Rhythmistic Air Brush Class: Ox Bow / SAIC 2024

 

Samples from Week One 

 

Course Title: "Rhythmistic Airbrush"

Dates: May 26 – June 8

Instructor: Turtel Onli BFA / MAAT

Instructor Email:  Onli@sbcglobal.net

Class location: Painting Studio

Class meets every day from 9:30 – 5PM.

 

Course Description
Taught by an airbrush master and legend of the Chicago-based Wearable Art Movement in the 1970’s, students who enroll in this class have a unique opportunity to enhance their technique with an exciting and versatile tool while considering the radicality of the medium.

 At the heart of the Wearable Art Movement was the rejection of traditional hierarchies that elevated fine art over craft. With this in mind, students will survey the fundamentals, care, and accessories related to the airbrush to create exceptional wearable and 2D artworks. This is a project-based course designed to expand the skills of the beginner and experienced airbrush user. Proper handling, studio safety, and water-based methods will be demonstrated for a more errorless experience. We will glean inspiration from the airbrush greats including Terry Hill, Olivia De Berardinis, H. R. Giger, and Pamela Shanteau and available texts will include The Complete Airbrush Book by Ralph Maurello, The Ultimate Airbrush Handbook by Pamela Shanteau. Assignments will familiarize students with both stencils and a freehand technique to achieve an expressive result. Our most complex project will involve precise registration techniques, with multiple colors and spray patterns to achieve an excellent collection of designed 2D and wearable artworks. T-shirts and other fabric will be provided, but students should also bring their own pieces that they imagine could be involved in their final, wearable, presentation.

General Attendance Policy
Due to the intensive nature of an Ox-Bow course, students are required to attend in full and every day during the session to be granted the credits assigned to their course. Ox-Bow will work with students who miss class, and their faculty to understand their needs and get on a path toward completion. Missing one day of class or arriving tardy more than once will trigger a mediated conversation between student, faculty, and Ox-Bow administration. Failure to correct unexcused absences will make the student eligible for a non-passing grade. 

Absences Due to Illness
To protect Ox-Bow’s close-knit community from all forms of illness, students who have symptoms of illness should not participate in any in-person class or on-campus activity. If the student has not yet arrived at Ox-Bow, they should postpone their arrival date. If any participant tests positive for COVID-19 within 5 days of the first day of class, they will receive a credit to attend a future Ox-Bow class of the same credit type and amount. Proof of test results is required.

 

If the student is already on campus and feeling ill, they should communicate with on-campus Ox-Bow staff (oxbow@ox-bow.org) who will coordinate potential relocation to private accommodations, communicate with their faculty, and, if needed, assist in coordinating a return home plan.

 

For a student needing to miss class due to illness, faculty and Ox-Bow staff will work together to design a plan that catches the student up when they return. They will not be automatically eligible for a non–passing designation for missing more than one day of class, as described in the general attendance policy. In the event that the faculty feels the student has missed too much content and they would be unable to meaningfully participate, or the student leaves campus prior to the completion of the course, the student may receive a non-passing grade.

 

Grading Policy

Ox–Bow adheres to a credit/no credit grading system. Students enrolling in classes for-credit are indicated by the grading basis CR, or Credit, on the Registration Statement and Transcript. Students enrolling in classes for non-credit are indicated by the grading basis AUD, or Audit, on the Registration Statement and Transcript.

 

Accommodations Policy

Ox-Bow is committed to providing students with disabilities equal access to the classroom and other events on campus. Because of the unique nature of learning at Ox-Bow, students are asked to communicate their needs related to living and learning to the Ox-Bow staff when asked during registration so that preparations can be made with the campus team and their faculty. If at any time a student needs to make a confidential accommodation request, they can do so by emailing oxbow@ox-bow.org.

 

Studio Course Related Information and Schedule

The instructor is available to the participating students from 9:30am until 5PM. After Dinner the Teaching Assistant is available from 5PM until 9PM.

We will explore the option of working in the studio in the early morning prior to 9:30am as the interest or need arises.

Each student will receive a prepared set of lesson plans and task-related documents on day one.

There will be a common board display in our studio with related images and resources for enrichment purposes.

Each session will begin with a discussion, and when needed, a demo related to the planned activity of the day. Each day after lunch, before returning to the studio, we will be reviewing for insights and content a selected Air-Brush tutorial video unless otherwise noted.

We will be using tempera paints on Bristol board then transition to using textiles and fabrics using acrylic water-based pigments.  Both tend to be non-toxic.

The studio is well ventilated and masks are an option.

Pease note that wearable art will have to be heat-set for longer lasting effects and garment care.

