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TILT Export: Imposter Exhibition

Craig Drennen, Painter 13d

Anderson Ranch workshop participant

June 23 - 27
Behold: a seminar on beauty


June 30 - July 4

June 30 - July 4

TILT Export:

Craig Drennen

Cesar Garcia

SKILL LEVEL: III - IV

SKILL LEVEL: I

SKILL LEVEL: IV, portfolio review required

CONCEPT:  This idea-driven seminar breaks
down the concept of beauty and builds it back
up—challenging our assumptions and expanding our collective understanding of what
beauty is. Through a series of readings and
workshop exercises, we create an expansive
dialog reviewing contemporary and historical
examples of artistic expression. We address
many topics including the sublime, the abject
and kitsch. This class is intended to expose us
to new artistic work and ideas, add fuel to the
fire of our studio practice, and supply us with a
rigorous intellectual experience.

CONCEPT: This course addresses color through
representational drawing in a variety of dry
media. Students work from still life and a live
model to gain an understanding of color, form
and composition. Emphasis is on developing
drawing skills and gaining a deeper understanding of a variety of color media. Perfect for
those new to color or those who are interested
in learning techniques for mixing mediums.

CONCEPT:  This seminar combines daily group
discussions about course readings and individual studio visits with the instructor to explore
theoretical debates in contemporary art. Using
Rosalind Krauss’s seminal essay, “Sculpture in
the Expanded Field,” as a point of departure,
we focus on current developments regarding medium-specificity and the relationship
between visual art and other methodologies of
creative production. We examine a survey of
recent critical texts that are defining our understanding of artistic practices and the changing
role of artists in society.

Color Drawing in Dry Media 

MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Work time to pursue
non-media specific individual projects in the
painting studio. Participants should bring any
tools, media or supplies needed to produce
their own work. (We will not have access to
other studios).
ACTIVITIES:  Readings and discussion, work
time, individual and group critiques.
FACULTY: TILT Export: is an independent art initiative with no fixed location, working in partnership with a variety of venues to produce
its exhibitions. Founded by Jenene Nagy and
Joshua West Smith, former curators of Tilt Gallery and Project Space, TILT Export: serves as
a catalyst for opportunity, awareness and the
challenging of ideas through art making.

www.tiltpdx.com

Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75  Code: D0407  Enrollment Limit 1