Painting I: VArt 1301

Professor James Mullen

 

Project #6-Abstraction Project

“Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colours, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential.”Wassily Kandinsky.

For this project students investigated the process of Abstraction in painting. We discussed several different methodologies and ideas regarding abstract painting, as well as  some of the historical approaches to it.

As a source of inspiration and departure for this work, students were asked to select:

An instrumental piece of music

Alison

      Alison




Ali

      Ali




Amanda

      Amanda




Ana

      Ana




Blanche

      Blanch




Calla

      Calla




Claire

      Claire




Claudia

      ClaudiaK




David

      David

 

Ellery

      Ellery

 

 

Evie

      Evie

 

Gwen

      GwenD

 

 

Ryan

      Ryan

 

 

Shania

      Shania

 

 

Sierra

      Sierra

 

 

Sophie

      Sophie

 

 

Thomas

      Thomas