(Best practices along with a positive respectful participation are expected and appreciated.)

 

Sunday, May 26 – Intro to Course Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Classmates, content, materials, space, set-up processes and special equipment. (Policies, Expectations. Basic use & Care of the Air-brush.)

 

Monday, May 27 – Class starts at 11AM today only. Studio Methods: Line, Values, Shapes & Forms using the Air-Brush.

 

Tuesday, May 28 – More rigor and skill drills related to the use of the air-brush along with selected materials.

 

Wednesday, May 29 – “The Chameleon Project”. Stencil and Free-hand use of the air-brush.

                                   

Thursday, May 30 – “The Homage Project”- Each student will select an air-brush artist offered on the instructor’s blog and create a produce a work of art, using the air-brush as an homage to the selected artist.     

 

Friday, May 31- “Free Style Air-Brush” Each student is encouraged to express themselves using the air-brush.  This is a great time to plan toward our transition to working on fabric and textile in the context of wearable art next week.

 

Saturday, June 1- Free Style Air-Brush continued.  This is a great time to consider producing a work of art of portfolio level value.

 

Sunday, June 2- Planning for wearable art. Designs and treatments drafted and planned for wearable art and on textiles. Practiced using prepared using stencils, masking, and free-hand methods.

 

Monday, June 3- Review of air-brush and materials best practices on various textiles and fabrics. Studios time should focus on planning and starting this project.

 

Tuesday, June 4- Wearable Art Production.

 

Wednesday, June 5- Wearable Art Production.

 

Thursday, June 6- Wearable Art Completion.

 

Friday, June 7- Free Style Air-brush. Followed by our closing Appreciation Process to review the challenges and merits of this course along with appreciating each member’s resulting art work. All of your completed art along with your personally owned supplies must be cleared out of the studio by the end of the day.

The instructor and Teaching Assistant will stay after class time to pack up and clear out the studio.

 

Saturday, June 8 – Depart by 10AM

 

Reading List: In our studio there will be copies of selected out-of-print Air Brush Action magazines and vintage reference books for careful reviewing during studio time. Please do not take them from the studio.

 

 

 LINK For a wearable art fashion show featuring "ONLIWEAR!"

LINK RHYTHMISTIC AIR-BRUSHING At Ox-Bow May 26th until June 8th 2024.

with Turtel Onli

PAINTING 679 001 | 3 credits | $100 Lab Fee

May 26 - June 8, 2024

Taught by an airbrush master and legend of the Chicago-based Wearable Art Movement in the 1970’s, students who enroll in this class have a unique opportunity to enhance their technique with an exciting and versatile tool while considering the radicality of the medium. At the heart of the Wearable Art Movement was the rejection of traditional hierarchies that elevated fine art over craft. With this in mind, students will survey the fundamentals, care, and accessories related to the airbrush to create exceptional wearable and 2D artworks. This is a project based course designed to expand the skills of the beginner and experienced airbrush user. Proper handling, studio safety, and water based methods will be demonstrated for a more errorless experience.

"The Rhythmistic Adinkra-Bambara Madonna": 46"W X 94"H Air-brushed textile pigments and dyed fabrics. Quilted by Patrick Whalen. Trimming by Mimi Hayes, circa 1990 / 2016. This rare Rhythmistic collaboration is currently on exhibit at the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, per its "Parapluie" Group show.

 Onli was a regular wearable-art / set-design artist with the fantastic multi-media fashion shows at the International Limelight Clubs in Chicago, New York & London. The above image is from and actual performance. The below image is of large Rhythmistic Future-Primitif air-brushed panels staged at ONLI STUDIOS prior to the dynamic presentations.

A set of T-Shirts for the outstandingly innovative Pops / classical music string-quartet Four Spiel.

Two images created for "PLAYBOY Magazine".

The scarlet hued Martian-landscape was actually air-brushed by Turtel Onli for this photo-shoot per the Burrel Advertising Company's client "Canadian Misting" campaign. The models are actually standing on the sloping painted back-drop.

Hype from the Art Expo of New York per Onli's entry in its inaugural wearable art show.

Welcome to Rhythmistic Air-Brushing! 

You are gonna luv it!!!

 

"The Rhythmismtic Chameleon" Assignment per my recent elite art students at Ox Bow 2023.

"Introduction To Airbrush": Prof. Turtel Onli, M.A.A.T. One week.

This is the assignment sample.

Assorted works from the Ox Bow class: July 2023

 

 Pater Sato tutorial: "Venus"

Finished sample illustration.

Artist Bio & steps.

Close up of steps:

Maureen Daniel Ellis Tutorial:

Close ups.

H, R. Giger Homage samples.