Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Emphasises contemporary conceptual and creative directions available to drawing practitioners. Students are exposed to and challenged by a series of studio and research-based projects which emphasise the limitations and latent opportunities within established drawing habits and conventional practices.
| Objectives | 1. To further promote studio-based understanding of the history and theory of drawing and its cultural context. 2. To creatively explore experimental and non-conventional materials, processes and applications of drawing. 3. To modify, adapt and expand unquestioned dimensions of drawing practice in a contemporary context. 4. To generate discussion and critical analysis of contemporary trends in drawing across a range of cultures and societies. |
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| Content | Emphasis is placed on the development of individual interpretations and adaptations within a framework of projects and studio-based explorations devoted to various aspects of the syllabus: 1. Challenges to established practices and cliches; 2. Definitions, idealisations and principles of contemporary drawing practice. 3. Individual, collaborative, commissioned and site-specific options; 4. Alternative exhibition, presentation and installation formats; 5. Radical possibilities of scale, proportion, dimension and application of materials and methods; 6. Concepts of multi-media investigations; 7. Critical seminars of completed projects; 8. Compilation of appropriate forms of studio practice documentation; 9. Relevant health, safety and ethical considerations. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | n/a | ||||||
| Transition | n/a | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Successful completion of AART1230 and AART1240 (or equivalent). | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning Internal Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Studio
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Studio: for 13 hour(s) per Week for 1 weeks Tutorial: for 26 hour(s) per Week for 1 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for AART3780 |