ART 3504C-0002 (19067): Intermediate Painting Department of Studio Art, School of Visual Arts and Design College of Arts and Humanities, University of Central Florida COURSE SYLLABUS Instructor: Carla Poindexter Term: Spring 2016 Office: VAB 105K Class Meeting Days: Tuesday/Thursday Phone: 407-823-2676 (Administrative Art Office) Class Meeting Hours: 11:30 – 2:15 pm E-Mail: [email protected] Class Location: VAB 216 Website: http://svad.cah.ucf.edu carlapoindexter.net Lab Location: VAB 216 Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. VAB 105K Monday 5 - 6 pm CEM Media Center- Downtown Course Overview This course is an introduction to visual and conceptual problems in painting. The emphasis of study involves an investigation of materials, methods, techniques, and skill building with the goal of achieving excellence in technical proficiency, aesthetic quality, critical awareness, analytical thinking, and creative choices. Studio work involves individual and group guided instruction and critiques. Students will explore issues designed to heighten powers of visual perception including the phenomena of color and light, form and proportion, and pictorial organization in various creative and contemporarily relevant contexts. Course Objectives: The successful completion of this course will be measured based on the achievements of the following goals and objectives: • To develop skills in painting methods and techniques including color mixing, various paint applications and safe and effective preparation and disposal of materials. • To develop essential representational skills and spatial relationships in rendering proportional form through the interpretation of three dimensional objects and space onto a two dimensional surface. • To explore, formulate and facilitate creative solutions to visual and conceptual problems in painting • To explore issues of color theory including local, optical, arbitrary, and symbolic color systems. • To explore strategies for the articulation of light. • To develop and utilize the vocabulary necessary for the analysis of a painting. • To analyze historically or contemporarily relevant paintings in an effort to understand organizational principles, paint applications, use of color, articulation of light, and subject matter within the work’s historical or contemporary context. • To discuss historical and contemporary issues during presentations and critiques in order to develop an understanding of concepts and relevant issues that are crucial to today’s painting environment. Course Prerequisites This course is designed for the student who is committed to advancing previously acquired knowledge and fundamental skills gained in prerequisite foundations level drawing and design coursework. Those skills include drawing proficiency in interpreting 3D space onto a 2D surface and knowledge of the principles and elements of design. Students who are not prepared for this level of studio work may be asked to complete remedial work in fundamental drawing and design. At UCF, 2000 Level Beginning Painting is not a prerequisite requirement for this course. Required Texts and Materials There is no required textbook for this course however students are expected to take notes during class lectures, access source materials from the reading list, access the UCF library resources and the World Wide Web for supplemental research and readings. 1 This class is designed to give students a variety of opportunities to achieve a desired level of understanding through skill building demonstrations, verbal directives and formal group critiques. A comprehensive list of all assignments research sources, materials and due dates will be provided as a supplement to this syllabus, however the instructor encourages all students to take notes or keep a journal to record other pertinent information. Optional Recommended Readings Suggested Reading List: James Elkins. What Painting Is, Rutledge Press, NY, NY Robertson, Jean, McDaniel, Craig. Theories of Contemporary Art – Visual Art after 1980, Oxford University Press Chipp, H. Theories of Modern Art, University of California Press Mayer, R. The Artists Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Faber and Faber Itten, J. The Art of Colour, Van Nostrand Reinbold Robertson, Jean and McDaniel, Craig. Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980, Oxford University Press Barrett, Terry. Interpreting Art: Reflecting, Wondering and Responding, McGraw Hill Kandinsky, Wassily. Concerning the Spiritual in Art Hickey, David. The Invisible Dragon: Four Essays on Beauty Harrison, C. and Wood, P. Art in Theory: 1900 -1990, Basil Blackwell Clark, T.J. Painting and the Modern Life, Knopfe Battenfield, Jackie. The Artist’s Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love. Suggested Periodicals and Journals: Art News, Art in America, Art Forum, Art Issues, Juxtapose Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine on line, Village Voice and LA Times Reviews. Grading Policies: Assessment Percentage of Final Grade Assignment One: Color Theory Exercises 10% Assignments Two – Five: - Four paintings on canvas exploring the four basic color-theory systems 10% each (40%) Assignment Six: Five in-class human figure studies on paper 10% Assignment Seven: Self-portrait on canvas and several self-portrait studies on paper: 15% Assignment Eight: Final painting – Appropriation and Synthesis 15% Other: Progress of work, participation during critiques, and written assignments/artist statements 10% Grading Scale (%) and rubric 94-100 A Excellent work, exceeds objectives, highly original, extremely well conceived and executed. 90-93 A- 87-89 B+ 84-86 B Good work, meets objectives, is original, well conceived and executed. 80-83 B- 77-79 C+ 74-76 C Average work, exhibits effort to meet objectives, fairly well conceived and executed 70-73 C- 67-69 D+ 64-66 D Inferior work, basically complete but fails to meet objectives, needs work in terms of ideas and execution 60-63 D- 0-59 F Failing work, significantly incomplete, does not meet objectives and is poorly executed and conceived. Incomplete I An incomplete grade must reflect extraordinary circumstances. (See Incomplete grade policy) Please Note SVAD Grading Policy: C- (minus) is generally not a passing grade for courses in the School of Visual Arts and Design, and although a C- (minus) grade will earn University credit, it might not count in your program of study. If you are pursuing a degree in the BFA Studio Track program, a C- grade will also put you in danger of falling below the 3.0 average requirements for graduation. It is your responsibility to keep up with your degree plan and University audit. 2 Course Policies: Student Expectations Grade Dissemination: All assignments will be graded on the above numerical scale in a timely manner. Assessments will be based on achieving the objectives of each specific project with an emphasis on technical and conceptual excellence. Students will not be judged on improvement or strength of effort. Those qualities are expected to successfully fulfill the requirements of this class. Late Work Policy: All assignments must be completed by the due date and formal critique. Late assignments will lose one letter grade (10 pts.) for each late class. Attendance Policy: Attendance is strict for this course, especially in the first half of the semester when the first five assignments are cumulative. More than three absences may result in the reduction of your final grade by one full letter unless the instructor approves the absences. Attendance is strictly required for all formal critiques. Participation Policy: Participation involves developing and utilizing the vocabulary necessary for the verbal and written analysis of a painting during individual and formal group critiques. Critical thinking and discussion of ideas is expected and will be an important factor in your grade. Extra Credit Policy: There are no opportunities to earn extra credit in this course. Grades of "Incomplete": The current university policy concerning incomplete grades will be followed in this course. Incomplete grades are given only in situations where unexpected emergencies prevent a student from completing the course and the remaining work can be completed the next semester. Your instructor is the final authority on whether you qualify for an incomplete. Incomplete work must be finished by the end of the subsequent semester or the “I” will automatically be recorded as an “F” on your transcript. Revision of Assignments Policy: Revising or reworking a completed painting is entirely optional but is encouraged directly after the formal group critique to give a student the opportunity to learn from critical commentary of the work. Revised work is due for grading at the beginning of the next class period. Assignments that are not completed by the due date and formal critique are not illegible to be revised. Unfinished work will be graded “as is”. Group Work Policy: Students will be given the opportunity to collaborate with one another on the final project if both students can provide an informed and creative reason in defense of the technical or conceptual necessity of the collaboration. Both members of any group collaboration will receive the same score; that is, the project is assessed and both students receive this score. Course Media Policies: From time to time the instructor will communicate with individuals or the group as a whole through your designated UCF knights or other UCF email account. Please check your email accounts regularly for faculty