22-2220 Contemporary Issues in Painting

This beginning course will introduce current themes in painting and its historical antecedents. Technical issues will be discussed and practiced through a variety of materials, methods, and imagery. Students will produce a series of paintings in a wide variety of styles and media. Students will produce a series of paintings in a wide variety of styles and media. Through studio activity, exhibition attendance and readings, course will introduce students to the discipline of painting and prepare them for more rigorous exploration. Students learn basic techniques of underpainting, mixing, blending, building form, composition, and concept with effective use of texture and color.

3 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 22-1102 Art History II: Renaissance to Modern and 22-1210 Drawing I and 22-1220 Fundamentals of 2-D Design and 22-1230 Fundamentals of 3-D Design or 22-1105 Introduction to Visual Culture and 22-1210 Drawing I and 22-1220 Fundamentals of 2-D Design and 22-1230 Fundamentals of 3-D Design or 22-1920 Making 2 or 22-1925 Making for Transfers