Course Summary
Explore the art of painting through this course, which covers various techniques and styles, including oil, watercolor, and acrylic. Learn how to create your own masterpieces and express yourself through painting.Key Learning Points
- Discover different painting techniques and styles
- Develop your own painting skills
- Learn how to express yourself through painting
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Develop your own painting style
- Create your own paintings
- Express yourself through painting
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No previous painting experience required
- Materials needed: canvas, paint, brushes, etc.
Course Difficulty Level
BeginnerCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
Similar Courses
- Drawing for Beginners
- Watercolor Painting
- Modern Art
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Bob Ross
- Vincent van Gogh
Related Books
Description
Want to know how some of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists made abstract paintings? This course offers an in-depth, hands-on look at the materials, techniques, and thinking of seven New York School artists, including Willem de Kooning, Yayoi Kusama, Agnes Martin, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, and Mark Rothko. Through studio demonstrations and gallery walkthroughs, you’ll form a deeper understanding of what a studio practice means and how ideas develop from close looking, and you’ll gain a sensitivity to the physical qualities of paint. Readings and other resources will round out your understanding, providing broader cultural, intellectual, and historical context about the decades after World War II, when these artists were active.
Outline
- Introduction
- 1.2 Introduction to the New York School
- 1.3 In the Studio: How to Stretch a Canvas
- 1.4 In the Studio: How to Stretch a Large Canvas (Optional)
- 1.5 In the Studio: Priming the Canvas
- 1.6 In the Studio: Oil Paint
- 1.7 In the Studio: Acrylic Paint
- 1.1 Introduction to the Course
- 1.8 Supply List
- 1.9 Readings & Resources
- 1.10 Glossary
- Tell Us About You
- Resources: MoMA podcasts, art vocabulary, Magazine, and YouTube channel
- Introduction
- Barnett Newman
- 2.3 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Barnett Newman
- 2.4 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Onement, I, 1948
- 2.5 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at The Wild, 1950
- 2.6 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Vir Heroicus Sublimis, 1950-51
- 2.7 Collector Ben Heller on Vir Heroicus Sublimis, 1950-51
- 2.1 Introduction to Barnett Newman
- 2.2 Slideshow: A Career in Eight Works
- 2.8 Readings & Resources
- 2.9 Glossary
- Barnett Newman
- Willem de Kooning
- 3.3 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Willem de Kooning
- 3.4 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Willem de Kooning Part 2
- 3.5 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Woman I, 1950-52
- 3.6 Curator John Elderfield on Excavation, 1950
- 3.7 Curator John Elderfield on Pirate (Untitled II), 1981
- 3.1 Introduction to Willem de Kooning
- 3.2 Slideshow: A Career in Eight Works
- 3.8 Readings & Resources
- 3.9 Glossary
- Willem de Kooning
- Jackson Pollock
- 4.3 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Jackson Pollock
- 4.4 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at The She-Wolf, 1943
- 4.5 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Full Fathom Five, 1947
- 4.6 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at One: Number 31, 1950
- 4.7 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Echo: Number 25, 1951
- 4.8 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Easter and the Totem, 1953
- 4.9 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at White Light, 1954
- 4.10 Curator Ann Temkin on The She-Wolf, 1943
- 4.11 Collector Ben Heller on One: Number 31, 1950
- 4.12 Curator Ann Temkin on Easter and the Totem, 1953
- 4.1 Introduction to Jackson Pollock
- 4.2 Slideshow: A Career in Eight Works
- 4.13 Readings & Resources
- 4.14 Glossary
- Mid-course survey
- Jackson Pollock
- Mark Rothko
- 5.3 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Mark Rothko
- 5.4 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea, 1944
- 5.5 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at No. 3/No. 13, 1949
- 5.6 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at No. 10, 1950
- 5.7 Curator Ann Temkin and the artist's son Christopher Rothko on Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea, 1944
- 5.8 The artist's son Christopher Rothko on No. 10, 1950
- 5.9 The artist's son Christopher Rothko on No. 16 (Red, Brown, and Black), 1958
- 5.1 Introduction to Mark Rothko
- 5.2 Slideshow: A Career in Eight Works
- *Advanced Planning for Module 7: In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Ad Reinhardt
- 5.9 Readings & Resources
- 5.10 Glossary
- Mark Rothko
- Agnes Martin
- 6.3 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Agnes Martin
- 6.4 A Closer Look at Friendship, 1963
- 6.5 A Closer Look at Untitled No. 1, 1981
- 6.6 Curator Leah Dickerman on The Tree, 1964
- 6.1 Introduction to Agnes Martin
- 6.2 Slideshow: A Career in Eight Works
- 6.7 Readings & Resources
- 6.8 Glossary
- Agnes Martin
- Ad Reinhardt
- 7.3 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Ad Reinhardt
- 7.4 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Number 107, 1950
- 7.5 In the Galleries: A Closer Look at Abstract Painting, 1963
- 7.6 Curator Ann Temkin and Ad Reinhardt on Abstract Painting, 1957
- 7.1 Introduction to Ad Reinhardt
- 7.2 Slideshow: A Career in Eight Works
- 7.7 Readings & Resources
- 7.8 Glossary
- Ad Reinhardt
- Yayoi Kusama
- 8.3 In the Studio: Materials & Techniques of Yayoi Kusama
- 8.4 A Closer Look at No. F, 1959
- 8.5 A Closer Look at Violet Obsession, 1994
- 8.6 Curator Laura Hoptman on Accumulation No. 1, 1962
- 8.1 Introduction to Yayoi Kusama
- 8.2 Slideshow: A Career in Eight Works
- 8.6 Readings & Resources
- 8.7 Glossary
- Funding & Credits
- End-of-course survey
- Yayoi Kusama
- Yayoi Kusama: Lesson Choices
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Discover the world of painting on Coursera with this interactive course. Students have praised the program's engaging structure and personalized feedback from instructors. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the variety of painting techniques covered in the course.Pros from User Reviews
- Engaging structure of the course
- Personalized feedback from instructors
- Variety of painting techniques covered
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- Some users found the course to be too basic
- Technical difficulties with the platform
- Limited interaction with other students
- Lack of access to additional resources
- High price compared to other online courses
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