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Figure Painting — Tradition vs. Contemporary

Name: Figure Painting — Tradition vs. Contemporary
Price: 440.00 EUR

Learn the academic tradition of oil figure painting from the nude model – then take it apart to find your own approach.

Dozent*in

Sofia Zuluaga

Umfang

7 Kurstage · 21 h

Ort

Flachgasse 35-37/4-5, 1150 Wien

Sofia Zuluaga

Worum es geht

Learning to break a rule well requires understanding it first. This course moves through two approaches to oil figure painting: a rigorous engagement with the academic tradition, followed by a structured exploration of how that foundation can be stretched, subverted and made personal. A nude model poses throughout, and every participant receives individual feedback.

The first part is devoted to a single painting, built slowly in layers from first marks to finished surface. Then the pace changes: one new painting per session, each guided by a different theme. You need some painting experience and an interest in working from life; experience with oils, anatomy or a live model is welcome but not required. The course is taught in English, with support in German on request.

Das lernst du

Understand the internal logic of academic oil painting and apply it to the figure
Apply contemporary techniques, materials and conceptual starting points to the figure
Use composition, form, light or color as a deliberate way into a painting
Combine observation from life and learned technique into a personal visual language