2013-2014 Academic Catalog

Apr 19, 2024

2013-2014 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ARTS 280 - Advanced Studio in Painting and Drawing

Advanced work in various media. Students will be encouraged to develop personal iconography and content, refine technique, and expand awareness of the relationship of their work to the larger world. This class will not be assignment-driven, but will enable the serious student to engage in focused work, serial studies, and autonomous investigation under the guidance of a faculty mentor Ms. Crocker or Ms. Sisson/Offered periodically.

FALL 2013 Topic: Encaustic: Contemporary Practice in an Ancient Medium

Encaustic is a versatile medium with a fascinating history. A blend of beeswax, resin and pigment, it was developed by the ancient Greeks to waterproof and then embellish sailing vessels. Encaustic was later used by the Romans to adorn ceramics and sculpture, and adopted by Egyptians to paint funerary portraits entombed along the Nile River basin in the 1^st century BCE.

This course will examine encaustic’s venerable traditions, its rediscovery by modern practitioners, and the medium’s recent revitalization among contemporary artists. Studio projects will investigate a variety of methods for working with molten wax and explore many of its most compelling properties — luminosity, translucency malleability and adhesion. Sculpture, photography, printmaking, painting and drawing techniques will be employed to create works that combine multiple practices.

Prerequisites: Any ARTS Course

Anticipated Terms Offered: na