Continuing the Art of Play
November 10, 2021

Artist: T.L. Solien

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“I have attempted to invent a personal and idiosyncratic visual language in which consideration of both the history of Abstraction, and the traditions of Figural Painting are of equal and essential concern. I stretch the boundaries of what has been considered viable source material from which to distill human narratives to include exploration into product iconography, vintage illustration, commercial animation and the drawings of children...”
— T.L. Solien

About the artist

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Born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1949, Solien earned a BFA from Moorhead State University, Moorhead Minnesota, and an MFA in Painting and Sculpture from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has enjoyed national recognition as an artist and has received many honors and awards including the Whitney Biennial Exhibition (1983), and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship in Painting (2008). He is currently a Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Solien’s work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions across the country and is included in many public and private collections around the world. Selected Collections include: the Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, NY; Whitney Museum, New York, NY; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art; Madison, WI; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN; Tate Gallery, London; National Gallery of Australia; Singapore Art Museum. via Tory Folliard

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Warm-up

Consider as inspiration T.L.Solien"s abstract, colorful portrait paintings.

We will begin a doodle drawing during class — a free-flowing, spontaneous line drawn on your paper. You will make one continuous line as you fill the paper, not picking your pen or marker up.

Take your line for a walk on your paper.

Finish your piece by finding a face or a figure in your doodle. You may outline with a darker color to emphasize what you see. Color in each part of the doodle with different colors. You may take artistic license by adding features and additional lines if needed.

I will demonstrate this in class before we begin.

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Project

1. You may choose to do a 3-dimensional piece, perhaps based on the very large paper sculptures by Jose Lerma.

2. You may be inspired by the complex, sometimes dark, figurative meets abstract paintings of T.L Solien.

3. Any inspiration from our two artists is welcome.

Abstract Paintings

Figures and Portraits

Figurines

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