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Painting: The Painted Image

Level: Open to students entering grades 11 or 12 or freshman year of college in fall 2013.

Session: II, July 16-August 2, 2013

Days & Time: Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM and 2:00-4:00 PM

Instructor(s): Miguel Cardenas,

Related Courses: Students interested in this course might also be interested in Drawing: Eye and Idea or Critical Focus on the Visual Arts.

"I feel I have definitely grown as a painter in this class and have been exposed to many different individual styles."

- Riley Henderson, 2012

Course Description

Studio arts courses are offered by the Summer Program for High School Students in conjunction with Columbia 's School of the Arts. The drawing and painting courses are taught by instructors from the School of the Arts and are overseen by Professor Gregory Amenoff, Eve and Herman Gelman Chair of Visual Arts at Columbia 's School of the Arts. 

Students explore the various materials of and approaches to painting. They learn the basic principles of color theory, the application of paint to surfaces, and painting from observation. A multi-dimensional approach involves studio work, lectures, and field trips to major museums in New York City. Experimentation is encouraged as students discover their own individual approaches to the magical and mysterious world of painting. Some experience with drawing is recommended, but not required. All materials are provided.

On the last Friday of the course, the Visual Arts faculty mounts an exhibition of entries from participants in the painting, drawing, and photography classes. Faculty and students host an exhibition opening party to which family members, other participants in the High School Program, and the general public are invited.

Instructor(s)

Miguel Cardenas

Miguel Cardenas grew up in Colombia and France. He holds an undergraduate degree in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he participating in the European Honors program in Rome, and a master’s degree in visual arts from Columbia, where he received the Agnes Martin award for excellence in painting. In addition to being a painter, he has worked as a political cartoonist, gallery director, curator, art advisor, and set designer. He has taught several art classes at Columbia and is currently a visiting critic for the undergraduate visual art majors. Miguel has exhibited in Latin America, Europe, and the United States, and his work is in the permanent collection of the Banco de la República museum in Bogotá.

Specific course information, such as hours and instructors, are subject to change at the discretion of the University.