Workshop starting date TBA
Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm (there will be a model during 11:30 am to 1:30 pm)
Course Objectives:
To address students’ skill levels and aspirations.
To develop an understanding of a basic visual vocabulary.
To explore traditional and non-traditional drawing materials.
To develop observational drawing techniques.
To consider conceptual strategies of contemporary drawing.
Class Structure:
An intense, three-hour-per-week class with a focus on perception — to develop what you see, and to better understand the process of translating that vision with understanding to a flat surface — examines drawing as an interpretive and expressive tool. Sessions include demonstrations, drawing books presentation, drawing assignments from objects, environments, the figure, and imagined and found sources. Terminologies such as mass, weight, gesture, structure, line, contour, cross contour, volume, picture plane, are all explained and examined in the context of the classes.
Learning Outcomes:
Students should develop the following: a critical awareness of their drawing in the context of contemporary practices.
A willingness to explore a diverse range of materials and content.
Competencies in visualization, representation and abstraction; and a visual vocabulary that applies to all studio experiences.
Cost: $100 + $20 (model fee)
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Instructor: De Li
EDUCATION:
2008 Master of Ceramic Art University of Wolverhampton, UK
1988 Bachelor of Ceramic Art and Industrial Design Tsinghua University, China
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
-Teach Traditional Chinese Painting, Ceramic Art, and Drawing at Luc Sculpture School and Studios
-Teach at Chinese Youth Centre, Toronto (students between 4 to15 years old)
-2010 teacher assistant for volunteering at William Burgess School, East York Toronto
-2008-2009 Volunteer at Wuzhou Special School for the Learning Disable, Wuzhou, China
-2006-2009 taught Art History, Painting, Interior Design, Direct and Indirect methods of Mosaic at the University of Wuzhou, China
-1995-1998 taught at the Shenzhen Yuanping Special Education School for the Autistic and Learning Disable, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
-1988-1995 taught Traditional Chinese Painting, Watercolor, Drawing, and Ceramic Art at the University of Hunan, China
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Toronto, UK, Banff BC, Shenzhen, Guangdong, and Wuzhou, Guangxi in China