Teachers' Workshops 2011 (Season II)

Teachers’ Workshops 2011 (Season II)
Art Experience (Hands-on)


Pop Art Made Easy

- Teachers will be exposed to the contextual background, style and characteristics of Pop Art with introduction of both international and local case-studies. They will experience making of Pop Art with use of ‘made-easy’ materials and resources in Collage form.

3hrs
Class Slots:

Fri 15 April 2011 (2.30pm to 5.30pm)

Sat 07 May 2011 (9.30am to 12.30pm)

Weds 01 June 2011 Mid-year Semester Break (9.30am to 12.30pm)

Introduction to Paper Sculpture

- Teachers will be introduced to Paper Sculpture forming semi-3D sculptural work by using various types of fancy paper. Contextual reference would be made to work by Helen Musslewhite and Jeff Nishinaka. Exploration of Depth in work would be effected using layering techniques.

3hrs
Class Slots:

Sat 16 April 2011 (9.30am to 12.30pm)

Fri 27 May 2011 (2.30pm to 5.30pm)

Tues 31 May 2011 Mid-year Semester Break (9.30am to 12.30pm)

Cellophane Sculptural Art

- Teachers will be introduced to basic sculptural Art using everyday materials like cellophane wraps and tapes. Contextual reference will be made to contemporary sculptures before actual hands-on. All participants will be guided to make a piece of sculpture art.


3hrs
Class Slots:

Fri 29 April 2011 (2.30pm to 5.30pm)

Sat 30 April 2011 (9.30am to 12.30pm)

Art Exposure (Contextual Studies)

Art Appreciation (Local Art & Artists)

- Teachers will be exposed to Local Art & Artists in chronological order covering Nanyang Art Movement, Second Generation Artists, The Artist Village and some current young Installation Artists. Major Art forms of each period will be highlighted with case-studies of prominent artists. Representative Artwork/Artists of each period will be discussed as an interactive forum.


3hrs
Class Slots:

Sat 28 May 2011 (9.30am to 12.30pm)

Thurs 02 June 2011 Mid-year Semester Break (9.30am to 12.30pm)

Art Interpretation (Study of Visual Arts)

- Teachers will be given an Asian context in this course with interpretation of Artwork as done by our Asian and local artists. Methods in Art Interpretation will be explored using Analytic Model as adapted from Feldman’s method. Interpretative approaches such as Formalism, Semiotics, Psychoanalysis, Marxism and Visual Culture will be discussed. There will be demonstration on criticism and interpretation of sample artwork done in step-by-step process with use of the above methods and approaches.

3hrs
Class Slots:

 Fri 06 May 2011 (2.30pm to 5.30pm)

 Fri 03 June 2011 Mid-year Semester Break (9.30am to 12.30pm)


For enquiries of our workshops,


please contact Lau Sheow Tong:
composite@singnet.com.sg
HP: 9793 5566 Tel/Fax: 6747 1943
520 Sims Ave #02-04 Singapore 387 580

Venue for all courses:
Composite Art & Design (Studio)
520 Sims Ave #02-04
Singapore 387 580