Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting (B.F.A.): 126 hours
The curriculum in Painting is composed of courses that introduce traditional and contemporary painting techniques in oil and water-based media, stressing an emphasis on the mastery of formal elements such as composition, color mixing, and paint surface. Following this initiation into the complexity of the painting process, students are encouraged to experiment with or against painting conventions to develop their individual expression. Advanced coursework establishes contemporary ideas and the physical potential of paint as an expressive and pictorial medium. Known as the ‘painting wing’ of the Arts Building, studio classrooms include an oversized level one studio and multiple advanced studios with individual spaces.
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Courses Offered in the Painting Concentration:
ART 1135/1135S Painting I
An introduction to oil and/or acrylic painting through a variety of studio
experiences. This course is designed to familiarize students with skills
necessary for creating a painting. Emphasis is placed on technical
competence with the media, mixing color, value, and composition. Equally
stressed are iconographic concepts such as symbolic use of color, marks and
form to increase expressionistic content within a work of art. Direct
observation is utilized.
Prerequisite: Art Major, Art Minor, or Permission of Department.
ART 2135/2135S Painting II
An advanced exploration of paint as an expressive medium. Emphasis is on
the cultivation of personal imagery and creative exploration as informed by
a knowledge of traditional and contemporary art. Technical competence
handling traditional formal elements such as composition, color mixing, and
paint surface are stressed. Students are urged to develop a personal
iconography and to deepen the expressionistic content of their work.
Prerequisite: ART 1135.
ART 4191 Problems in Painting
An advanced exploration of paint as an expressive medium. Emphasis is on
the cultivation of personal imagery and creative exploration as informed by
a knowledge of traditional and contemporary art. Technical competence in
handling traditional formal elements such as composition, color mixing, and
paint surface is stressed.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
ART 4473 Senior Painting Exhibition
Students prepare and mount an exhibition of images they create as students
at Georgia Southern. In this exhibition the students show the depth and
breadth of their understanding for developing a personal iconography and
for increasing the expressionistic content of their work.
Prerequisites: Completion of 9 credits of Problems in Painting and Permission of the
Instructor.
ART 4733 Senior Painting Exhibition
Students prepare and mount an exhibition of images they have created. In this exhibition the students show the depth and breadth of their understanding for developing a personal iconography and for increasing the expressionistic content of their work.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
Faculty:
Pat Walker
Bruce Little
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