Colour Theory and History of Painting (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to observe colours, shapes, composition and perspective. Student is able to recognize various colour systems and can use them. Students have a basic knowledge and understanding of some of the key historical periods and critical developments that inform contemporary painting practice and theory. Student is able to collaborate in an international student team.

Content (course unit)

Colour systems, theory, analysis, practical work

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basics of the subject.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment scale

0-5

Content scheduling

COLOUR THEORY AND HISTORY OF PAINTING - IM00DT60-3002 (spring 2021)

History of Painting section by Jyrki Siukonen on Mondays 25.1. – 22.2.2021 at 13 - 16 in classroom 20061 (separate content of the section will be presented in start of the section by Jyrki Siukonen)


Colour Theory section in ZOOM

https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=15664

All lectures will be available in Moodle and all assignment will be returned to Moodle by deadline.

IMPORTANT: In any Colour Theory course painting assignments do not use borderlines! Connect different colours to each other straight or smoothly with gradient.

Start of the minor in Kick Off on Monday 11.11.2021 at 12 in Zoom (Timo Kivikangas will send a link)



Thursday 21.1. at 10.15 – 15 in Zoom (Haapio will send a link)

 Start of the colour theory part in the course: content, timetable, evaluation
 Lecture 1: Reproduction of Painting
 Assignment 1: Do a repro photo on your drawing
 Feedback at 14.30 in Zoom



1st INTENSIVE WEEK (week 7.)


Day 1 at 10 in Zoom (TUE 16.2. at 10 – 15)

 Lecture 2: What is a Colour (teacher present a content of PDF-file)
 Assignment 2 and 3
 Feedback at 14 in Zoom

Assignment 2: Photograph with your mobile phone´s camera some small object. Use some strong colour in background. Don´t edit the file at all, upload it straight to Moodle.

Assignment 3: Paint the same subject with gouache to the A3-paper. Try to get colours in your image as much same as in the original object. At the same time try to express how you feel the object. Leave a background in the image quite neutral or white. Totally monochrome images are not allowed now. Pure black or white colours are not allowed either.







Day 2 at 10 in Zoom (WED 17.2. at 10 – 15)

 Lecture 3: Colour Theories and Systems (teacher present a content of PDF-file)
 Assignment 4 and 5
 Feedback at 14 in Zoom

Assignment 4: Colorize with Photoshop a given Itten´s colour wheel you find from Moodle (teach show how).

Assignment 5: Paint the wheel with gouache to the A3 paper as carefully you can. Try to get similar colours and intervals as in “original”.


Day 3 at 10 in Zoom (THU 18.2. at 10 – 15)

 Lecture 4: Contrasts (teacher present a content of PDF-file)
 Assignment 6
 Feedback at 14 in Zoom

Assignment 6: Copy to A3 paper with thin and weak lines a given images. Paint the image so that you fill in with colours areas between lines. Try to create an illusion of a three-dimensional space using “warm” and “cold” colours.



2nd INTENSIVE WEEK (week 8.)


Day 4 at 10 in Zoom (TUE 23.2. at 10 – 15)

 Lecture 5: Harmony (teacher present a content of PDF-file)
 Assignment 7
 Feedback at 14 in Zoom

Assignment 7: Paint with gouache to the A3 paper harmonic and disharmonic image. So, return two images.


Day 5 at 10 in Zoom (WED 24.2. at 10 – 15)

 Lecture 5: Shortly about Colours as Symbols (teacher present a content of PDF-file)
 Assignment 8
 Assignment 9 (return tomorrow)
 Feedback at 14 in Zoom (for assignment 8)

Assignment 8: Paint with gouache to the A3 paper a symbolic image. Use only abstract forms. Give a title to your image.



Assignment 9: Write a short clarification / statement about what kind of symbolic meanings colours have to you. Save the text file to Moodle implementation of the course.


Abstract art uses a visual language of shape, form, colour and line to create a composition, which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. A viewer does not recognize any real object of the real world.

Abstract ≈ non-figurative art ≈ non-objective art ≈ and non-representational art.


Day 6 at 10 in Zoom (THU 25.2. at 10 – 15)

 Finalizing the colour theory section of the course
 Assignment 10: Perfect abstract artwork
 Feedback at 14 in Zoom

Assignment 10: Paint with gouache to the A3 paper perfect abstract art work where you take into account all you have learned in this course (and known before). Think about for example what kind of symbolic meaning colours have, how to create an illumination of a three dimensional or flat space and how to create a tense or calm mood to the image. Make your own interpretation of the subject (two options).

Subjects are:

Misty Ardour (Sumuinen kiihko)

OR

Immense Calmness (Suunnaton tyyneys)