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Course Info for STAR - 235 - 01, Spring 2024
Class number: 2420 Title: Art Std:Oil Painting for Today Department: Fine Arts
Career: Undergraduate Component: Studio Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 12 Current enrollment: 12 Available seats: 0
Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: W: 1:30PM-4:30PM, AAC - 303 Instructor(s): Wu, Jenny
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in STAR 140 or STAR 160 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement
Note: Registered students who do not attend the first class will be dropped. Wait listed students who do not attend the first class will not be admitted.
Course Description:
This course focuses on the techniques and processes of traditional oil painting as a vehicle for contemporary, personal expression. You will learn the basic methodology of western oil painting; the innovations of modern painting in the 20th Century; the structures of color theory and the all-encompassing importance of compositional design. Throughout this learning process the goal is to find your own voice as a painter, to develop a personal esthetic.