| Spring 2005 |
Advanced Painting 4532C/5580C |
rm 150 ACII Biscayne Bay Campus T, TH 9:30-13:15 |
Instructor: Pip Brant |
Course Description
This course is offered to the student who has both completed prerequisite classes including lower level painting and design classes and mastered the various skills needed in painting practice. This advanced painting course presents to the student the opportunity to develop skills in concept development, personal vision, technical problem solving, and materials exploration concerning the painting medium. leading the student to a exhibition quality body of work. Group and individual criticism will be emphasized. Professional issues and career self promotion will also be discussed and practiced in this class.
Course Goals
Knowledge & Understanding
The students will actively participate in a class dialog on contemporary art issues.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of their work in the broader context of contemporary art making both in practice as well as oral and written skills.
The students will develop skills in research strategies that inform the formation of their body of work.
Professional Issues
The students will visit current exhibitions and note issues that are relevant to own work.
The students will investigate possible venues for own work, including possible exhibition opportunities.
The students will attend all student exhibitions and participate in a dialog about this work.
The students will be able to undertake a disciplined, self conceived and directed project in painting.
Technical Issues
The students will apply previously learned skills to work and go forward in development. This includes both formal and conceptual development achieved at this point.
The students will use the appropriate materials to bring about a professional level of work, which describes the student's visual and written goals.
The students will investigate the relationship between painting practice and contemporary art applications.
Suggested Bibliography
No More Second Hand Art, Peter London
Art Speak, Robert Atkins
The Elements of Color, Johannes Itten
What is Painting? Representation and Modern Art, Julian Bell
Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: Stiles and Selz
On Longing, Susan Stewart
see what's up at the library
Artists to be covered in slide lectures:
Sigmar Polke
Jimmie Durham
Anselm Kiefer
David Salle
Gillian Ayers
Chris Ofili
Masami Teraoka
Lucien Freud
Bruce Nauman
Course Requirements
Attendance
100% Attendance is required to receive the maximum grade. Each unexcused absence will reduce your grade by one grade level. Tardiness occur when the student arrives late or leaves early. If you have a home studio, you can make special arrangements, but you are still responsible for the slide and video presentations. More than 4 absences will result in failure of class. You must attend the final. Failure to do this will result in a failing grade.
Studio Conduct
- Do not give out the lock combination to anyone. Lock the door when you are working in the studio. If someone comes in. Please be vigilant about fellow students' work.
- Clean up your mess and keep the sinks free from paint. Do not leave solvent uncovered--even when working.
- Lockers will be provided to keep supplies.
- Critiques must be attended and participation is crucial.
- Be careful not to disturb another student working in the studio.
- People not enrolled in an art course are not allowed to work in the studio.
- Work must be put away when not being worked on. Make sure that other classes can use the space without any space problems.
- Remove supplies from lockers and drawers on last day of class. Work and supplies left after final week will be disposed of.
Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on the student's attainment of the objectives stated in this syllabus, and on the fulfillment of responsibilities of student as stated above, and through demonstration of knowledge of content issues and practical application. Again attendance is mandatory and active participation in class critiques and final. Rubric
A- Outstanding work and effort in and outside of class
B-Very Good work and effort, clearly above the minimum requirements
C- Good... average work, meeting all requirements
D- Below average and contributing less than the required effort
F- Not enough work to justify credit for the course
Academic Misconduct: Cheating is the unauthorized use of books, notes, aids or assistance from any other person with respect or examinations, course assignments, field service reports, class recitations or possession of examination papers or course materials whether originally authorized or not.
Plagiarism consisting of deliberate use and appropriation of the source and the passing off of such work as the student's own. Any student found guilty of violating academic integrity shall be subjected to procedures and penalties set forth by university policy. Work executed in another class and passed off in this class will also be considered cheating.
Attend Art Exhibitions and Journal responses.
- TEN (live-real object) exhibitions must be attended. Include sticker or show flier as proof of attendance. Miami Art Museum, Lowe Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, FIU Art Museum, Graham Center, are some suggestions.
- Visit Cyber Museums and sites as well. Check class website for suggestions. Feel to share others with class. Your response to these exhibitions and your creative progress and dialog will be kept in a journal. This information will contribute to the development of artist statements that will be written and accompany your work.
Project options
- Stretcher, Mounting and format issues
- Canvas, fabric; found and manipulated
- Figure Painting from Model; Observation to the Abstract
- Interpreting Nature—Micro and Macro
- Small works to become one installation
- Painting installation/ the shrine format (woodworking and other materials manipulation)
Demonstrations
- Dyeing and Ink silk screening
- Using Acrylic paint as a glaze
- Stretching a canvas. On and off a stretcher bar.
- Care and crating of a canvas.
- Collage Techniques
- Mechanical tools to create images.
