Fine Art - Eesti Kunstiakadeemia / Estonian Academy of Arts

1 CP / 1.5 ECTS
II year II semester.
Objective: To study situation, where creation of work of art depends on its location, how room and light
are basis for work of art.
Content: To create work in glass painting technique in given room. Practical realisation is preceded by
making of drafts and their discussion and analysis. Attention also on execution and presentation of drafts.
Method: Individual instruction in practical work, analysis and discussion.
Painting technique and technology A
2 CP / 3 ECTS
II year I and II semester.
Two essential problems of painting are from one side casually formed ideas and concepts and from the
other side non-elaborated use of material. Together they produce aesthetically raw, poorly preserving and
hardly exposable work. The course observes development of technology and methods of painting
technique through centuries and possibility to use those experiences today.
Objective: To introduce importance of the problem and give instructions for the use of right technology
and materials.
Content: The course includes theoretical and practical part.
Theory: overview of art history, various base materials, suitability of idea and material, preparation of
bases for painting, colour and its use. Copy, quote, replica.
Practice: preparation of base - different methods of preparation of traditional and modern base; analysis of
personal creative use of material; selection of base; base frame; treatment of base according to the goal of
painting. Painting of academic portrait (idea, search, sketch, realisation). Painting of copy (various
schemes, use of material, idea search, realisation, goal).
Method: Lecture. Individual instruction with practical work, independent work. Discussion and analysis.
Summer practice 3CP / 4.5 ECTS
In summer after second year
Objective: To provide students with experience in independent creative work, from the development of
idea and collection of material to completion of work.
Content: First half of practice includes studying of task given by the teacher through analysing and search
of solutions, collection of material (painting studies, drawings, photo, video, ready-made items etc.). After
that the collected material is selected and grouped according to the principle of compliance with topic.
Second half of practice includes final creation of work, its analysis and assessment.
Method: Lectures, consultations, discussions. Instruction of practical work and independent work. Analysis
and assessment of result.
Workshop. 1CP / 1.5 ECTS
SPECIALITY SUBJECTS III ACADEMIC YEAR
Abstract painting
6 CP (3+3) / 9 ECTS
III year I semester.
Objective: to give practical experience in non-figurative and abstract art, open wide spectrum of
possibilities and problems of abstract painting and surpass possible barriers of taste and prejudices.
Content: The course is divided into two 5-week cycles. First cycle includes painting of five abstract
paintings proceeding from different principles, using very varying painting rules, e.g. expressive,