Studio (390-0-4)

Topic

Between Painting and Sculpture

Instructors

Zachary Buchner

Meeting Info

Kresge 1305 Flex Seminar: Tues, Thurs 1:00PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

This studio course examines the increasingly hybrid nature of the art object. We will consider the historic precedents and contemporary trajectory of objects that blur the line between painting and sculpture. Beginning with Donald Judd's Specific Objects essay from 1965, the class will attempt to trace a lineage of artworks that embody this hybrid nature. Lectures, readings, and materials demonstrations will frame each project. The course will consist of five projects that explore a range of contemporary concerns through formal approaches like casting, weaving, dyeing, digital printing, and traditional painting processes. This course will not only attempt to decode the current strategies of object making but expand on a field that is continually forcing collisions between increasingly disparate materials and styles.

Class Materials (Required)

Approximate course costs will be $100.

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory
Undergraduate Students Only