Core Studio 2: Topics in 2D
Parsons School of Design: School of Art, Media, and Tech
CRN: 5239
Credits: 3
The word 'painting,' is both a noun (I made a painting) and a verb (I love painting). The prefix 'trans-' suggests a movement across, beyond, through, or on the other side of something. Through playfully attaching the prefix trans- to painting, this course invites students to investigate modes and methods of painting that extend across, beyond, and through traditional formal parameters, while simultaneously drawing on various trans- prefixed words as subject matter. What could it mean to make a transnational, transitional, or transgender painting? Is there a difference between a painting that is about translation, verses a painting that translates? Or a difference between a painting that is about transmutation verses a painting that undergoes transmutation during the process of becoming? Furthermore, what is the artist’s role in all of this? Projects will provide a platform for students to explore expanded parameters of painting, at first within the illusionistic space of the 2D frame, and quickly opening painting up beyond the parameters of the frame, into sculpture, installation, and performative experiments. Discussions and assignments will be grounded in readings, significant art historical references, visits to current gallery exhibitions, and weekly exposure to relevant contemporary practices, including the work of Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Jutta Koether, Caitlin Cherry, Leidy Churchman, Adrian Piper, Byron Kim, Mike Cloud, Molly Zuckerman Hartung, KC Crow Maddux, Cassils, Kara Walker, Ghada Amer, Katharina Grosse, David Hammons, and Gilda Snowden among many others. Students will be encouraged to experiment and work outside of their comfort zone, with ample room to pursue individual material interests and approaches to painting.
College: Parsons School of Design (PS)
Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Studio (S)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 15
Add/Drop Deadline: February 4, 2024 (Sunday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2024 (Tuesday)
Seats Available: Yes
* Seats available but reserved for a specific population.
Status: Closed*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 7:26pm EDT 9/7/2024