ART 224 - Painting from Life KCC AA/DA

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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6hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): ART 23; credit or concurrent enrollment in ART 24, or instructor consent. Comment: ART 224 is repeatable for a maximum of six credits. ART 224 is a survey of the figurative tradition of painting, using the model as the primary subject matter. This course is an intensive studio experience of painting from the model. Upon successful completion of ART 224, the student should be able to: Create artworks that demonstrate a working knowledge of the figurative tradition of painting from the Renaissance to the present. Paint the human figure accurately and expressively. Apply the visual elements of line, shape, light and shadow, color, texture, and space, and the design principles of balance, rhythm, focal points, implied movement and unity to figure painting projects. Execute the painting process from painting sketches, canvas preparation to the completion of a large-scale painting. Develop limited palettes, and explore color harmony and balance within a painting. Create artworks that demonstrate a working knowledge of the architectonic structure of painting, including the dynamic organization of pattern, two and three dimensional space and rhythmic demands of the flat picture plane. Demonstrate risk-taking, insight and originality in the creative problem-solving process. Demonstrate analytic and expressive language skills in the critical evaluation of paintings, verbally and in writing.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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