The act of creation begins the story of God - "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..." As created, and creative souls, the connection between story and image is central to our journey as human beings. This class will explore the physical and spiritual aspects of creating visual images as acts of worship - and as instruments for education, social justice, and the building of community. We will focus our attention on the applied arts - art in the streets, art outside of the gallery walls and it's impact on our own culture as well as cultures around the world. Art works from a variety of artists and media will be viewed and discussed as a means to inform and challenge our views of what God has gifted us to do as visual artists.
When:
Tuesdays, January 22 - March 25
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Where:
Pacific Northwest College of Art Illustration Studio
(815 NW 13th & Johnson, Portland, OR 97209)
The Illustration Studio has a big red door with the address "815" above it and is across the street from the main PNCA building. Enter through the big red door, and go to "Studio A" at the top of the stairs.
Textbook: None required
Instructor Bio:
A native of California, Martin French graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena where he studied graphic design and illustration. He has operated Martin French Studio, an independent Illustration studio since 1996. His diverse body of work ranges from outdoor murals on the campus of a home for street kids in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to signage and graphics for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, to portraits of Greenday for the Grammy Awards. Martins’ clients are among the top institutions, magazines, and publishers throughout North America and Europe including Apple Computers, Atlantic Monthly, Dreamworks, ESPN, the Joffrey Ballet,
National Geograpic, Rolling Stone, and Time Warner. He has received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators New York and a Bronze Medal from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, along with numerous awards of excellence from the premier juried shows in the United States. Three feature article profile Martins work: Communication Arts 2003, Illustrators Illuminated 2003, and Step by Step Magazine 2000. An educator as well as an artist, Martin has lectured at colleges and universities nation wide and in 1995 helped to establish a BFA Illustration program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, the only one of its kind in the region. He is a professor of Illustration at PNCA and serves as Illustration Chair. Martin French lives and works in Oregon, splitting time between Portland and the high desert plateau of the Cascade Mountains.
Instructor Statement:
I have been engaged with the illustrators art since my days as a young boy browsing the comic book rack at a local grocery store. It was my first art gallery – art in the streets accessible to anyone. It captured my heart and began my artistic journey. My work draws its energy and inspiration from those early impressions – dynamic, symbolic, story-telling images. As an illustrator I use the human form as symbol, creating characters in relationship with the physical world and with creator God seeking to express the dynamic interplay of flesh and Spirit, human and Holy.
Contact information
503.310.9078
studio@martinfrench.com
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