ART100E

The surface of a painting can operate towards many different ends. Is the painting a window (the illusion of depth) or an object (the negation of depth)? Or both? Surface is an introduction to the conception and execution of art in two-dimensions (height and width). Surface is a project-emphasis art studio workshop. Form (the technical component of your artwork) and content (the conceptual/idea component of your artwork) receive equal emphasis, as they are the inseparable tools, which allow artworks to communicate. Projects command the formal elements (composition, value, color, line, positive and negative space, etc.) for their ability to contain and convey meaning. This is an eight week course.