Push Pull Figure Drawing: Theory and Inspiration from Hans Hofmann and Students with Laura Shabott

The Museum School at the Cape Cod Museum of Art presents:

Push Pull Figure Drawing: Theory and Inspiration from Hans Hofmann and Students with Laura Shabott
(5) Saturdays, January 14 – February 11, 2023, from 10:00-3:00 pm
Member $360 / Non-Member $400; includes model fee.

Why is the foundation of modern painting and drawing, this theory of push/pull, so engaging? You will create figure drawings and collages that respond to this natural law of art while searching for your authentic visual language.

Each of the five week workshops begins with a lecture about one of Hofmann’s students: Lee Krasner, Robert De Niro Senior, Jan Müller, Selina Trieff, and others. For the first four Saturdays, there are three and a half hours of guided exercises each week, with a model as our prompt, that give you a profound understanding of how your lines, shapes, and compositions push and pull on a two-dimensional surface.

Everyone will produce enough pieces during the course for a cohesive body of work. On the last day,  February 11th, we will present our work in a PowerPoint presentation in CCMoA’s auditorium.

Students should bring lunch for an included 30-minute lunch break.