Introduction to Abstraction: Flatlands (PAI-0019)

Fall 2025 · PAI 0019 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

Examines design principles as applied to abstract 2D artworks. Learn strategies for generating non-objective imagery using water-based media and collage, culminating in a body of work on paper or canvas. “Speak graphically,” utilizing shape, line, color, arrangement, or scale, as a basis for painting, printmaking, and drawing. Focus on abstraction – in the broadest sense of the word, including textiles, ceramics, drawings, etc. Serves as an excellent entry point into considering meaning and form in contemporary abstraction. Introductory course open to all levels. Non-SMFA students will receive a letter grade.

Course codes: PAI-0019, PAI 0019, PAI0019, PAI-19, PAI 19, PAI19, PAI-0119, PAI 0119, PAI0119, PAI-119, PAI 119, PAI119

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