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Want to know how some of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists made abstract paintings? This course offers an in-depth, hands-on look at the materials, techniques, and thinking of seven New York School artists, including Willem de Kooning, Yayoi Kusama, Agnes Martin, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, and Mark Rothko. Through studio demonstrations and gallery walkthroughs, you’ll form a deeper understanding of what a studio practice means and how ideas develop from close looking, and you’ll gain a sensitivity to the physical qualities of paint. Readings and other resources will round out your understanding, providing broader cultural, intellectual, and historical context about the decades after World War II, when these artists were active. The works of art you will explore in this course may also serve as points of departure to make your own abstract paintings. You may choose to participate in the studio exercises, for which you are invited to post images of your own paintings to the discussion boards, or you may choose to complete the course through its quizzes and written assessments only. Learners who wish to participate in the optional studio exercises may need to purchase art supplies. A list of suggested materials is included in the first module. Learning Objectives: Learn about the materials, techniques, and approaches of seven New York School artists who made abstract paintings. Trace the development of each artist’s work and studio practice in relation to broader cultural, intellectual, and historical contexts in the decades after World War II. Hone your visual analysis skills. Use each artist’s works as a point of departure for making your own abstract paintings.

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Rating 4.9 based on 267 ratings
Length 9 weeks
Effort 1-2 hours per week, plus additional time for optional studio exercises
Starts Jul 10 (42 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The Museum of Modern Art via Coursera
Instructors Corey D'Augustine, Alex Roediger
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Language English
Subjects Humanities Art & Design
Tags History Arts And Humanities Music And Art

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Corey D'Augustine is so clear and thorough in the presentation of his vast knowledge.

thank you Corey D'Augustine!

Crystal clear lectures and fantastic demos by Corey D'Augustine.

The course is engaging, simple to follow, and expertly taught by Corey D'Augustine.

Getting to try the techniques too was a lot of fun and gave me an appreciation for how hard it is to make something look so easy.Corey D'Augustine is a great teacher.

Corey D'Augustine was a superb lecturer and coach.

The instructor Corey D'Augustine has an excellent presentation style: clear, concise and to the point.

This course as presented gave me a much deeper appreciation for the historical impact of this movement as well as a greater understanding of techniques employed, thanks to Corey D'Augustine's weekly "In the studio" video sessions.

Corey D'Augustine provides wonderful educational videos that offered insight into these artist's works, their techniques and the materials that they used - I loved it!

Corey D'Augustine is an excellent teacher and the course material is very informative.

Corey D'Augustine and MoMA curators engaged participants, like myself, in a multi-sensory hands-on experience that transformed our nascent perceptions of abstract expressionism into a developed sense of artistic appreciation for the revolutionary approaches Fantastic course, very well planned and great mix of source material through the Career in Eight Artworks sections to the videos explaining painting technique in the studio.

The teacher, Mr. Corey D'Augustine, was wonderful; however the intellectual level of the assignments was quite low, and their was basically no feedback.

I really enjoyed the demonstrations and explanations of the artists' methods by Corey D'Augustine.

Instructor Corey D'Augustine is fantastic.

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highly recommend

I would highly recommend it to any artist interested in Abstraction.

It was a great experience that I highly recommend Very satisfied with the course.

I would definitely enrol and highly recommend them.

Highly recommended for students of all ages & abilities.

I highly recommend it.

Highly recommend to anyone interested in learning about techniques and concepts of well known abstract artists from 20th c. I felt that I learned so much on this course.

Highly recommended!

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I highly recommend this course to those artists wanting to enhance their works, and also to those on the critical / commercial side of the art world seeking to deepen their understanding of the AbEx movement and become more informed about different painting processes in general.

Highly recommend.

If you are interested in American modern art, I highly recommend taking this course.

If you are looking for increased art appreciation or some inspiration in the studio, I would highly recommend this course!

Would highly recommend this course!

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abstract painting

i have wanted to do abstract painting for years but have been afraid to try it.

It has completely changed by view of abstract paintings from 'a child could have done this' to a deep appreciation of the skilled approach and the artist's very deep knowledge and understanding of their chosen medium.

I did not know a lot about Abstract Painting, but I loved the courses of MoMA and decided to do anyways.

More you have a critics presentation of the most interesting abstract paintings of the century.

Superb introduction to postwar abstract painting - a must for any person seeking to understand the historical context and techniques used to create the masterpieces from this period.

