‘Painting With My Students’ – Development of Subject Matter and Refinement of Personal Styles in Selected Paintings among Fine Art Students at Kenyatta University
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Date
2020
Authors
Wango, Kamau
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East African Nature and Science Organization
Abstract
Students of Fine Art at the University level embark on many artistic
undertakings within their semester durations as a requirement of their
programme. In painting, a major objective is the development of a
personal style that occurs over a period of time as each student works
through the respective painting units spread out across the academic
years. As they work through the units, they consolidate and refine their
individual styles in readiness to begin their artistic careers in earnest, as
well as enhancing their individual growth. This means that they spend a
significant amount of time refining their skills as well as gaining
knowledge. Another objective in painting is to help students delve into
the realm of thematic interpretation in order to acquire the impetus
towards an inquiry into the myriad of pertinent issues in their
environment and life. This enables them to develop a rationalised
personal view that in turn allows them to develop subject matter for the
purpose of self-expression. Students’ work is often viewed as students’
work. This paper posits that this, however, does not necessarily denote
that students, who for the purpose of this paper will be referred to as
student artists, do not already possess the capacity to examine and
interpret themes and extract admirable interpretations and anecdotes of
self-expression. It does not imply that they do not already possess
admirable painting skills even as they endeavour to further develop and
refine these skills and consolidate their individual styles. It does not,
subsequently, imply that what they paint lacks the capacity for
significant inquiry, commentary and sense of self-expression. This paper
delves into selected paintings by student Artists to determine whether
their level of visual execution, construction and composition of subject
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Keywords
Aboutness, Interpretation, Illuminative, Personal Style, Spontaneity, Naturalism
Citation
Wango, K. (2020). ‘Painting with my students’–Development of Subject Matter and Refinement of Personal Styles in Selected Paintings among Fine Art Students at Kenyatta University. East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2(1), 180-206.