Objectives and competences

The objective of this course is: - get insight into basic painting terms, - get insight into basic painting skills, - learn to transpose the observed into a painting record and “transfer” the object into a painting and symbolic dimension, - to develop the student’s manual painting skills, - to teach the student to transfer his ideas into the artistic expression, - to empower the student for the valuation of art works, - to acquaint the student with the painting art production and fine art styles in different historical periods. The student should be able of: - observation and artistic evaluation of the object, - realistic presentation of the selected object, - abstract presentation of the artistic content, - own artistic creative approach in the presentation of a specified motive, - correct use of painting materials, - develop methods of researching problems and develop productive thinking in solving them.

Content (Syllabus outline)

- Rules of painting interpretation of the visible. - Approach to the structuring of the painting - Features of the drawing as the base for the construction of the painting; the difference between a study drawing and a drawing as the base of the image. - From a realistic to abstract approach in construction of the painting. - Painting of the concreteness in the space. - Abstraction of objects and construction of non-mimetic painting. - Realisation of individual painting ideas. - Means of expression in painting. - Colour and form in painting composition. - Colour incidence, colour parameters. - Colour relation and colour change by mixing colours. - Light as a source of voluminousness and colourfulness. - Understanding of visual and artistic space. - Creative interpretation of painting - colour problems, where the tone gradation principle and the principle of colour segmentation touch. - Local tone, modelling and colour modulation. - Illusionistic procedures in painting. - Semestral exhibition.

Learning and teaching methods

- individual work with a student, - work in smaller groups, - use of the explanation, dialogue and discussion, - presentation of practical painting skills, - review and analysis of art works created by masters of classic and contemporary painting art, - practical work in the form of exercises.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

The student: - recognises an object in its narrative, colour, voluminous and material proportion and transforms it into a painting symbol, - recognises the organisation of space and attains spatial relations on a two-dimensional surface, - finds adequate samples of considered problem in written and internet sources and uses them creative at work, - gets insight into reality`s inner structure, - realises the individual sensibility, - defines approaches to develop one`s own art language, - transforms a visual motif into a painting subject-matter, - implements interdisciplinary pooling of his knowledge, - works creatively in different fields of visualisation, - uses different painting techniques, - possesses manual skill for using different painting tools, - uses different working forms and methods, is able to apply the skills in similar processes and other technical fields.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

- Read, H. (1981). Zgodovina modernega slikarstva. Ljubljana, DZS. - Arnheim, R. (1980). Anschauliches Denken. Zur Einheit von Bild und Begriff. Köln, Verlag M. du Mont, (cf tudi angl. prevod: Arnheim, R. (2009). Visual thinking. London: Berkeley - Cankar, I. (1995). Uvod v umevanje likovne umetnosti. Sistematika stila. Ljubljana, Karantanija - Butina, M. (1995) Slikarsko mišljenje, Od vizualnega k likovnemu, Ljubljana, Cankarjeva založba - različne monografije likovnih ustvarjalcev / Various monographs of fine art creators - katalogi iz preteklih in aktualnih razstav likovnih del v različnih muzejih in galerijah / Catalogues od past and present exhibitions of art works in different museums and galleries - ustrezni spletni viri / Appropriate internet sources Dodatno literaturo bo nosilec določal sprotno v vsakoletnem učnem programu. / Additional literature will be provided by the lecturer in an annual learning programme.

Prerequisits

No prerequisites.