Unlike working together in the classroom setting, online learning presents us with one challenge - the distance. Students have to organize their work space and tackle the projects on their own with the instructor’s guidance which is remote. The element of inspiration which comes from working side-by-side will certainly be missed. One of the solutions came upon reflection on our past experience. The format we choose for this year is in the name - all lessons, experiments and projects will be completed on 4x4 in squares resulting in unique collages of square tiles of all sorts by the end of the year. The small scale proves to be less intimidating to students and increases the chance of completion during the lesson, the work space set-up will be more manageable at home. The students will have a chance to practice learned techniques and experiment with their ideas on additional squares in their spare time, as many or as few as they wish. This format will not pose any limits on the variety of techniques, materials and artistic concepts we will explore in the course of the year. On the contrary, from traditional to contemporary, from abstract to representational, decorative or conceptual - all will be a part of our exploration, on canvas and paper, with a variety of mediums and techniques. Our year course will consist of three segments, about 10 classes each:
“back to square one – back to the beginning, the basics”
“to square the circle – to attempt something challenging”
“to square away – to deal with something satisfactorily, to put something in order”
Symbols: Universal vs Contextual.
Folk Art Motifs
Symbolism in indigenous cultures - storytelling
Ancient Civilizations Symbolism
From East to West
Bonus topic - if we have any time left.
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