PNT3031 ST: Landscape Painting in the Exp Field

In this multimedia studio course students utilize traditional painting techniques as well as contemporary art making methods in order to explore the content of “landscape” and create perspectives on nature and our changing environment in the 21st century. From the beasts depicted in the earliest cave paintings to the atmospheric depth of Chinese scroll paintings from the manifest destiny of the Hudson River School to the bulldozing Land Art of the 1960’s, artists have long been attempting to capture and find meaning in the natural world. Today artists continue this ongoing expedition. Some artists use the Internet to chronicle human connections to nature, some create paintings which present realistic renderings post-apocalyptic future of climate change, while others create large-scale installations, with DIY shelters and community gardens, as artistic strategies for sustainability and survival in an increasingly unstable world. Using these (and other) diverse artists and movements as inspiration, students will create artwork that investigates ideas such as place, wildness, ecology, and current issues affecting environmental degradation and conservation. Prereqs for this course are PNT2011 and any 2000 level studio arts course with a grade of C or higher. Lab/material fees are applied to this course. Credits: 3.000

PNT2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHO2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHO2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or DRW2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or DRW2012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C