UGA Bulletin

Course Description

Introduction to drawing and painting outdoors in a variety of media. Weather permitting, the class will travel to accessible locations on and around campus to work from observation. Expressive and experimental approaches to landscape painting are encouraged. Studio meetings will address the global contributions to representing landscape.

Athena Title

Plein Air

Prerequisite

ARST 2100

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

Students will develop and enhance skills in the techniques of plein air drawing and painting and apply them in original and imaginative ways, taking appropriate risks to creatively solve problems, synthesize ideas, and develop imaginative and original responses in creative art practice.
Students will enhance skills in observation and attention to detail, interpreting visual information through abstract thinking, engaging various sources of inspiration, research and experiences, while resolving creative challenges through appropriate methodologies in experimentation and critical evaluation, synthesizing an iterative working process of production, self-evaluation, problem solving, and refinement.
Students will engage in the oral critique of creative works, interpreting inferences in symbolic and indirect discourse, supporting one’s conclusions with sound reasoning and judgement, while considering, engaging, and analyzing opposing viewpoints.
Students will develop and effectively express ideas in written and oral form using language with clarity and precision, navigating interpersonal communication with respect and maturity, tailoring communication strategy and style appropriately for various contexts.
While engaging the work of others, students will develop an awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of varying perspectives from cultures and communities beyond one’s own.
Students will participate in a supportive arts community, developing self-discipline by initiating and sustaining a creative studio practice, while engaging and motivating others toward a shared vision of creative community through encouragement and trust.

Topical Outline

Introduction to drawing and painting outdoors
Creating plastic form in pictorial space
Observing and mixing color
Reduction and abstraction
Expressive approaches to color and application
Introduction to global contributions to representing landscape
Theorizing the invention of the idea of landscape

Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Creativity & Innovation

The capacity to combine or synthesize existing ideas, images, or expertise in original ways and the experience of thinking, reacting, and working in an imaginative way characterized by innovation, divergent thinking, and risk taking.

Critical Thinking

The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.

Syllabus

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