Heller (2002), Why a Painting is like a Pizza: a Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

1. Charles Le Clair (1991), Color in Contemporary Painting, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications.
2. Peter Fischer, Iris Müller-Westermann (2002), In the Power of Painting : A Selection from the Daros Collection = eine auswahl aus der Daros Collection : Andy Warhol, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly, Brice Marden, Ross (Ed.). Zürich : Alesco ; Berlin ; New York : Scalo, 2000.
3. initiArt magazine - www.initiartmagazine.com
4. The Museum of Modern Art - www.moma.org/
5. Saatchi Gallery - www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/
6. The Hammer Museum - http://hammer.ucla.edu/

Zeno X Gallery - http://www.zeno-x.com/