WESTERN ART APPRECIATION WORKSHOP
The Pomegranate Workshop is back with the very popular KNOW YOUR ART with Madhumita Srivastava, and this is an early bird alert to all those who were wait listed last time around. Please call in soonest...
Know Your Art is a workshop series conducted once a week over a period of ten weeks beginning 11th Aug (Tuesday) and ending October 11 (Sunday), 2009 (All sessions on Tuesdays 7pm-9pm, except final session). This is a foundation level course designed for anyone who wants to extend their appreciation of the visual arts. The aim of the course is twofold - to arrive at a better understanding of art through an examination of Western art and to sensitize us to the value of art in contemporary culture.
Our SPECIAL FEATURES include an extensive slide show in each session, which encapsulates a large body of work of the period under discussion, briefing notes in advance of the session and detailed painting lists and datesheets to enable further reference on the works discussed. In addition, the course concludes with a visit to a local gallery.
Through this short program we offer you the opportunity to develop a visual and historical framework so that you may understand, interpret and develop an 'eye' for art. Important pieces of art will be studied and discussed through easy to understand approaches such as colour, composition, light & shadow, common themes etc. The starting point of the workshop series would be the Renaissance Period and major art movements such as Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art etc will be delved into, to get a broad understanding of the development and influence of Western Art.
ARTISTS COVERED include great masters such Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Van Gogh, Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Renoir, Mark Rothko, Wassily Kandinsky among others. In an effort to analyse how the painter, sculptor or architect uses art elements and materials as a means of expression and communication, the workshops will look at different styles, mediums, genres and techniques.
The program will explore and address questions such as: How do you look at a work of art? What was the artist trying to express? How do we reconcile “Artist’s Intent” vis-a-vis our personal response to a piece of art? What makes an artwork? How do we know what we like? These slide illustrated workshops will move away from a conventional lecture format and instead take on a 'Show and Tell' approach. It will encourage a questioning attitude, individual interpretation and even hot debate – after all, art is subjective and we all have a right to form our own opinion and a right to choose art that we enjoy.
THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ALL: the discerning connoisseur, the non artist, the lay person looking to develop their knowledge and understanding of art - so that just "looking" at art takes on a whole new meaning. In the end it's not just about understanding art alone but experiencing it, sensing its hidden meanings and discovering a love for it.
Registrations strictly on first come first served basis
About Madhumita Srivastava
Madhumita has a Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan which she followed up with a Masters in Fine Art (Design and Technology) from the Parsons School of Design, New York, with a specialization in broadcast design and motion graphics.
She has been a visual designer for video, web and print media projects in India and the U.S. Madhumita's work spans a variety of assignments from art and set design for television shows to graphic design and video editing for "Metropolis as Metaphor", an exhibition in New York city, to creating and designing animated graphics for interactive digital media.
She has been teaching graphic design and digital video for undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. Madhumita has been heading the Masters of Architecture program at Rachana Sansad Academy, Mumbai, and is also part of their Bachelors' program faculty where she introduces her students to new media in design and architecture.
COURSE DETAILS
VENUE: Christine Valmy India, 2nd Flr, Landmark Bldg, Pali Naka, Bandra West.
(This building houses several offices such as Pixion Studios, Gold’s Gym, HDFC, etc – all of which can serve as “landmarks” while asking for directions!)
DATES: TUESDAYS, 11th Aug – 6th Oct (Gallery Visit on SUNDAY, 11th Oct)
TIMINGS: 7 – 9 pm
COURSE FEE: Rs. 4500/- for all sessions incl gallery visit
FOR REGISTRATION CONTACT
PRIYA – 9892210539
AKSHAT – 9833012484
Cheques may be drawn in favour of ‘Pomegranate Eduworkshop Pvt. Ltd.’ and couriered/ delivered to the following address: (In case of cash payments the timings are 11 am – 4 pm, Monday – Saturday)
The Pomegranate Workshop
No 14, Second Floor (Above WHP Showroom)
Shantaram Nivas
Gokhale Road (North)
Near Portuguese Church
Dadar West – 400 028
Know Your Art is a workshop series conducted once a week over a period of ten weeks beginning 11th Aug (Tuesday) and ending October 11 (Sunday), 2009 (All sessions on Tuesdays 7pm-9pm, except final session). This is a foundation level course designed for anyone who wants to extend their appreciation of the visual arts. The aim of the course is twofold - to arrive at a better understanding of art through an examination of Western art and to sensitize us to the value of art in contemporary culture.
