AART1920

Visual Arts Theory

Faculty of Education and Arts School of Creative Arts

10 Units 1000 Level Course

Available in 2012

Callaghan Campus	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Fine Art.

Supports and expands students introductory knowledge of Art History/Theory with an emphasis on the NSW secondary school curriculum. Students will develop the ability to apply interpretive theories to art objects and develop the skill to critically write about works of art and their historical contexturalisation.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students will:
1. acquire an appreciation for the diversity and
function of all forms of visual imagery in
social and cultural context with application
to the Visual Art syllabuses.
2. Gain skills in research methodology related
to the visual arts.
3. Develop the ability to both critically
evaluate a given work of art, within its
cultural context
4. Attain skills that will enable them to
express informed analysis of artworks in
written form.

Content

. Methodology of art history and selected
theories of art and visual analysis.
. Core focus on the western tradition of visual
culture.
. Critical interpretation of art work in
cultural and historical context within a
framework of visual art study areas of art
history,art criticism and aesthetics.

Transition

N/A

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

AART1210 Modernism

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Examination: Class

30% Written Slide test (one hour in length)- end of semester

Essays / Written Assignments

10% Library Bibliography Exercise - early semester