Participants utilize traditional drawing media. Art produced by high school students in this course may be considered for presentation in college application portfolios. In this class students respond to the difficulties of modern life through drawing. Participants look at the work of George Tooker, Edward Hopper, Diane Arbus and George Segal to understand the psychological effect that the artist captures in their work. Each class is supported with slide and masterwork references.
Students discuss the depiction of everyday life and society as portrayed in the cinema.
In each class, models are placed into environments that express current social lifestyles. Off-campus sites include an eatery, a theatre, a visiting event and a car lot. In the classroom, models pose to illustrate scenes such as the beauty parlor, the grocery store, the living room and the office. Art produced by high school students in this course may be considered for presentation in college application portfolios. Through a series of creative encounters, students are given an opportunity to translate inner aware-ness into powerful images.