Mon, Nov 04
|PaintSpace NOLA
Waitlist | Beyond the Medium | Jason Hackenwerth
$1250 | Waitlist Only Move your work beyond the status quo in this five-day workshop led by renowned artist Jason Hackenwerth. Push past your thoughts, explore modes of bold mark-making, consider the use of words as figures or forms for seducing the audience, develop courage and...
Dates & Location
Nov 04, 2024, 10:00 AM – Nov 08, 2024, 4:00 PM
PaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA
Workshop Description
Instructor: Jason Hackenwerth (View Bio)
Level: All
Class Size: 10
Portfolio Review Required: No
Daily Lunches Included: Yes
Workshop Description
In this workshop, we will:
- Focus on preparation, process, and pushing past thought
- Explore modes of bold mark-making that lend to immediacy and intensity
- Consider the use of words as figures or forms for seducing the audience
- Employ layering to generate unpredictable metaphor and allegory
- Use wiping and rubbing to explore vulnerability and reveal hidden beauty and strength
Workshop Goals
- Develop courage, and confidence in yourself, your practice and your mark-making
- Make distinctive work that stands out and grabs the audience
- Move your work beyond the status-quo
The act of painting is more than a desire to make an interesting picture. In fact, that barely scratches the surface. Firstly, it is a way of exploring the notion of creation, a way of knowing God and thus oneself. Secondly, it is a dialogue with the human instinct to communicate. It is a continuation of the first marks made by primates and early humans who scraped lines in dirt, sand and on cave walls. And perhaps, most importantly, it is a way of allowing the unconscious impulse to manifest poetic expressions of the human experience to be recognized by others who are on this journey.