ART 222 : Painting II
This course continues the painting process in oils while students are also introduced to other painting mediums. Increased emphasis on modern painting techniques and styles replaces more traditional methods. While still life and landscape studies continue to be explored, the figure will also be included as will some conceptual problems. Students will be encouraged to develop their own style throughout the process. Recommended: ART 221 first. Three critique hours and three studio hours per week. Instructional Support Fee applies. Gen. Ed. Competencies Met: Human Expression.
Recommended Prerequisites:
ART 221 first.
Course Outcomes
Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to:
1. Analyze the defining visual and conceptual characteristics of portrait, abstraction, and narrative as distinct painting genres, situating each within a broader art historical context and examine how artists have used composition, color, and paint handling to convey meaning.
2. Employ an expanded palette and color mixing strategies to achieve nuanced chromatic relationships, based on more advanced color theory concepts such as simultaneous contrast and complex color harmonies.
3. Apply figure drawing and proportion skills to accurately construct the human form in paint, demonstrating control of value, edge quality, and color temperature across skin tones and drapery.
4. Execute paintings at an expanded scale, adapting brush handling, paint consistency, and compositional decision-making to the demands of a larger support.
5. Distinguish between technical and conceptual choices in a painting, articulating how each decision either supports or undermines the intended effect of the work.
6. Formulate and defend intentional artistic decisions in written artist statements and verbal critiques, using discipline-specific language to connect technical execution to personal concept and meaning.
7. Evaluate their own work and the work of peers, distinguishing between formal, technical and conceptual choices in a painting and articulating how each decision impacts the intended effect of the work.