- brush use
- Materials
-Appropriate materials
Students interested in working in fibers media will need an entirely different set of materials /tools and pigments. See me for suggested list. |
Advanced
Painting
Spring 2005
4532C,5580C
Instructor: Pip Brant
Office 308A ACI
Phone (305) 919-4809
Friday 9:30-13:15
Rm 150 ACII, Biscayne Bay Campus
Course Description
This course is offered to the student
who has both completed prerequisite classes including lower level painting
and design classes and mastered the various skills needed in painting practice.
This advanced painting course presents to the student the opportunity to
develop skills in concept development, personal vision, technical problem
solving, and materials exploration concerning the painting medium.
leading the student to a exhibition quality body of work.
Group and individual criticism will be emphasized. Professional issues
and career self promotion will also be discussed and practiced in this
class.
Course Goals
Knowledge & Understanding
The students will actively participate in
a class dialog on contemporary art issues.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of
their work in the broader context of contemporary art making both in practice
as well as oral and written skills.
The students will develop skills in research strategies
that inform the formation of their body of work.
Professional Issues
The students will visit current exhibitions and note
issues that are relevant to own work.
The students will investigate possible venues for own
work, including possible exhibition opportunities.
The students will attend all student exhibitions and
participate in a dialog about this work.
The students will be able to undertake a disciplined,
self conceived and directed project in painting.
Technical Issues
The students will apply previously learned skills to work
and go forward in development. This includes both formal and conceptual
development achieved at this point.
The students will use the appropriate materials to bring
about a professional level of work, which describes the student's visual
and written goals.
The students will investigate the relationship between
painting practice and contemporary art applications.
Suggested Bibliography
No More Second Hand Art, Peter London
Art Speak, Robert Atkins
The Elements of Color, Johannes Itten
What is Painting? Representation
and Modern Art, Julian Bell
Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: Stiles
and Selz
On Longing, Susan Stewart
see
what's up at the library
Artists to be covered in slide lectures:
image
Sigmar
Polke
Jimmie Durham
Anselm Kiefer
David Salle
Gillian Ayers
Chris Ofili
Masami Teraoka
Attendance
100% Attendance is required to receive the maximum
grade. Each unexcused absence will reduce your grade by one grade level.
Tardiness occur when the student arrives late or leaves early. If you have
a home studio, you can make special arrangements, but you are still responsible
for the slide and video presentations. More than 4 absences will result
in failure of class. You must attend the final. Failure to
do this will result in a failing grade.
Studio Conduct
Do not give out the lock combination to anyone.
Lock the door when you are working in the studio. If someone comes in.
Please be vigilant about fellow students' work.
Clean up your mess and keep the sinks free from
paint. Do not leave solvent uncovered--even when working.
Lockers will be provided to keep supplies.
Critiques must be attended and participation is
crucial.
Be careful not to disturb another student working
in the studio.
People not enrolled in an art course are not allowed
to work in the studio.
Work must be put away when not being worked on.
Make sure that other classes can use the space without any space problems.
Remove supplies from lockers and drawers on last day of class. Work
and supplies left after final week will be disposed of.
Evaluation
Evaluation will be based
on the student's attainment of the objectives stated in this syllabus,
and on the fulfillment of responsibilities of student as stated above,
and through demonstration of knowledge of content issues and practical
application. Again attendance is mandatory and active participation in
class critiques and final. Rubric
A- Outstanding work and effort in and outside
of class
B-Very Good work and effort, clearly above
the minimum requirements
C- Good... average work, meeting all requirements
D- Below average and contributing less
than the required effort
F- Not enough work to justify credit for
the course
Academic Misconduct: Cheating is the unauthorized
use of books, notes, aids or assistance from any other person with respect
or examinations, course assignments, field service reports, class recitations
or possession of examination papers or course materials whether originally
authorized or not.
Plagiarism consisting of deliberate use
and appropriation of the source and the passing off of such work as the
student's own. Any student found guilty of violating academic integrity
shall be subjected to procedures and penalties set forth by university
policy. Work executed in another class and passed
off in this class will also be considered cheating.
Attend Art Exhibitions and Journal
responses.
TEN (live-real object) exhibitions must
be attended. Include sticker or show flier as proof of attendance.
Miami Art Museum, Lowe Museum,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Hollywood
Art and Culture Center, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, FIU Art Museum,
Graham Center, are some suggestions.
Visit Cyber Museums and sites as well.
Check class website for suggestions. Feel to share others with class.
Your response to these exhibitions and your creative progress and dialog
will be kept in a journal. This information will contribute to the
development of artist statements that will be written and accompany your
work.
Project options
Stretcher, Mounting and format issues
Canvas, fabric; found and manipulated
Figure Painting from Model; Observation to the Abstract
Interpreting Nature—Micro and Macro
Small works to become one installation
Painting installation/ the shrine format (woodworking
and other materials manipulation)
Demonstrations
Dyeing and Ink silk screening
Using Acrylic paint as a glaze
Stretching a canvas. On and off a stretcher
bar.
Care and crating of a canvas.
Collage Techniques
Mechanical tools to create images.
brush use
Materials
Appropriate materials
Students interested in working
in fibers media will need an entirely different set of materials /tools
and pigments. See me for suggested list.
