ART 4266 - Painting: Unraveling the Figure

Credits: 3 (0 + 6)

Prerequisite(s): ART 2644 and ART 3661 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department.

Description: This course focuses on using the body as a tool for exploration, moving beyond the descriptive to address the diverse roles of the figure in art, including issues of representation. The rich heritage of painting the body and current developments provide a space for investigating the complexities of depicting the figure as narrator, where gesture, expression, identity, culture and location inform how images are perceived and received. Students make new artwork to explore and utilize the past figuration and to move beyond the traditional historic form.