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This course on narrative painting will involve three components: creating paintings, hearing from successful artists, and learning about the language and display practices of contemporary art.
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Students will:
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develop a series of paintings using narrative devices
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develop a rich iconography for their paintings and unique point of view
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refine their technical skills
- learn from noted artists, critics, curators, and art dealers
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develop a series of paintings using narrative devices
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It is the goal of this course to springboard students into the professional world of painting and illustration though development of their work and guidance from professionals in the field.
- The workshop will culminate in a gallery exhibit of student work.
Undergraduate: ART 421, 3 units
Graduate: ART 621, 3 units
$50
The course is designed for intermediate to advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a focus on painting and illustration. This course is also open to painters who are not currently enrolled in a university. Students can work in any painting media: oil, acrylic, watercolor, collage, mixed media, etc. Students should be proficient in their chosen medium.
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Send a portfolio of six to ten original works of art, contact information, and an artist statement that explains the content and process of your work. You may apply one of three ways: by sending a CD of your work, sending your website, or sending prints/slides. Details are below for each format:
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Digital CD: Images must be JPEGS and should be labeled with name, title, media, size, and date. Artist statement should be a Word document. Put the images and the statement in a folder labeled: CSU Summer Arts: Contemporary Painting.
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Website: Send your artist statement (snail mail) that includes your website’s address. The website should include at least six to ten images of your work labeled with name, title, media, size, and date.
- Print/Slides: Send slides or prints of your work labeled with name, title, media, size, and date. Include your artist statement.
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Digital CD: Images must be JPEGS and should be labeled with name, title, media, size, and date. Artist statement should be a Word document. Put the images and the statement in a folder labeled: CSU Summer Arts: Contemporary Painting.
- Send the materials listed in Step 1 with your completed Registration Form to the Summer Arts Registration Office by Friday, May 15, 2009. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO THIS COURSE HAS PASSED.
Professor Samantha Fields
sam@zerodegreesart.com
818-677-2242
Jeffrey Vallance
Jeffrey Vallance travels around the globe seeking direct contact with the personalities and objects which intrigue him. He then expands and continues their stories, looking for linking devices and often establishing paranormal connections. His work, based upon his findings, takes many forms: paintings, sculpture, video, installation, performance and published texts.
Mr. Vallance has fashioned an entire artistic practice based on exhibiting work that embodies personal memories and confrontations, often colored by a deceptive naiveté. The work is visual evidence of his quirky explorations, odd exchanges and humorous, autobiographical anecdotes, and is brought to life by the religious, secular, and political mythologies that inspire them. His work has recently been included in such prestigious exhibitions as Los Angeles 1955-1985 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2006 and (The World May Be) Fantastic, Sydney Biennale, 2002. An installation of reliquaries just opened at De Vleeshal, Middleburg, Holland. Mr. Vallance currently teaches New Genres at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Mr. Vallance is represented by Margo Leavin Gallery in Los Angeles.
Check out his website at: www.65media.com/jeffreyvallance
Jeffrey Vallance travels around the globe seeking direct contact with the personalities and objects which intrigue him. He then expands and continues their stories, looking for linking devices and often establishing paranormal connections. His work, based upon his findings, takes many forms: paintings, sculpture, video, installation, performance and published texts.
Mr. Vallance has fashioned an entire artistic practice based on exhibiting work that embodies personal memories and confrontations, often colored by a deceptive naiveté. The work is visual evidence of his quirky explorations, odd exchanges and humorous, autobiographical anecdotes, and is brought to life by the religious, secular, and political mythologies that inspire them. His work has recently been included in such prestigious exhibitions as Los Angeles 1955-1985 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2006 and (The World May Be) Fantastic, Sydney Biennale, 2002. An installation of reliquaries just opened at De Vleeshal, Middleburg, Holland. Mr. Vallance currently teaches New Genres at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Mr. Vallance is represented by Margo Leavin Gallery in Los Angeles.
Check out his website at: www.65media.com/jeffreyvallance
Meg Linton
Meg Linton is the Gallery Director for the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art. She is known for her work with the lowbrow art scene. The art published in Juxtapoz – a cutting-edge art magazine since its inception fourteen years ago – is the focal point of In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor. As curator, Ms. Linton meticulously researched every issue, categorizing the art and forming a list of 800 artists and determining the frequency of their work that made it into the magazine. Even more significantly, she studied the art’s similar characteristics and unique distinctions. From this data, the exhibition was born, not as an art movement, but as a culture of artists tied to the Juxtapoz umbilical cord in every media and style. Ms. Linton selected 148 artists and 168 works, mainly wall pieces and some sculptures. Whenever possible, she tried to obtain the original work seen in print; or when not available, chose a piece that would be a spin-off to surprise viewers with the unexpected.
Check out the website for the Ben Maltz Gallery at: www.otis.edu/public_programs/ben_maltz_gallery
Meg Linton is the Gallery Director for the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art. She is known for her work with the lowbrow art scene. The art published in Juxtapoz – a cutting-edge art magazine since its inception fourteen years ago – is the focal point of In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor. As curator, Ms. Linton meticulously researched every issue, categorizing the art and forming a list of 800 artists and determining the frequency of their work that made it into the magazine. Even more significantly, she studied the art’s similar characteristics and unique distinctions. From this data, the exhibition was born, not as an art movement, but as a culture of artists tied to the Juxtapoz umbilical cord in every media and style. Ms. Linton selected 148 artists and 168 works, mainly wall pieces and some sculptures. Whenever possible, she tried to obtain the original work seen in print; or when not available, chose a piece that would be a spin-off to surprise viewers with the unexpected.