Higly rec I will admit that I am not a fan of abstract painting and that was one of the reasons I enrolled upon this course.

I loved learning not only the history of Postwar Abstract Painting, and an appreciation of the art works, but also the techniques used by many of the artists.

Excellent course which taught me how to appreciate abstract paintings.

A comprehensive and fascinating investigation of Postwar Abstract Painting.

A five-start effort by the whole MoMA team, I highly recommend In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting.

HB Barry Strasbourg-Thompson BFA This course gave me a new outlook on abstract painting.

The "In the Studio" videos with Corey d'Augustine were illuminating and it was great fun to create my own abstract paintings.

I perused the course "In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting" but was unsure how much I would learn.

Great for artists or anyone looking to appreciate abstract painting more This was a fantastic course.

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abstract expressionist

I know it is difficult to include all the wonderful Abstract Expressionist artists, but my feeling is that it is worth increasing the length of the course to cater for these two artists.

Alternatively, offer another Abstract Expressionist course - so have Part I (the current course) and Part II which follows on from Part I.

It gives the learner a new perspective in appreciating abstract expressionist paintngs.

I have very much enjoyed this course, and I have learned a lot about abstract expressionists.

A great course- a wonderful look at some of the great Abstract Expressionists of 1950's, and a more in depth look at how they actually painted than you'll get in most art history courses.

Many thanks to Corey D'Augustine who's straight-forward, easy-going style of teaching helped us not be afraid of trying products never used before, in my case oil paints and all the mediums that go with them, and trying methods of famous Abstract Expressionist artists.

The quiz at the end of each module help to reinforce the lessons learned for that module.In the end, I found that I could paint paintings in the style of the postwar abstract expressionists - something I never thought possible.

I have always loved the NY abstract expressionists therefore this course gave me the opportunity to learn and appreciate these painters in so much more detail.

I also learned about some of the prominent painters, techniques and materials of the Abstract Expressionist movement.

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learnt a lot

Great experience, I learnt a lot about artists, techniques, composition and more.

I feel I've learnt a lot.

I've learnt a lot about Abstract Expressionism, but also about visual analysis and work appreciation.

I learnt a lot on the technical aspects of many artists I already knew about, discovered early artworks I had not seen before and also got to spend more time on artists like Ad Reinhardt I knew little about.

I have learnt a lot.

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names mentions but are not printed on the lscreen me gusta mucho este curso lastima que no posee traduccion al español I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this course, in particular the studio sessions showing the methods used by the featured artists.

This is a fun and informative course, especially if you participate in the studio exercises I thoroughly enjoyed this course!

Thoroughly enjoyed the videos and course content.

The class progresses to increasingly more complicated forms of painting in the style of postwar abstract expressionism.I thoroughly enjoyed how each week progresses through one artist after another with the opportunity to do a painting in the style of that artist.

I have thoroughly enjoyed doing this course.

Thoroughly enjoyed this course!

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new york school

Allows us a greater understanding of the New York School.

Not just informative with regard to the New York School of Abstract Expressionists, this course is replete with lots of studio fun!

me ayudaron mucho I am fond of the New York School poets so I really enjoyed learning about these postwar New York artists who were working at the same time.

I now have a deep appreciation of the New York School approach, the intriguing artists featured in this course and their intense philosophies.

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used by

I loved in particular the videos demonstrating the techniques used by each artist.

Techniques and materials used by each artist is well explained and demonstrated.

A fantastic way to discover and learn the techniques used by the artists.

My only suggestion is: maibe will be nice to go more deeply in the materials used by the artists (not the supposed one) , with link to papers, scientific investigation, conservation treatment report and other useful information about on what is the actual knowledge on the painting materials and tecnique used by the painters of newyork school.

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ever taken

Best class I have ever taken.

This is the best art class I have ever taken.

One of the best art courses I have ever taken in or out of art school.

One of the best MOOCs on arts I've ever taken!

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studio exercises

Worth doing all the studio exercises to make the most of the course.

I looked forward to learning through video, reading, my own research and in the studio exercises.

The demos are great, and never give you the feeling that you cannot do such a thing (but if you do the studio exercises, you'll discover that it's not that easy...).

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Rating 4.9 based on 267 ratings
Length 9 weeks
Effort 1-2 hours per week, plus additional time for optional studio exercises
Starts Jul 10 (42 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The Museum of Modern Art via Coursera
Instructors Corey D'Augustine, Alex Roediger
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Humanities Art & Design
Tags History Arts And Humanities Music And Art

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