Class Painting I

Painting I is a discipline where two distinct work environments are developed: one on traditional painting techniques and methods and the other on painting as a contemporary art practice 

TECHNOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL EXERCISES to acquiring skills in the painting area. Exploration of instruments (brushes, spatulas, etc.) and media such as acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolour and dry and oil chalks on paper, wood, canvas, wall.

- Canvas and wood preparations

- Grids to fill in the blanks with the above indicated media

VISUAL RESEARCH EXERCISE on Still Life and its development (sub-genre and actualizations) as a painting genre: All examples with labels expressing, author, date, title, techniques and definitions/ descriptions. PowerPoint presentation in class.

OBSERVATION EXERCICE: The description effect of painting. This exercise is based on visual investigation of canonical Still Life and should show how can be actualized or up dated, using drawings made in Drawing I

PERSONAL PROJECT

The relevant pedagogical methodology in this CU is tutorial contact. The individualised approach aims to broaden visual culture and stimulate the development of languages and technical processes, critical vision and research methodologies. The tutorials are conversations about the concepts underlying the objectives to be achieved: conceptual references, examples of works by national and international artists relevant to each case and bibliography are indicated and the conception of the artistic proposal in order to broaden the vision of each student, individually. The critical and self-critical capacity is valued through collective discussions in the classroom where processes and results in the realisation of each exercise are discussed, promoting the use of appropriate technical terminologies. When relevant, there are theoretical sessions, artist visits (in and out) and study visits to complement the artistic context on relevant themes and events.

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