Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Continuing Education | Summer 2008 Courses

DESCRIPTION
Designed for students of all levels, this course explores basic issues essential to those who use the figure in their work. Gesture, perspective, light and shade and working from memory are examined in relation to line and structure. Drawings from the Renaissance to the present era are examined in slide presentations with a view toward identifying underlying ideas and finding common themes and common language. The emphasis is on line to describe action, relate forms, organize shapes and define space.

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Paul Rahilly holds an MFA from MassArt and studied at the Art Students League of New York. He received an Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant, National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship for Painting, and Massachusetts Artists Fellowship in Painting. Mr. Rahilly exhibits at Gallery Naga, Boston and at the Hirschl & Adler Modern, NY.

DESCRIPTION
Designed for students of all levels, this course explores basic issues essential to those who use the figure in their work. Gesture, perspective, light and shade and working from memory are examined in relation to line and structure. Drawings from the Renaissance to the present era are examined in slide presentations with a view toward identifying underlying ideas and finding common themes and common language. The emphasis is on line to describe action, relate forms, organize shapes and define space.

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Gerry Hoag holds a BFA from MassArt and an MFA from Boston University School for the Arts. He has taught art at Boston University, New York Academy of Art, Graduate School of Figurative Art, Harvard University, and the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.

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This course is designed for beginners as well as more experienced students who desire a sophisticated understanding of the structure of the human figure. By analyzing the skeleton and musculature through lectures and drawing from the nude, the surface forms of the body become understandable. The student will also learn about proportion, modeling forms in light and shade and many other skills needed for successful figure drawing.

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Janet Monafo is the recipient of numerous grants for painting. Her one person shows include the Allan Stone Gallery and Sherry French Galleries in New York. She has also exhibited at the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in NY, the National Academy of Design, NY, The Fuller Museum and the DeCordova Museum. Her work is in public collections including the Allan Stone Gallery, Arkansas Art Center and the Delaware Art Museum. She holds a BA from Regis College and studied at MassArt.

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This course investigates drawing as a process of seeing. Projects are designed to develop skills of drawing and close observation as well as fundamental visual concepts. In class exercises focus on still life and landscape. Assignments consist of a sustained project exploring a single space chosen by the student. The course concludes with a final project based on the student’s chosen space and portfolio review.

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Michael Zachary earned his BA from Bowdoin College. He is currently an MFA candidate in painting at MassArt. He has exhibited his work at The Boston Center for the Arts, The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, SPACE in Portland, ME, and The Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams. He has also been awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center and a research grant in painting from SURDNA Foundation.

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This course examines the relationship of drawing to painting. A variety of media is explored, developing a dialogue between process and idea. The paintings of the individual students are used as a point of departure, making the drawing process a tool to expand and articulate the ambitions of their work.

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Students explore ’live drawing’ of the figure using analog and digital media. The class studies ways to represent the human body in motion - how to describe dynamic form, trajectories in space and human expression. Students will use classical techniques of portraiture - rapid charcoal sketches and ink drawing - to render different aspects of a ’motion portrait’ and then try a range of digital, video, interactive and performance-based tools, to generate "live sketches."

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Nell Breyer received her MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from Oxford University and also holds an MS in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. She received a Cambridge Arts Council Grant in 2006 for "RE:actions" interactive installation and performance. Her performances and installations in 2006 include: "Time Translation," Museum of Modern Art, Trento Italy, "Hand for a Hand-Adaptations," Green Street Studios, Cambridge MA and "Walking Wall-Excerpts" from "Captured: A Video Dance Series," group show, DTW Gallery, NYC. Her work has been exhibited and performed throughout Europe, India, Canada and the US.

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In the design fields, documentation and communication of ideas requires a visual language, a fluency with symbolic and illustrative methods. This course is about developing and refining the basics of this language, the "alphabet and grammar" used to communicate the characteristics of objects and systems. Through the exploration of various media in architectural or design contexts, students will learn to apply this method of drawing or visual language to objects and systems, allowing them to be easily understood and reproduced.

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Judith Anderson is Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at MassArt. She is a former design engineer for General Electric, Industrial Design Research Associate, Helen Hamlyn Research Centre in London and product designer/design support for In2it Design United, London, UK. She is skilled in graphic software and 2D/3D software.

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This class introduces students to methods and materials used to create striking black and white illustrations including ink with brush, pen, and eye-dropper; stipple with technical pen, acrylic and gouache painting, pencil and white Prismacolor on toned Canson, blockprints, and scratchboard. Each week will include a tutorial of new media and techniques, followed by participatory critiques of homework assignments based on the technique taught the previous week. The class will explore examples of work by successful contemporary artists and there will be visiting guest lecturers who will show their work and offer tips and advice for successful careers in the illustration world. Basic drawing skills are required for this class.

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Mark Reusch (Mister Reusch) is an illustrator and holds a BFA from MassArt. His work has appeared in the Boston Phoenix, Burton Snowboards, the Boston Globe, etc. His rock posters have been exhibited in Boston, New York and Philadelphia and have also been included in the book Art of Modern Rock. He recently created 20 illustrations for the new Harmonix videogame, "Rock Band" and 3 paintings for StrideRite.

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Join us for an in-depth drawing studio workshop. The course introduces and builds upon fundamental drawing concepts that apply across disciplines. Line, value, shape, form, space, intent and other elements are included using direct observation, life figure studies, invented and conceptual imagery. The course refers to contemporary and historic practice from many sources and traditions.This class may meet the requirements for SF181 Drawing 1 pending portfolio review.

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Janet Monafo is the recipient of numerous grants for painting. Her one person shows include the Allan Stone Gallery and Sherry French Galleries in New York. She has also exhibited at the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in NY, the National Academy of Design, NY, The Fuller Museum and the DeCordova Museum. Her work is in public collections including the Allan Stone Gallery, Arkansas Art Center and the Delaware Art Museum. She holds a BA from Regis College and studied at MassArt.

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Drawing with Color builds on the lessons of Drawing Fundamentals, taking line, form and space into the realm of color. Issues such as mark making, movement, composition, conditions of light, content, and self expression are explored in regard to how they define and are defined by color. This class may meet the requirements for SF185 Drawing II pending portfolio review.

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Christopher Sullivan holds a BFA from MassArt and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has studied painting and art history in Tuscany, Italy. His exhibitions include: Flywheel Gallery, Easthampton, MA; Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, and San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.

DESCRIPTION
Students explore ’live drawing’ of the figure using analog and digital media. The class studies ways to represent the human body in motion - how to describe dynamic form, trajectories in space and human expression. Students will use classical techniques of portraiture - rapid charcoal sketches and ink drawing - to render different aspects of a ’motion portrait’ and then try a range of digital, video, interactive and performance-based tools, to generate "live sketches."

INSTRUCTOR
Nell Breyer received her MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from Oxford University and also holds an MS in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. She received a Cambridge Arts Council Grant in 2006 for "RE:actions" interactive installation and performance. Her performances and installations in 2006 include: "Time Translation," Museum of Modern Art, Trento Italy, "Hand for a Hand-Adaptations," Green Street Studios, Cambridge MA and "Walking Wall-Excerpts" from "Captured: A Video Dance Series," group show, DTW Gallery, NYC. Her work has been exhibited and performed throughout Europe, India, Canada and the US.