MODERN CONTEMPORARY FOLK(Art)
Exploring the intersection of traditional folk art and contemporary visual storytelling in this hand-on class. Drawing inspirations from folklore, cultural motifs, textile block printing patterns and traditional painting techniques, participants will earn to reinterpret familiar imagery through a modern lens. Through an exploration of geometric shapes, organic forms, bold colors and decorative patterns, participants will develop the own visual language.
The class will focus on simplifying complex imagery, creating motifs and building compositions that balance traditional aesthetics with personal expression. Encouraging experimentation and creative freedom, this class invites participants to explore their influences, memories and imagination to create a unique contemporary folk inspired work.
Required Supplies
2. Watercolor and gouache medium.
3. Fine brushes, various sizes and for fine lines - 1 and below sizes.
3. Other stationeries - Pencil, eraser, paint water container, paper towel or a piece of cotton rag for cleaning brushes, ruler and devices that help in simple geometric constructions etc.
Suneeva Saldanha
The repetitiveness of geometric yet organic imagery exploring personal and social understanding of existence. The dreamy scapes of surrealism and the techniques of traditional miniature...