Walking into Color | Melissa Oresky | Saturday, June 22 | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Adult | All Media | All Levels
Members: $175 | Non-Members: $185
Course ID: 2D2410
*This workshop must meet a minimum number of students by May 18, 2024.
Concept
Invented by author William Burroughs, a Color Walk is an exercise that invites us to move through the world noticing colors that lead from one association to the next, linking movement to visual experience and memory. Many artists have since adapted this activity in a variety of ways, using it to perceive freshly, generate ideas, and spur creativity.
Experience
Over the course of one day, embark on several short walks in different locations. Each has a different direction or task to follow, including documenting, sampling, and compiling our experiences in various media, such as drawing, photography, cut paper collage, and watercolors.
Skill Level
Open to students of all levels working in any drawing or painting media; beginners to advanced. This class would be a great add-on to Looking Close: Experimental Landscape earlier in the week.
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INSTRUCTOR
Melissa Oresky's practice is rooted in painting and collage; primarily creating mixed media works on canvas and paper. She is interested in the landscape and considers it a bridge between painting, lived experience, environmental consciousness, and imagination. Melissa's goal in the classroom is to offer students practical knowledge paired with critical concepts and strategies to help them innovate and expand. When not making work, she is reading sci-fi novels, knitting, and spending time outdoors with her family. Melissa earned her MFA from UI-Chicago and is a Professor at Illinois State University.
