Jason Brockert was born in 1971 as a native of Holliston, Massachusetts. His youth was mostly spent exploring the woods behind and around his house accompanied by his dog. He saw his rural town turn suburb in the short span of a decade from 1980-90 and that transformation in part fuels his current paintings. From those woods to the suburbs and after a brief stint at architecture school, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994. During his time at RISD he was a member of the European Honors Program in Rome which was a defining time in his painting career.
Jason returned to Providence in 1997 and still makes his home there where he works as both painter and painting faculty at RISD. He exhibits his work in galleries across New England and is represented in many collections in the US and Europe. His work has been featured at such galleries as the CoSo gallery in Boston, the Wheeler Gallery in Providence, and the Central Gallery in Connecticut, among others. He has been awarded a Rhode Island State council of the art fellowship and has been a summer fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
ILLUS
- 2024-01
PAINTING I: COLOR PERCEPTION AND EXPRESSION
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
PAINTING I: COLOR PERCEPTION AND EXPRESSION
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: F | 8:00 AM - 1:00 PMInstructor(s): Jason BrockertLocation(s): Illustration Studies Building, Room 502Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Closed
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Students will gain an understanding of basic color characteristics and relationships through observational painting and color mixing exercises. Perceptual phenomena of space and light are directly connected with principles of color organization on the palette, color mixing procedures and adjustment of color interaction in compositions according to properties of hue, value and chromatic intensity. The associative properties of color rooted both in the natural world and in cultural precedent are explored in relation to expressive priorities. Students learn the use of the physical properties of the medium, gaining sensitivity to qualities of volume and depth, the textural character of the artwork and the sense of artistic facture. Painterly precedent from the history of art and contemporary practice will be studied for inspiration and technical insight. The primary medium for the course is oil paint, and students will be introduced to the complex layering and manipulations the medium makes possible. Water-based media such as casein or gouache will play a supporting role as vehicles for color studies and exercises in abstract color theory. The semester ends with an extended project allowing the combination of observed and invented elements and emphasizing compositional color adjustment in connection with the artist's expressive priorities.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department.
Major Requirement | BFA Illustration
ILLUS
- 2024-04
PAINTING I: COLOR PERCEPTION AND EXPRESSION
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
PAINTING I: COLOR PERCEPTION AND EXPRESSION
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 11:20 AM - 4:20 PMInstructor(s): Jason BrockertLocation(s): Illustration Studies Building, Room 502Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Closed
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Students will gain an understanding of basic color characteristics and relationships through observational painting and color mixing exercises. Perceptual phenomena of space and light are directly connected with principles of color organization on the palette, color mixing procedures and adjustment of color interaction in compositions according to properties of hue, value and chromatic intensity. The associative properties of color rooted both in the natural world and in cultural precedent are explored in relation to expressive priorities. Students learn the use of the physical properties of the medium, gaining sensitivity to qualities of volume and depth, the textural character of the artwork and the sense of artistic facture. Painterly precedent from the history of art and contemporary practice will be studied for inspiration and technical insight. The primary medium for the course is oil paint, and students will be introduced to the complex layering and manipulations the medium makes possible. Water-based media such as casein or gouache will play a supporting role as vehicles for color studies and exercises in abstract color theory. The semester ends with an extended project allowing the combination of observed and invented elements and emphasizing compositional color adjustment in connection with the artist's expressive priorities.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department.
