Explorations in Figure Studies
9 Week Class | Available
This course is intended for students wishing to develop their figure drawing beyond simple representation. Using a variety of media, students will learn to take chances and create lively and thought-provoking works. Consideration will be given to different ways of reacting to and representing the figure - as a piece of design, a metaphoric symbol and within a conceptual idea. Examples of relevant artists' work will be shown. This course is designed to give students a basic familiarity with depicting the human form both technically and conceptually.
For the less experienced students, the course provides an opportunity to gain confidence through taking creative chances in a supportive environment. And for students with more developed drawing skills, it offers an opportunity to explore new ways of seeing & using the figure, strengthening conceptual approaches and exploring alternative material use.
Notes:
- The class will work from nude or costumed models: the poses will range in length from gestures to 3 hours.
- It is recommended that students have taken an Introduction to Drawing course, or have some drawing and/or figure drawing experience
Base Tuition: $432 + Model Fee: $110 = Total $542
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- What You Will Learn:
- Emphasis on different ways of reacting to and representing the figure
- Looking beyond replication & rendering to interpretation and design
- Consideration of what is important about the figure and form and how to best capture and communicate that
- Discovering new ways of thinking about the figurative identity & form and the opportunities for new ways of expression
Gillian Iles
Gillian's practice consists of painting, sculpture and video/projection. She has exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Chicago, Miami, Montreal and Toronto in public institutions, university galleries, artist-run centres and commercial galleries. Her work has been highlighted in Canadian Art, Mix Magazine, Toronto Life Magazine, as well as the National Post and The Globe and Mail. She is featured in the book Carte Blanche Volume 2: Painting. Gillian was a founding member of two artist-run galleries in Toronto - Propeller and Loop, and is currently a member of the Red Head Gallery in Toronto.
Her environmental scale installations include combinations of paintings, sculptures, constructions video and projection, creating installations incorporating both real and illusionary space, transforming exhibition spaces into a composite of alternate realities.
The composite imagery presents an array of contradictions as a sensory collage of fleeting instants that shape greater social identity & individual perception.
Gillian teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Sheridan College and the Toronto School of Art in Canada.