SP2020.CAZ.SA121.Painting

Horrors of WWII EAST COAST Abstract Expressionist school NYC Willem de Kooning Robert Motherwell Jackson Pollock Franz Kline Arshile Gorky Mark Rothko others... WEST COAST BAY AREA FIGURATIVE PAINTERS Richard Diebenkorn Nathan Oliveria David Park Elmer Bischoff Rex Ashlock Wayne Thiebaud James Weeks Glenn Wessels Richard Diebenkorn   American April 22, 1922 > March 30, 1993 Early works were associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement 1950's > 1960's Later works included the Ocean Park paintings, returning to vertical abstraction. Student Selection  Collaborative Painting Richard Diebenkorn Woman on a Porch 1958

Thinking, creating and writing go hand in hand  in all studio practice.   Engagement in research is an expectation of  all  art and design students beyond what is discussed in class. Students will engage in the research of artists and particular groups of  visual makers , traditional or contemporary who have complemented visual culture in some way.   From the painting artist list I have published earlier on this blog, each student will do a short research paper on one artist you have been inspired by.  This allows for you to delve deeply into the painter's work and become curious and inspired by their portfolio.   ONE research paper +  Multi Media presentation to class Throughout the term you will delve into research deeper focusing on individual artists, designers and groups of  visual makers  you are interested in.  Each student will write a paper giving a brief about the artist's BIO  - one page (including b./d. dates, nationality, where they studied, wh

Creating fictional narratives with a heightened sense of the sublime. Mark Tansey's narratives are an excellent example of the grandeur and beauty that inspires admiration among his viewers and awe. Pictures should be able to function across the fullest range of content. The conceptual should be able to mingle with the formal and subject matter should enjoy intimate relations with both.                                                      —Mark Tansey Mark Tansey is an American painter born in 1949 in San Jose, CA.  His work is collected by museums and collectors t/o the world.  His education is from Hunter College in NYC From the Gagosian Gallery who represents the artist's works, says this about the artist's works:  Each of Mark Tansey’s paintings is a visual adventure that explores the nature of perception, meaning, and subjectivity. Working with the traditions of figurative and landscape painting, Tansey incorporates his expansive knowledge of history in layer