Title
ART1540-01.Beginning Painting.F13.Wykes,Andrew
Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
ART
Course Subject
ART
Course Number
1540
Course Section
01
Course Title
Beginning Painting
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2013
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
F, O
Area of Study
ART, ARTH
Course Description
Goals: To learn how to manipulate and control the aesthetic elements of line, color, texture, shape, tension, etc. on a two-dimensional surface. To understand that painting is a process and discipline linked to art historical discourse. Content: Oil paints will be the central medium of this class. The course is structured and importance is placed on the formal elements of design: color, surface, composition, and space. The emphasis is on learning to see objectively, be it from still-life set ups, landscape, or no objective studies. The artistic and art historical concerns and choices are stressed. Critiques are an important part of the class. Taught: Annually, fall semester. Prerequisite: ART 1130 or ART 1140; or permission of instructor.
Recommended Citation
Wykes, Andrew, "ART1540-01.Beginning Painting.F13.Wykes,Andrew" (2013). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 1594.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/1594