THE ALTERNATIVE ABSTRACT

Course Description

This course has a $50 fee that will be charged the day after the Add Deadline for this quarter. Once the fee is assessed, it will not be refunded for any reason.

This course will illuminate an alternative history of abstract painting through the lives and techniques of painters who have been largely overlooked by the art history 'canon'. Students will approach many aspects of abstraction, and they will do research on their own. The course is largely self-directed; it is a chance for students to develop what they are interested in painting and how they will approach painting in general. Students will need to spend a significant dedicated amount of time outside class on the work for this course, especially since we only meet once a week. The final project will include a written element.