Composition, Colour and Abstraction
- Number of classes: 2
- Total Course Hours: 12
- Discipline: Painting
- Lecturer: Dr Christine Dean
- Age: 16 years and over
- Levels: Intermediate, Advanced
- Location: National Art School
Composition, Colour and Abstraction
Course Details
This course explores techniques and mediums of acrylic painting, composition, colour, abstraction, representation, collage and the use of text in art. In this two-day course, Christine will guide students to a deeper understanding of Abstraction; drawing upon her specialist knowledge of the history, theory and practice of Abstraction.
In the studio, Christine introduces you to the relationships between primary, secondary and tertiary colours, as well as tone in relation to the theme of abstraction. This may involve experimenting in pure abstraction or abstracting from reality including landscape elements, still life, space or the figure.
You will learn how to combine two and three dimensions in the form of collage, using natural human-made materials to construct a relief painting. The aim is to produce a series of smaller finished works or a large-scale painting that brings together techniques such as colour, collage, abstraction and text informed by your personal, cultural or political concepts.
* NAS Short Courses are open to students of ages 16 years and over. The NAS Art Club is open to students from ages 15 years and over.
* Drawing and painting short courses may be held in upstairs studios. If access to stairs is not suitable, please contact us at [email protected]
* What to bring? Please refer to the list of required materials in the Art Materials field below.
Art Materials
Students must supply their own art materials, please refer to the list below.
- Notebook or sketchbook, and drawing media such as pencils, crayons, mixed media
- Acrylic paints in a good range of colours including white (basic prices acrylics are fine). Bring whatever paints you have and you can purchase more at Parkers.
- Acrylic painting mediums
- Gesso (500ml or 1 litre)
- Brushes, square and round bristle – bring an assortment of sizes including up to large house painting sized brushes
- Palette for mixing paint e.g. disposable paper palettes or flat plastic sheet or plate
- Surfaces to work on, may include prepared paper, stretched canvas, canvas boards, of any size you’d like to work on.
- A range of plastic tubs, disposable containers are useful
- Masking Tape
- Scissors
- Tracing Paper
- PVA or Craft Glue
- Collage Materials including a wide range of imagery such as old magazines, books such as art history books, encyclopedias, family photographs, dictionaries, technical manuals, advertising brochures etc.
- Enclosed footwear is essential in all studios on campus.
The teacher will advise on additional materials as the course progresses. Art materials can be purchased at Parkers Art Supplies on campus at NAS.
Lecturer Profile
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Christine Dean is an artist, educator and writer who has been exhibiting since 1988. In 2000 she was awarded a Pollock-Krasner fellowship and in 2001 undertook a residency at the 18th Street Arts Centre, Los Angeles as part of an Australia Council research grant. Over the past three decades the focus of Christine’s art practice has been to create relationships linking abstraction and typography with gender and sexuality. In 1986 Christine completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney majoring in Fine Arts; a Diploma in Secondary Art Education from Sydney Teachers College in 1989; a Graduate Diploma in Painting, Sydney College of the Arts in 1990; a Masters of Fine Arts, University of NSW in 2003 and a PhD from the University of NSW in 2010. Select exhibitions include the Blake Prize, Blaxland Galleries, Sydney 1994; Parking, Casula Powerhouse 1995; Spirit + Place, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 1996; Juice, Art Gallery of NSW 1997; Monochromes, University of Queensland Art Gallery 2000; Anita and Beyond, Penrith Regional Gallery 2003; Points of Departure, Tobey Fine Arts, New York 2007; Avoiding Myth & Message, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 2009; Fabrik, Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne 2016; The Public Body 2.0, Artspace Sydney 2017; From the Collection, Penrith Regional Gallery, 2022; Thinking Through Pink, Wollongong Art Gallery, 2022; Braving Time, National Art School Gallery, 2022; The Party, UNSW Art & Design Galleries 2023; Qtopia 2023 and the Blake Prize, Casula Powerhouse 2024. Collections include the Art Gallery of NSW, Artbank, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Blacktown Arts Centre, Casula Powerhouse, Macquarie University and Penrith Regional Gallery.
🖂 christine.dean@nas.edu.au
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