Introduction to Abstraction
2DPA255-01/NC0155-01
Start Date
03/14
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Format
Remote
End Date
05/09
Meeting Day
Mondays
Credits
1.5
This online course features the following types of interaction:
- Live meetings
- Live critiques
This remote course looks at how to create and appreciate abstract works of art. We will consider various art-historical origins for abstraction such as DADA, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Conceptual Art as jumping off points for various studio projects. These projects offer ways of exploring geometry, gesture, expressivity, structure and process in non-objective image making. Digital resources such as slide presentations, artist interviews and virtual museum tours supplement studio work.
James Lambert is an artist specializing in painting, sculpture and paper-making. His work has been exhibited internationally, and was most recently published in New American Paintings, the New England edition. Originally from Alabama, Lambert has been based in Boston for the past four years, where he teaches at MassArt, Bunker Hill Community College, and Mount Ida School of Design. His BFA … Read more
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