PNTG 316 SU91: Painting: Special Topics
This course varies in topic from section to section and is repeatable for credit provided the thematic topic has changed. It supplements regular core courses by presenting content and approaches that broaden the student's understanding of the subject area. This course presents complementary content to address a specific area of interest or concern within painting practice. Assigned projects specific to the area of study, presentations, demonstrations and critiques are an integral part of the course. The focus of the course is determined by the instructor.
This course is subject to priority rules; see here.
Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here.
Plein air’ painting is a traditional practice of painting outdoors. Throughout history, landscape painters have used plein air sketches as models for larger works, or as final works in their own right. In this course, we will connect with the rich history of plein air painting as a means to connect students with their environment, to unhinge the practice of painting from the studio, and to reconsider their practice in a mobile and adaptive format. This class will delve into the history of plein air painting, looking at how various artists have used it as part of their oeuvre, and we will consider the history of these practices through a critical lens. We will consider how traditional plein air approaches can offer strategies applicable to contemporary painting practices.
This class will focus on sketching and painting in oil, outdoors, without using photography as source material. Basic and advanced techniques of working with oil paint will be covered, from mixing colours to composing an image. Painting in this format will provide challenging way for students to improve their painting and observational skills. Painting outdoors will sharpen your skills and quicken your painting technique. This class will increase your confidence and your ability to think and paint on your feet.
6 credits of 200 level Painting + 45 credits
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Damian Moppett’s artistic practice uses a wide variety of media to question existing notions of mastery, craftsmanship and value. Drawing on broad references from the history of modern art, Moppett uses the mediums of sculpture, painting, photography, drawing and video, often in relationship to each other, as a meditation on the activity of making art. Much of Moppett’s recent work blurs the boundaries between mediums in an effort to force, for example, sculpture to act more like a two-dimensional painting or visa versa. The role of tradition in art is questioned while historical precedents are exposed, played with and enveloped in the gestures that evolve out of a studio practice.
Damian Moppett received his MFA from Concordia University in 1995 and his BFA from Emily Carr College of Art + Design in 1992. He has exhibited in Canada and internationally, including recent two-person shows at the National Gallery of Canada and Art Gallery of Alberta, with Ron Moppett (2016/2017), and the following recent solo exhibitions: The Bells, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby (2014); Vancouver Art Gallery Off-site (2012); Rennie Collection at Wing Sang, Vancouver (2011); The Sculptor’s Studio is a Painting, Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver (2010); Yvon Lambert, Paris (2007); Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia (2007); Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa (2006); The Visible Work, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2005). Moppett has also been included in numerous group exhibitions, including Shine a Light, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (2014); Not Photographs, Presentation House Gallery Satellite, Vancouver (2011); Everything Everyday, Vancouver Art Gallery (2010); Don Quijote, Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2006); A Tribute to Cezanne, Yvon Lambert, New York (2006); Intertidal: Vancouver Art and Artists, Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium (2005); The Cave and the Island, White Columns, New York; Galerie Kunstbuero, Vienna (2004); Bounce, Power Plant, Toronto (2002); Hammertown, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (2002). He is represented by Catriona Jeffries: www.catrionajeffries.com.
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Jul 2-Aug 17 13:00:00-15:50:00 |
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