Schedule
W1 January 18 Introduction to the class
homework: begin reading 1: TJ Clark, section of The Sight of Death
W2 January 23 Woodshop demo (must wear closed toe shoes)
complete building three stretchers by next week, January 30.
homework: finish reading 1: TJ Clark
January 25 discussion of reading
assignment go to Fleming and pick a painting to write and paint about. Begin a diary about it, and write two pages, and do 2 hours of drawing of it. You will present these to class on Monday, reading and sharing notebook drawings.
W3 January 30 last day to drop/add
Presentations: Share drawings and writings
canvas stretching demo
homework: complete three canvas preps, have photo of self ready
February 1 work day (have canvasses ready to work on, you will be penalized if you are still gesso-ing in class. Begin 3 Portrait project.
homework: continue project (4-5 hours)
Portrait Project: you will be painting three self-portraits, each one in a different mode. For one you will be painting yourself from observation using a mirror, for another you will paint yourself from memory, for another you will paint yourself from a photograph.
W4
February 6 work day
February 8 work day
February 13 work day+lecture: Appropriation, etc
February 15 work day
W6
February 20 no school, Presidents Day
February 22 Critique
Homework: Read Hal Foster, "The Expressive Fallacy" (handout)
W7
February 27 Discussion and new painting assignment: Appropriation and Expressivity
(parameters to be discussed in class, on materials, scale, and site of your choice) also read three short essays posted on blog ("appropriation 3" post). Reading discussion will be held March 12. Paintings will be critiqued March 28.
February 29 work day
W8
no school: spring break
W9
March 12 group discussion on individual proposals for Appropriation and Expressivity project, work day
March 14 work day
W10
March 19 work day
March 21 work day
read "A Case of Cultural Criticism" and "The Contest between Chanel and Courreges. Refered by a Philosopher" by Roland Barthes' The Language of Fashion, and "Why Write Novels at All?" by Garth Risk Hallberg
W11
March 26 work day
March 28 work day (no formal class)
read Birnbaum and Grabner reviews, and look up all artists you are not familiar with (see post).
W12
April 2 Critique Appropriation and Expressivity
April 4 complete critique if necessary
reading assignment posted on blog (Saltz and Edmundson)
begin final project: independently-conceived painting project
discuss with me in person, or via e-mail by Friday, April 6.
your description should include materials, subject, and purpose/reason for investigation.
W13
April 9 discuss readings / see slides
April 11 work day
homework: choose an artist (that we have seen in slides) to write about, and adopt a form and voice to do so. See blog post which compiles all the writings we have done.
W14
April 16 work day
April 18 Final project in-progress critique
W15
April 23 Criticism writing project due and to be read writings to class (and hand in).
April 25 work day
W16
April 30 Final Critique 1 (all work due)
May 2 Final Critique 2
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