Program Overview
This studio-based course explores abstraction in art, encouraging students to translate visual representation into abstract forms. Through drawing exercises using various mediums and surfaces, students investigate spatial dynamics, pictorial elements, and the fundamental concepts of abstraction. The course is suitable for students of all levels and fosters imaginative direction and personal expression.
Program Outline
Outline:
This studio-based course focuses on translating visual representation into abstraction and encourages students to see in new ways. Students will consider historical models while focusing on the idea of abstracting form and content from observation of the visible world. They will approach the fundamental methods, issues, and concepts of abstraction through drawing exercises using charcoal, pencil, pastel, and water-based mediums to investigate the spatial dynamics and pictorial elements of the form. Various papers and surfaces will also be explored. Imaginative direction and personal expression are encouraged. The course is appropriate for students of all levels.
