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ART M43 / Beginning Painting I / Erika Lize / Fall 2011
Non-objective Painting
Due: November 2nd
Project Description:Up until this point in the semester, we have
mainly been focused on the technique of blending. In this project
you
will be learning a variety of other painting techniques, many of
which are specific to acrylic paint. Youll bedesigning a
non-objective composition that uses these techniques, while
creating a mood or feeling through them.
The painting will be done on a canvas thatyou
have stretched, and the dimensions must be within 3 +/- of 20
x27. You will begin by experimenting with all of the techniques on
canvas board, and then create your non-objective painting on the
canvas that you have stretched.
To be introduced to the larger ideas of Modernism and to
understand the changes that took place in art andsociety, leading
to the creation of non-objective paintings.
Objectives:
To understand the differences between the styles of realistic,
abstract and non-objective artworks. To learn how to stretch a
canvas. To learn a variety of painting techniques, and to
selectively apply these techniques to create a non-objective
painting that expresses a mood or feeling.
Techniques:
1.) BRUSHWORK(use at least 4 of these in final piece) Blending
deliberate, smooth brushwork that blends together colors or values.
Gestural a quick, loose, rough style. Scumbling initial attack of
brush, then back off and smudge paint around. Dry brush loading the
brush with paint, then wiping it off to create a dryer look to
paint application. Stipple/Daubing repeating dots with the tip/edge
of brush, relies on optical color mixing. Impasto thick paint!
Watercolor Wash (wet/wet or wet/dry) paint thinned out with water
to the point where it behaves like
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We will begin this project by stretching our own canvases. You
can play around with the different techniques onyour canvas board
while you are waiting for the gesso to dry. You should practice all
of the techniques and start tolayer them so that you can see how
they interact with each other. Think about how different
techniques, colors and
values can work together to express your mood/feeling. You will
start to gain an understanding of the capacity ofeach of the
techniques through practice, which will help you develop your idea
for the final painting. You shouldalso develop your ideas for the
non-objective composition through a series of sketches.
Process:
This painting will be non-objective, meaning that there will not
be any recognizable forms in your composition.Remember that you are
focusing on creating a mood or feeling through the paint. The
quantities oftechniques from each category needed in your final
piece are stated above, so remember this as well! Also,
notextures
other than those created with paint. We are focusing on learning
how to use acrylic paint, so we will only
be using paint, water and a traditional acrylic medium.
Bring your own: Sketchbook, medium weight stretcher bars (must
be +/- 3 of 20 x 27), unprimed canvas, amedium sized house painting
brush, acrylic paint (as listed on class supply list), brushes,
acrylic medium, and amedium sized canvas board. Bring if you have,
otherwise borrow from me or a classmate: Scissors,
staplegun/staples, medium to fine grit sandpaper (220).
Supplies:
References:
Hans Hoffman, Mark Tobey, Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, Arshile
Gorky, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner,Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Ad
Reinhardt, Robert Motherwell, Sam Francis, Joan Mitchell, Helen
Frankenthaler.
Non-objective artists to research
There is a reflective writing component to this project, in
which you are encouraged to articulate your thoughtprocesses during
and after the completion of your painting. This writing should be
in essay format, using complete,descriptive sentences that reflect
on what you learned. Be sure to address the following ideas:
Reflective Writing:
Describe the ways in which you thought about content through the
selection of your techniques.
Discuss how color/value added meaning in your painting. Describe
the ways in which you learned about composition through the
organization of your painting. Tell about aspects of the project
that you struggled with and where you felt pleased with your
work.Thi b d i i f d d i i h i i h i i I l d
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