Our SPECIAL FEATURES include an extensive slide show in each session, which encapsulates a large body of work of the period under discussion, briefing notes in advance of the session and detailed painting lists and datesheets to enable further reference on the works discussed. In addition, the course concludes with a visit to a local gallery.
Through this short program we offer you the opportunity to develop a visual and historical framework so that you may understand, interpret and develop an 'eye' for art. Important pieces of art will be studied and discussed through easy to understand approaches such as colour, composition, light & shadow, common themes etc. The starting point of the workshop series would be the Renaissance Period and major art movements such as Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art etc will be delved into, to get a broad understanding of the development and influence of Western Art.
ARTISTS COVERED include great masters such Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Van Gogh, Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Renoir, Mark Rothko, Wassily Kandinsky among others. In an effort to analyse how the painter, sculptor or architect uses art elements and materials as a means of expression and communication, the workshops will look at different styles, mediums, genres and techniques.
The program will explore and address questions such as: How do you look at a work of art? What was the artist trying to express? How do we reconcile “Artist’s Intent” vis-a-vis our personal response to a piece of art? What makes an artwork? How do we know what we like? These slide illustrated workshops will move away from a conventional lecture format and instead take on a 'Show and Tell' approach. It will encourage a questioning attitude, individual interpretation and even hot debate – after all, art is subjective and we all have a right to form our own opinion and a right to choose art that we enjoy.
THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ALL: the discerning connoisseur, the non artist, the lay person looking to develop their knowledge and understanding of art - so that just "looking" at art takes on a whole new meaning. In the end it's not just about understanding art alone but experiencing it, sensing its hidden meanings and discovering a love for it.
Registrations strictly on first come first served basis
About Madhumita Srivastava
Madhumita has a Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan which she followed up with a Masters in Fine Art (Design and Technology) from the Parsons School of Design, New York, with a specialization in broadcast design and motion graphics.
She has been a visual designer for video, web and print media projects in India and the U.S. Madhumita's work spans a variety of assignments from art and set design for television shows to graphic design and video editing for "Metropolis as Metaphor", an exhibition in New York city, to creating and designing animated graphics for interactive digital media.
She has been teaching graphic design and digital video for undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. Madhumita has been heading the Masters of Architecture program at Rachana Sansad Academy, Mumbai, and is also part of their Bachelors' program faculty where she introduces her students to new media in design and architecture.
COURSE DETAILS
VENUE: Christine Valmy India, 2nd Flr, Landmark Bldg, Pali Naka, Bandra West.
(This building houses several offices such as Pixion Studios, Gold’s Gym, HDFC, etc – all of which can serve as “landmarks” while asking for directions!)
DATES: TUESDAYS, 11th Aug – 6th Oct (Gallery Visit on SUNDAY, 11th Oct)
TIMINGS: 7 – 9 pm
COURSE FEE: Rs. 4500/- for all sessions incl gallery visit
FOR REGISTRATION CONTACT
PRIYA – 9892210539
AKSHAT – 9833012484
Cheques may be drawn in favour of ‘Pomegranate Eduworkshop Pvt. Ltd.’ and couriered/ delivered to the following address: (In case of cash payments the timings are 11 am – 4 pm, Monday – Saturday)
The Pomegranate Workshop
No 14, Second Floor (Above WHP Showroom)
Shantaram Nivas
Gokhale Road (North)
Near Portuguese Church
Dadar West – 400 028
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