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In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting

Offered By: The Museum of Modern Art via Coursera

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Course Description

Overview

Take an in-depth, hands-on look at materials, techniques, and approaches to making abstract paintings. 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. Readings and other resources provide a broader cultural, intellectual, and historical context around the era when these artists were active. The artists featured in the course—Willem de Kooning, Yayoi Kusama, Agnes Martin, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, and Mark Rothko—serve as points of departure for your own abstract paintings. Learners who wish to participate in the optional studio exercises may need to purchase art supplies. A list of suggested materials is included in the first module.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Barnett Newman
  • Willem de Kooning
  • Jackson Pollock
  • Mark Rothko
  • Agnes Martin
  • Ad Reinhardt
  • Yayoi Kusama
  • Yayoi Kusama: Lesson Choices
    • Choice 1: Final Project: Visual analysis essay | Choice 2: Final Project: Studio exercise and visual analysis essay

Taught by

Corey D'Augustine

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