Check out the website for the Ben Maltz Gallery at: www.otis.edu/public_programs/ben_maltz_gallery
The Clayton Brothers
Collaboration is central for the American-born brothers Rob and Christian, whose relationship is described by the Saatchi Gallery as "resonating through every aspect of their paintings and installations". They are said to create artworks together on an intuitive basis but seldom work on a canvas at the same time or discuss their projects until they are complete. Playing off their "unspoken synergy", they take turns inventing, adding to and editing each piece. They draw inspiration from their immediate environment. Both are faculty at Art Center College of Design and have shown at the Laguna Art Museum, Bellwether Gallery, F2 Gallery, Beijing, and La Luz de Jesus Gallery. They have an upcoming retrospective at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
Check out their website at: www.claytonbrothers.com
Collaboration is central for the American-born brothers Rob and Christian, whose relationship is described by the Saatchi Gallery as "resonating through every aspect of their paintings and installations". They are said to create artworks together on an intuitive basis but seldom work on a canvas at the same time or discuss their projects until they are complete. Playing off their "unspoken synergy", they take turns inventing, adding to and editing each piece. They draw inspiration from their immediate environment. Both are faculty at Art Center College of Design and have shown at the Laguna Art Museum, Bellwether Gallery, F2 Gallery, Beijing, and La Luz de Jesus Gallery. They have an upcoming retrospective at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
Check out their website at: www.claytonbrothers.com
Billy Shire
Art Dealer and founder of La Luz de Jesus Gallery and the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery. The Shire Gallery shares ownership with the hive of galleries just south of the bend of Hollywood Boulevard. Just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Wacko and La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery houses local artists like Tim Biskup and Gary Baseman as well as the work of new up-and-comers.
La Luz de Jesus Gallery was established in 1986 in Los Angeles as the brainchild of entrepreneur and art collector Billy Shire. He is considered largely responsible for fostering a new school of art in Los Angeles prompting Juxtapoz magazine to dub him "the Peggy Guggenheim of Lowbrow." La Luz de Jesus showcases mainly figurative, narrative paintings, and unusual sculpture. The exhibitions are considered post-pop; the art content ranges from folk to outsider to religious to sexually deviant. The gallery's main objective is to bring underground artists and counter culture to the masses. Some of the past shows have been groundbreaking, introducing unknown artists who have become great names in the modern art world. La Luz de Jesus helped to establish artists such as Manual Ocampo and Joe Coleman, and hosted Robert Williams' art exhibits before he became a household name. The gallery opens a new exhibit every month, with an opening reception that Details magazine calls "the biggest and best party in Los Angeles."
Check out the website for the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery at: billyshirefinearts.com and La Luz de Jesus Gallery at: www.laluzdejesus.com
Art Dealer and founder of La Luz de Jesus Gallery and the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery. The Shire Gallery shares ownership with the hive of galleries just south of the bend of Hollywood Boulevard. Just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Wacko and La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery houses local artists like Tim Biskup and Gary Baseman as well as the work of new up-and-comers.
La Luz de Jesus Gallery was established in 1986 in Los Angeles as the brainchild of entrepreneur and art collector Billy Shire. He is considered largely responsible for fostering a new school of art in Los Angeles prompting Juxtapoz magazine to dub him "the Peggy Guggenheim of Lowbrow." La Luz de Jesus showcases mainly figurative, narrative paintings, and unusual sculpture. The exhibitions are considered post-pop; the art content ranges from folk to outsider to religious to sexually deviant. The gallery's main objective is to bring underground artists and counter culture to the masses. Some of the past shows have been groundbreaking, introducing unknown artists who have become great names in the modern art world. La Luz de Jesus helped to establish artists such as Manual Ocampo and Joe Coleman, and hosted Robert Williams' art exhibits before he became a household name. The gallery opens a new exhibit every month, with an opening reception that Details magazine calls "the biggest and best party in Los Angeles."
Check out the website for the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery at: billyshirefinearts.com and La Luz de Jesus Gallery at: www.laluzdejesus.com
Victoria Reynolds
Victoria Reynolds paints disturbingly beautiful pictures of meat. Her work is still life at its most still, evoking questions of mortality and consumption. Her work has been featured in Art in America and the Los Angeles Times. She is represented by the Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica, California.
Victoria Reynolds paints disturbingly beautiful pictures of meat. Her work is still life at its most still, evoking questions of mortality and consumption. Her work has been featured in Art in America and the Los Angeles Times. She is represented by the Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica, California.
Laurel Long
Laurel Long is a graduate of Syracuse University with a master's degree in fine arts. She has illustrated many children's books, including The Mightiest Heart by Lynn Cullen, which was awarded the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, and The Magic Nesting Doll by Jacqueline K. Ogburn, an ABA Kids' Pick of the Lists. She is currently a professor of art at California State University, Northridge
Laurel Long is a graduate of Syracuse University with a master's degree in fine arts. She has illustrated many children's books, including The Mightiest Heart by Lynn Cullen, which was awarded the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, and The Magic Nesting Doll by Jacqueline K. Ogburn, an ABA Kids' Pick of the Lists. She is currently a professor of art at California State University, Northridge
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