Tue September 18, 2018
Fall 2018 – Critical Symbology: Interdisciplinary Critique Seminar
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CRITICAL SYMBOLOGY: INTERDISCIPLINARY CRITIQUE SEMINAR
Eric Carson
6 sessions >> Tuesdays, September 18–October 236:30–9:30pm, Studio 21, $295
No prerequisite.
The power and proliferation of images has never been greater. Though often lamented, this torrent of images is immensely generative for artists. This class explores the way images and symbols are created and disseminated. We will survey art history, science, and advertising for strategies to organize all these images in our favor. We will create mandalas that contain contemporary objects, We will make Byzantine style icons of our own saints. We will bend famous or infamous logos to our agendas, We will fill beautiful compositions with contradictory symbols until they surrender their hold on us. Exercises in painting, drawing, and digital art will lay the foundation for an open ended final project that engages the torrent of images as a form in itself. Overall this class will sharpen our awareness of the power symbol and image carry, and empower us to use them critically rather than be swept away by them.
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Eric Carson uses drawing and painting to harness the torrent of images generated by contemporary culture.
Eric earned his BFA in Ellensburg, WA where he fell in love with his partner and collaborator, Kristin Shiplet.
His nationally exhibited cosmographs infuse ancient foundations with contemporary iconography. After
completing his MFA at SFAI in 2017, Eric currently lives and works in San Francisco.
https://www.ericcarson.com
PLEASE NOTE: Public Education courses are held contingent on a minimum enrollment, which is determined two business days prior to a class start date. Public Education Staff will contact you ONLY if there is a course cancellation or change.
FAQs
What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class?Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started making right away. Materials lists are available approximately two weeks prior to the course start date. Visit the SFAI website here, click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff.What are my transport/parking options getting to San Francisco Art Institute?All classes, unless otherwise noted, meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website.
SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9 pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7 pm.SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, #45 Union, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus.Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Call us at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail: [email protected]
What is the refund policy?Refund requests must be made in writing to [email protected].
For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
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Eric Carson
6 sessions >> Tuesdays, September 18–October 236:30–9:30pm, Studio 21, $295
No prerequisite.
The power and proliferation of images has never been greater. Though often lamented, this torrent of images is immensely generative for artists. This class explores the way images and symbols are created and disseminated. We will survey art history, science, and advertising for strategies to organize all these images in our favor. We will create mandalas that contain contemporary objects, We will make Byzantine style icons of our own saints. We will bend famous or infamous logos to our agendas, We will fill beautiful compositions with contradictory symbols until they surrender their hold on us. Exercises in painting, drawing, and digital art will lay the foundation for an open ended final project that engages the torrent of images as a form in itself. Overall this class will sharpen our awareness of the power symbol and image carry, and empower us to use them critically rather than be swept away by them.
____
Eric Carson uses drawing and painting to harness the torrent of images generated by contemporary culture.
Eric earned his BFA in Ellensburg, WA where he fell in love with his partner and collaborator, Kristin Shiplet.
His nationally exhibited cosmographs infuse ancient foundations with contemporary iconography. After
completing his MFA at SFAI in 2017, Eric currently lives and works in San Francisco.
https://www.ericcarson.com
PLEASE NOTE: Public Education courses are held contingent on a minimum enrollment, which is determined two business days prior to a class start date. Public Education Staff will contact you ONLY if there is a course cancellation or change.
FAQs
What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class?Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started making right away. Materials lists are available approximately two weeks prior to the course start date. Visit the SFAI website here, click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff.What are my transport/parking options getting to San Francisco Art Institute?All classes, unless otherwise noted, meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website.
SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9 pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7 pm.SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, #45 Union, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus.Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Call us at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail: [email protected]
What is the refund policy?Refund requests must be made in writing to [email protected].
For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
CRITICAL SYMBOLOGY: INTERDISCIPLINARY CRITIQUE SEMINAR
Eric Carson
6 sessions >> Tuesdays, September 18–October 236:30–9:30pm, Studio 21, $295
No prerequisite.
The power and proliferation of images has never been greater. Though often lamented, this torrent of images is immensely generative for artists. This class explores the way images and symbols are created and disseminated. We will survey art history, science, and advertising for strategies to organize all these images in our favor. We will create mandalas that contain contemporary objects, We will make Byzantine style icons of our own saints. We will bend famous or infamous logos to our agendas, We will fill beautiful compositions with contradictory symbols until they surrender their hold on us. Exercises in painting, drawing, and digital art will lay the foundation for an open ended final project that engages the torrent of images as a form in itself. Overall this class will sharpen our awareness of the power symbol and image carry, and empower us to use them critically rather than be swept away by them.
____
Eric Carson uses drawing and painting to harness the torrent of images generated by contemporary culture.
Eric earned his BFA in Ellensburg, WA where he fell in love with his partner and collaborator, Kristin Shiplet.
His nationally exhibited cosmographs infuse ancient foundations with contemporary iconography. After
completing his MFA at SFAI in 2017, Eric currently lives and works in San Francisco.
https://www.ericcarson.com
PLEASE NOTE: Public Education courses are held contingent on a minimum enrollment, which is determined two business days prior to a class start date. Public Education Staff will contact you ONLY if there is a course cancellation or change.
FAQs
What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class?Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started making right away. Materials lists are available approximately two weeks prior to the course start date. Visit the SFAI website here, click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff.What are my transport/parking options getting to San Francisco Art Institute?All classes, unless otherwise noted, meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website.
SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9 pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7 pm.SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, #45 Union, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus.Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Call us at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail: [email protected]
What is the refund policy?Refund requests must be made in writing to [email protected].
For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
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Eric Carson
6 sessions >> Tuesdays, September 18–October 236:30–9:30pm, Studio 21, $295
No prerequisite.
The power and proliferation of images has never been greater. Though often lamented, this torrent of images is immensely generative for artists. This class explores the way images and symbols are created and disseminated. We will survey art history, science, and advertising for strategies to organize all these images in our favor. We will create mandalas that contain contemporary objects, We will make Byzantine style icons of our own saints. We will bend famous or infamous logos to our agendas, We will fill beautiful compositions with contradictory symbols until they surrender their hold on us. Exercises in painting, drawing, and digital art will lay the foundation for an open ended final project that engages the torrent of images as a form in itself. Overall this class will sharpen our awareness of the power symbol and image carry, and empower us to use them critically rather than be swept away by them.
____
Eric Carson uses drawing and painting to harness the torrent of images generated by contemporary culture.
Eric earned his BFA in Ellensburg, WA where he fell in love with his partner and collaborator, Kristin Shiplet.
His nationally exhibited cosmographs infuse ancient foundations with contemporary iconography. After
completing his MFA at SFAI in 2017, Eric currently lives and works in San Francisco.
https://www.ericcarson.com
PLEASE NOTE: Public Education courses are held contingent on a minimum enrollment, which is determined two business days prior to a class start date. Public Education Staff will contact you ONLY if there is a course cancellation or change.
FAQs
What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class?Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started making right away. Materials lists are available approximately two weeks prior to the course start date. Visit the SFAI website here, click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff.What are my transport/parking options getting to San Francisco Art Institute?All classes, unless otherwise noted, meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website.
SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9 pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7 pm.SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, #45 Union, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus.Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Call us at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail: [email protected]
What is the refund policy?Refund requests must be made in writing to [email protected].
For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
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800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
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