P201i/P301i Intermediate & Advanced Painting

This course will take a deep dive into understanding how we approach & speak to painting as an art form, both in contemporary practices and throughout tradition. We’ll consider how to contextually express visual aspects through painting. Considering Gestalt visual principles and the elements and principles of art and design as a language, we’ll translate what we see in the world — to see painting as a means to communicate our views — from the political, to the environmental, and within socioeconomic structures. This course will comprise of short lectures, videos of conversations with a diverse body of visiting artists, and critique guests, all in the online studio. It will provide practical applications, simple techniques, and expert advice in working within the contemporary field of painting.