Acquisition of the fundamental notions on the executive techniques of works of art, from antiquity to the contemporary: fresco and dry painting, mosaics, painting on canvas, painting on wood, wooden sculpture, stone sculpture and bronze sculpture
teacher profile teaching materials
1- Painting: nature of the supports, preparation of the supports, the pictorial film; colors and binders
2- Metal artifacts: the nature of metals and metal alloys, techniques for making artifacts and sculptures, surface decorations;
3- Artifacts in organic materials; artifacts in glassy materials.
- Course notes (downloadable in pdf, at the end of the course, in the teaching forum)
- "Technique" item, Universal Encyclopedia of Art, (downloadable in pdf in the teaching forum)
Programme
Three section teaching.1- Painting: nature of the supports, preparation of the supports, the pictorial film; colors and binders
2- Metal artifacts: the nature of metals and metal alloys, techniques for making artifacts and sculptures, surface decorations;
3- Artifacts in organic materials; artifacts in glassy materials.
Core Documentation
Texts adopted:- Course notes (downloadable in pdf, at the end of the course, in the teaching forum)
- "Technique" item, Universal Encyclopedia of Art, (downloadable in pdf in the teaching forum)
Type of delivery of the course
Powerpoint projections and short videos which will be followed by a comment. If possible from the epidemic situation one or two guided tours will be held.Type of evaluation
The exam includes the comment of several photos of works of art which must be described and analyzed: the materials and the technique.