ARTS 2316 Painting at Mountain View College with Professor Cristina Medina

1. Final Painting Project
Found object painting with added
texture

2. Types of Texture
• P. 166-181, Art Fundamentals, Theory and
Practice.

3. Actual Texture: real thing, surface that
can be experienced through the sense
of touch. It is not an illusion.

4. Simulated Texture: looks “real”, but is
not, convincing copy of surface texture

5. Abstract Texture:
derived from the
appearance of an
actual surface but
rearranged and/or
simplified by the
artist

6. Invented Texture: imaginative texture,
no source, decorative

7. Three Dimensional Applications of
Texture
• ASSEMBLAGE: grouping actual items in a
display. The items can be “found” or specially
created.
• In Situ: natural position or in middle of room,
instead of on wall.
*Also can incorporate onto a flat surface or use
3D item to paint on.

8. Found Object
• “Readymade”

9. An object manufactured for some other
purpose, presented by an artist as a work of
art. Between 1914 and 1921, Marcel Duchamp
(French, 1887-1968), who originated this
concept, selected and signed, among others, a
snow shovel, a comb, and a urinal. He
occasionally altered readymades (sometimes
called assisted readymades) — the most
famous of which was a cheap reproduction of
Mona Lisa on which Duchamp drew a
mustache.

13. Your Assignment
• Using one or more found objects, either flat or
3 dimensional, create an original painting.
• Objects can be incorporated how you wish.
• Paint directly on the object/found surface, or
attach objects, or assemble parts of objects,
or paint on canvas and attach objects over
paint…
• YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 LAYERS

14. Matt Small’s work has strong urban roots.
Painting directly onto found objects bringing
physical elements of the city directly into his
work. The people he paints are filmed
anonymously on the streets of London. In this
way, Matthew focuses on creating portrait
painting at its best, when the identity of the
sitter is of lesser importance than the power
and insight of the piece.

15. Acrylic,
collage Xerox on
Floppy Disk

16. "Gel Caps and Amniotic Sacs" - 27" x 14",
acrylic paint, collage and tissue paper on
canvas.

17. Pack Rat Painting by James Douglas Draper

18. Re-Purposed Kitties Painting
Sculpture by Samuel Schimek

19. Dan Caven

22. Mixed Media On Salvaged Door,
With Antique Anchor Padlock

23. chriszahner.wordpress.com/.../06/word-to-mother/

25. Margaret Kilgallen / Redcat
L.A.

30. barry mcgee
untitled
2007
4" x 8.5"
paint on glass bottle

31. Using trash to paint on is kind of a fun idea for
found object art, especially when it is nice and
funky street art. Rik Catlow (top pic) has a bit
of a how to for the smashed can paintings
here. And I love the pink art on smashed spray
paint cans by Buff Monster (bottom pic).

32. Final Requirements
• Art piece/painting
• Artist Statement with Artist Research
• Vocal presentation over research and art piece