Advanced Painting: Capturing The Trivial

Advanced Painting: Capturing The Trivial is a Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies class taught by Daniel Schrade.

Course Description
In this course students will develop strategies to formulate their own artistic concepts of painting. The goal of this course is to create, reflect and present one's work in relation to contemporary popular art from Central-America, South/West-Africa and Europe. Students will be required to create 3 large-scale paintings or installations (min. 70" x 50"), and to learn and discuss the importance of art in the 21st century. Classes will consist of in class studio work, individual and group critiques, as well as discussions and tutorials when necessary. Additional class time will be spent discussing your thoughts and responses to readings, to your experiences, other classes, and your thoughts regarding your projects. Instructor Permission required.