Figure Concepts
4 Day Workshop | Available
This course is designed specifically for intermediate level students who wish to focus on ideation within their figurative work, deconstructing intuitive responses to the figure. Students will reflect on why they use the figure, what the figure means to them and how they are most interested in using it as a means of expression. Historical and contemporary themes on the use of the figure will be presented. A personalized approach to responding to the figure and fulfilling a desired outcome will be emphasized.
Part of the class experience will be sharing inspiration, ideas, imagery, and ways of approach that will foster a collaborative spirit and collective learning. Although this course is conceptually focused, attention will be given to strategic process decisions (colour choices, media methods and formalism/design opportunities). Options for approaching a multi-figure scenario and the role & relationships between figures will be addressed.
Notes:
- The course includes two 2-day model pose set-ups.
- Students working in all media are welcome.
- One hour lunch break each day.
Base Tuition: $340 + Model Fee: $100= Total: $440
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- What You Will Learn:
- Reflection on & identifying what draws you to the figure
- Gain insight into the diversity of ways the figure can be approached and used
- Use of the figure as a means of communication and expression in one's own work
- Making strategic colour, media handling and formalism & design decisions in relation to idea
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.