NARRATIVE IN CONTEMPORARY PAINTING | SPRING 2021
Sophomore And Above, Seminar—Spring
Taking inspiration from art history, literature, and cinema,
students will be introduced to a variety of approaches on
how to construct narratives in the language of
contemporary painting. What is narrative, and can it be
expressed abstractly as well as literally? How can color,
value, and mark-making be used in painting to create a
narrative progression and a passage of time? Students will
explore various narrative themes, sourcing from
autobiography, political events, literature, films, mediated
images, and other personally relevant content.
Observational painting will be used as a point of departure
to examine various strategies in order to construct a visual
world. Students will proceed to develop technical and
conceptual skills that are crucial to the painting process.
The work will fluctuate between in-class projects and
homework assignments. The curriculum will be
supplemented with PowerPoint presentations, film
screenings, selected readings, field trips, and group
critiques.