Abstract Painting

Discover the beauty of abstract language. Using acrylic paint, we will explore formal elements of line, shape, value, form, color, texture and pattern. You will experience the joy of developing your own unique vision through this step-by-step introduction to abstraction. Individual and group critiques will encourage each student to improve their visual perception and to enhance their understanding of abstract language.

Note: First class meeting mandatory. Prerequisite: "Introduction to Painting" (ART 40180).
Please see Materials List and Research (PDF).
Additional supplies will be discussed at 1st class meeting.

Course Number: ART-40194
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Art and the Creative Process

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10/9/2019 - 12/11/2019

$295

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• SECTION ID:

  143242

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Stern, Pia, Primarily a process painter, she is known for her exploration of symbolic language. Her work is held in galleries, museums, public collections nationwide.

  Pia Stern spent her junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, the town in the south of France where Paul Cézanne lived and worked. There she took her first painting course and felt instantly at home with her instructors’ philosophical and visual perceptions of the world. Returning to UC Berkeley as a senior, she enrolled in the art program and was greatly influenced by several artists who were integral to the Bay Area Figurative Movement including Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Joan Brown and most notably, Elmer Bischoff, with whom she worked very closely.  Stern is primarily a process painter, and is known for her exploration of symbolic language. As stated by noted author and art critic Sister Wendy Beckett in "Contemporary Women Artists:" &ld...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 10/15/2019.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $270 ($295 if enrolled after 8/26/2019).
  1st no meeting date: 11/27/2019.
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI and MOPA members can take advantage of our $25 Early Enrollment discount at any time prior to course start date. The maximum discount a MOPA or SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. Discount is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/9/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
10/16/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
10/23/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
10/30/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
11/6/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
11/13/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
11/20/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
12/4/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,
12/11/2019	Wed	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 220B, Mandeville Center, Muir College, UCSD,