General
The general course content, during this semester, is the container that defines a balanced composition between the combination of different materials and the deductive approach of the visual form and color. Furthermore, the students are requested to develop a 3-Dimentional perception out of them.
Course content
Each project of the course is concentrated on a deductive approach of the visual form and color and furthermore, the students are requested to develop a 3-Dimentional perception out of them.
This is achieved through the following type of projects: a. still-life with objects and photographic material is combined with colored surfaces in collages; b. two dimensional abstract compositions are converted into three dimensional constructions.
The theoretical part of the course is concentrated on the formalistic and conceptual analysis of Modernist works of art and design which have renovated the visual language and have introduced abstraction in the center of a common direction for Fine Arts and Design. (Cubism, Constructivism, De Stijl, Futurism, Bauhaus).
For the creation of their task during this semester the students are encouraged to experiment on the combination of different materials (pencil, charcoal, ink, acrylics, photographs, cardboard, collage images etc.).
Programme aims
The aim of the course is to guide the students towards a deeper study and analysis of the drawing and color. By passing from representation to more personal abstract combinations of color and shapes, the students are called to achieve a profound understanding of the parameters that define a balanced composition. It develops student abilities and offers an intense engagement with contemporary fine art. The course encourages individual creativity whilst imparting a solid grounding in the practical and the aesthetic and provides an opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge for progression into higher education in Fine Art.
The aim of the theoretical part of the course is an introduction to the study of contemporary art. Theoretical part of the course informs the students about the Modernist artists and designers of the beginning of the 20th century and gives them the opportunity to deeply understand the relationship between the plastic arts, architecture and design.
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding
The students will learn the parameters that define a balanced composition, the minimalistic approach of presenting architectural elements in interior spaces, they will also learn how to generate 3-Dimensional constructions with a subject reference. They are also keen on image editing techniques with the use of the programme Adobe Photoshop.
Bibliography
– The Interaction of Colour, Josef Albers , Yale University Press.
– Painting Today, Phaidon Press, 2009.
– The Drawing Book, a Survey of Drawing: the Primary Means of Expression, Tania Kovats, Black Dog Publishing 2007.
– Conserving Contemporary Art ISSUS, Methodw, Materials and Researtch, Oscar Ciantore & Antonio Roma,The Getty Conservation Institute L.A, 2012
– The Twentee First Century Art Book, PHAIDON
– Modern Painting and Sculpture, 1880 to the present, at the Museum of Modern Art