ulrika andersson / teaching / intuition and expression
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Intuition and Expression: Syllabus
A pre-college drawing class at the San Francisco Art Institute: summer of 2005 Instructors: Ulrika Andersson, Nancy Spoelhof
A note on attendance: 3 unexcused absences will earn you a failing grade in the class. Make sure to call if you will be absent. Also, we will not be giving any incomplete grades in this class, no exceptions.
Week 1. Materials and Techniques
Monday 9.30-11.00 Welcome and Introduction of instructors and students, survey. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.50 Introduction of Thematic Project and Exhibition Proposal, Further introduction and orientation.
Tuesday 9.30-11.00 Drawing media: students introduced to various media useful to drawing, graphite, charcoal, ink, colored pencils, papers, alternative media. Mark making demos and exercises. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Marlene Dumas, Raymond Pettibon 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Wednesday 9.30-11.00 Gesture: students introduced to various techniques of mark making, free hand drawing from life, drawing from flat sources like photographs, abstracts or improvisational work, stencils and other special techniques. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julie Vorhoeven 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Thursday 9.30-11.00 Composition: students introduced to various elements of composition and scale. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Philip Guston, Cy Twombly, Vivid Astro Focus. 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Friday 9.30-11.00 Perspective and point-of-view: students introduced to perspective and point-of-view concerns. perspective demos, building a perspective window camera. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Non-western and early ideas of perspective, Stenberg Brothers (Russian posters) 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Week 2. Language of form
Monday 9.30-11.00 Drawing from life: students will be encouraged to observe, but exaggerate what they see. What is important about the image: -can obvious elements be left out, imaginary elements included? 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Lucian Freud, Ellen Gallagher, R.B. Kitag 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Tuesday Improvisational drawing: using formal elements as a visual language. 9.30-11.00 Students will use sound and atmospheric elements as inspiration for formal choices. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Francis Bacon, Anselm Kiefer, Julie Meheretu. 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Wednesday 9.30-11.00 Found elements: investigation of thee effects of found elements usage. The difference between drawing and collage. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Chris Ofili, Joseph Cornell, Bruce Conner, Hanna Hoch 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Thursday 9.30-11.00 3-D drawing: students will be introduced to the drawing aspects of sculpture and the sculptural possibilities in drawing 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Adriane Colburn, Sara Tze, Kara Walker 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Friday Field Trip: -meet Nancy at 9.30 PM at Jack Hanley Gallery for a look at the work of Leslie Shows. The gallery address is 395/389 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Week 3. Scale and space
Monday 9.30-11.00 Scale and space: Students will experiment with scale relationships using clusters of drawing elements. 11.00-11-15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Barry McGee, Franz Ackerman, Nick Ackerman 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Tuesday 9.30-11.00 Cluster and dialogue: students will make series of images with a single theme in mind, using drawings, found objects, text. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Marcel Duchamp, Amy Sillman, Chris Johanson 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Wednesday 9.30-11.00 Alternative Surfaces: Class will focus on drawing and transferring images onto alternative surfaces. 11.00-11-15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Vivid Astro Focus, Traecy Emin, Jo Jackson, Grayson Perry 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Thursday 9.30-11.00 3D drawing II: Class will revisit the sculptural drawing techniques discussed earlier in the class and tie them in with the dialogue elements introduced in Cluster and dialogue. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Adriane Colburn, Chris Duncan. 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Friday 9.30-11.00 Overview of the week: revisiting demos and discussions from earlier in the week. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work. 11.25-12.30 Viewing and discussion of students’ work.
Week 4. Thematic Project
Monday 9.30-11.00 Object Oriented drawing: Students will focus on the variety of possibilities in making an image of an object or an idea. 11.00-11-15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Andy Warhol 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Tuesday 9.30-11.00 Collection: class will focus on approaches of presenting an idea: use of drawing, collected items and text. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Joseph Bouyes, Joseph Cornell 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Wednesday 9.30-11.00 Space and thought: Students will create a number of small exhibition proposals focusing on the display and installation of their thematic project. 11.00-11-15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Barbara Kruger, Jeremy Deller, Ed Ruschka 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Thursday 9.30-11.00 Space and thought II: Students continue to work on their thematic project and exhibition proposal using a simple 3D model. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work: Judy Chicago 11.25-12.30 Independent work
Friday 9.30-11.00 Overview of the week: revisiting demos and discussions from earlier in the week. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-11.25 Some examples of artists’ work. 11.25-12.30 Viewing and discussion of students’ work.
Week 5. Last week!
Monday 9.30-12.30 Art History Seminar with Mark Van Proyen
Tuesday 9.30-12.30 Art History Seminar with Mark Van Proyen
Wednesday 9.30-12.30 Art History Seminar with Mark Van Proyen
Thursday 9.30-11.00 Final Critiques: All-day critiques of work completed in class. 11.00-11.15 Break 11.15-12.30 More discussion and critiques.
Friday 9.30-12.30 Last day! Installation of work in the studio, Diego Reception 6-8PM.
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