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8-12 yrs Contemporary Art

IN-STUDIO

CONTEMPORARY ART (8-12 yrs)

2 hours weekly,

online: $180 monthly

in-studio:  $200 monthly


High-quality art materials are included into the in-studio price. Sibling 15% off)

Art of XX Century is a program recommended to students that have have mastered art fundamentals basics (i.e. can freely draw humans, animals, landscapes, and vehicles alike, from real life and imagination).

Students study various aspects of aesthetics and more advanced techniques, learn to deliver artistic messages through the composition and artistic language of the work, while studying the styles and artistic movements of the XX century.

Each lesson covers an important art concept, needed for fluent representational drawing and painting. It is combined with an intro to a cultural phenomenon: a style, and epoch, or a single artist. Students get to create their original artworks from scratch within the guidelines of the topic. Each topic can be adjusted to a variety of levels, from beginners to advanced.

CURRICULUM

September 3-9, 2024. - Color and color theory. Complementary and opposite colors. Color schemes. Designing a color circle and creating color palettes.

Week of September 10-16, 2024.

Helen Frankenthaler vs Frank Stella. Predictability VS improvisation. Creating an abstract painting. Starting the project. Oil on canvas.

Week of September 17-23, 2024.

Helen Frankenthaler vs Frank Stella. Predictability VS improvisation. Creating an abstract painting. Finishing the project.

Week of September 24-30, 2024.

Poster. Delivering a strong message. Starting a project.

Week of October 1-7, 2024.

Poster. Delivering a strong message. Finishing a project.

Week of October 8-14, 2024.

Contemporary sculpture: Ervin Wroom, Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, Yoko Ono.

Starting a sculpture.

Week of October 15-21, 2024.

Contemporary sculpture: Ervin Wroom, Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, Yoko Ono.

Finishing a sculpture.

Week of October 22-28, 2024.

Land Art: Andy Goldsworthy, Donald Judd, Christo and Jeanne Claude Painting a landscape with a land art composition. Starting the project. Sketching, designing the composition.

Week of October 29-November 4, 2024.

Land Art. Painting a landscape with a land art composition. Finishing the project.

Week of November 5-11, 2024.

Word Art. Ed Ruscha.

Week of November 12-18, 2024.

Fauvism and color exaggeration: Matisse, Derain. Painting a portrait / still life using intense colors.

Week of November 19-25, 2024.

American comic art. Designing a comic strip or art inspired by it (example: Roy Lichtenstein). Starting the project.

Week of November 26 - December 2, 2024.

American comic art. Designing a comic strip or art inspired by it (example: Roy Lichtenstein). Starting the project.

Week of December 3-9, 2024.

The Bay Area Figurative Movement: painting a scene in The Bay Area-born style of Figurative Expressionism (starting the project).

Week of December 10-16, 2024.

The Bay Area Figurative Movement: painting a scene in The Bay Area-born style of Figurative Expressionism (finishing the project).

Week of December 17-20, 2024.

Making an exlibris.

FALL SCHEDULE

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Mountain View
Friday 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Contemporary Art

Masha Ashikhmina

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Materials we provide for in-studio classes,

and recommend for the online lessons:

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Paint:
- set of acrylic paint (at least these colors - black, white. red. blue. yellow, green. brown, orange, purple). Recommended brand - Basics by Liquitex 
- watercolor paint, preferably in dry pans form. Recommended brand - Artist’s Loft by Michaels
Set of soft pastels. Recommended brand - Artist’s Loft by Michaels 

Drawing Medium:
- regular HB pencil
- eraser
- optional: set of graphite pencils of different softness (2H, H, B, 2B, 4B etc)
- colored pencils. Recommended brand - Prismacolor 
- optional: markers. Recommended brand - Copics 
- liners or sharpie pens. 

Tools:
- brushes - flat and round (pointy). Use separate brushes for acrylic and watercolor paint.
- wooden clay sculpting tools
- paper plates for mixing paint
- water bucket or cup
- scissors 
- glue stick

Clay:
- Air-dry clay - white. Recommended brand - Crayola 
- Oven baked clay - white. Recommended brand - Sculpey 
- Modeling clay - multiple colors. Recommended brand - Claytoon 

Surfaces:
- painting boards or mixed media paper, 8’’x10'’ or bigger - good for acrylic paint, coloring pencils, markers and graphite pencils.
- canvases, 8’’x10’’ or bigger - for acrylic paint only
- watercolor paper, 8’’x10’’ or bigger - for watercolor paint
- sketchbook or loose sketch paper (printing paper is ok) - any size
- construction paper (multiple colors), 11’’x14’’ or bigger

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