Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0106 - Introduction to Painting: Beyond the Landscape

This painting course will introduce students to the fundamentals of working with paint. In addition to a material exploration of painting, we will also investigate the conceptual possibilities available to contemporary painting. We will anchor our discussion around one central question, "What is a landscape?" We will begin to answer this question through practice by creating paint from pigments found in nature. We will then explore notions of representation and abstraction through various painting performances in the studio and outside. Students will ultimately create their own work through guided prompts that expand the idea of landscape and painting. (keywords: painting, landscape, environment)

Environments and Change Lab fee: $50. Students in this course can expect to spend 6 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.