- Class Number:17941
- Course ID:212855
- Consent:Instructor
- Enrolled:71/72
Description:
How does a hands-on practice of image making (painting) lead us to perceive, represent and inhabit our world differently?
Painting is an engagement between the self and the world. It is a practice of embodied making, and, as a language outside of words, can think around conditioned understanding. This introductory studio art course proposes learning to paint as a new experience of relating to the world, and through painting we will investigate not only what we have to say, but what we have to see.
Studio assignments in small sections are complemented by weekly lectures, visiting artist presentations, readings and visits to Harvard’s collections. The primary materials for this course will be oil on canvas, with some excursions into drawing and work on a paper. No experience is necessary, except a willingness to make a mess.
Class Notes:
Studio sections will be scheduled for
W 9am-1pm, Th 9am-1pm, F 9am-1pm, W 3-7pm, Th 3-7pm, or F 3-7pm. You must be able to attend one of these sessions to enroll in the course. If you are granted permission to enroll, you will be able to select your section based on a first-come, first-served process at the time of enrollment.
This course has an enrollment cap, so to be considered, you must request permission to enroll and rank your choices through my.harvard by
11:59 p.m. EDT Wednesday, August 24. The Gen Ed lottery will run
Thursday, August 25 with approvals and denials sent out no later than 11:59 p.m. that day via your my.harvard account. Visit
https://gened.fas.harvard.edu/fall-2022 for more information and step-by-step instructions.