  Reality
& the Dream State:
Transforming
Emotions into Visual Form Instructor:
Gregory Perkel Session I: July 1 - July 13, 2008
The primary goal of this course is
for students to visualize their emotions and spiritual state. Through their body
of work, their depiction will be based on landscapes, urban surroundings and the
historical settings of the Amalfi coast, enriched by the music festival, mixing
reality and dream emotions. Analyses of art concepts and compositions will give
students a sound base for establishing their own style or method in realizing
themselves as true artists. Through
digital photography and color prints students will produce visual references which
will be reviewed and discussed for conceptual and compositional ideas. During
the execution of their work, students will be approached with advice and instructions
carefully crafted for his or her experience in art and personal preferences. New
assignments will be presented on a daily basis with sufficient time and parameters
for completion. Students will work with the painting or drawing medium of their
choice. As a master class, students will have the benefit of observing
the instructor's process of creation. .
Landscape
Painting En Plein Air:
Villas,
Villages & Classical Ruins of Southern Italy Instructor:
Ross Merrill Session
I: July 1 - July 13, 2008
 The
Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival provides participants
a unique experience of music and the visual arts enriched
by the setting of Vietri sul Mare on the beautiful Amalfi
Coast of Italy. Surrounded by ancient historic ruins, monuments,
and Renaissance arts and architecture, it is an adventure
into history where you will discover the foundations of Western
culture.
In
this course, artists are welcome to use the painting media of their choice. Painting
instruction will be based on personal assistance, group critiques, and a series
of lectures and painting demonstrations. Lectures will include topics, such as
The History of Plein-Air Painting, American Painters in Italy, Color & Composition,
and Landscape Painting Techniques. Each day Ross will give a painting demonstration
in one of the various media. Alice Merrill will do a presentation on enhancing
your travel sketchbook by combining watercolor, colored pencils, and pastels,
to bring your open-air studies to life. In
addition to the spectacular sites of the Amalfi Coast immediately outside of our
hotel and in the village of Vietri sul Mare, we will paint in such locations,
as the ruins of the lost city of Pompeii, the temples of Paestum (the ancient
motif for painters such as Frederick Church and Thomas Cole). We will have the
option of visiting the Isle of Capri with its Villa Jovis built by the Emporer
Tiberius as well as taking in the stunning vistas of the mythical gardens of Ravello, high on craggy bluffs above the sea.You'll fill your sketch book with wonderful memories and make plain-air paintings of unforgettable historic sites.
After
Image: Painting & Photography
Instructor: Lisa Blas
Session
II: July 13 - July 25, 2008 Utilizing the collection of ephemeral
material and visual data, we will investigate the collision
of the historical and modern-day landscape.
The camera will be a central component to this course. During
regular field trips, we will document our environment--paying
close attention to the color and spatial relationships as
they exist in local markets, graffiti, alleyways, shadows,
neon signage, billboards and other spaces that suggest modern
and daily life. In addition, rubbing transfers of both the
surface and textures of historical sites will be taken, using
vellum paper and pencil. Building upon this information of
present/past, we will construct works based on the post-modern
landscape. This could take the form of a series of photographs
or paintings, depending on each artist’s medium/material
specificity. Discussion on contemporary art practice, composition,
local and artificial color, paint applications/techniques,
the photographic image and point of view will be part of our
daily sessions. Group critique and interaction in the studio
will provide a rich source of feedback, fostering new modes
of thinking and methodologies.
With Italy as a stand-in for Western civilization, what could
be a more fascinating backdrop to examine the interstitial
spaces----otherwise neglected, yet rich in possibility.
Click here to see examples of
Visual Arts faculty work.
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