Course Title: Develop artistic practice to produce sculpture

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5234

Course Title: Develop artistic practice to produce sculpture

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 100.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

VART6001

City Campus

TAFE

340T Art

Face-to-Face

VART6013

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

340T Art

Face-to-Face

Course Contact: Ninna Cikoja

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email: TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to develop artistic practice to produce a concept for a large scale or thematically connected sculpture/s through the exploration and application of a range of advanced techniques. Sculpture in this context may be one piece of sculpture or more than one sculptural piece.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VPAU034 Develop and refine artistic practice to produce a concept for large scale or thematically connected

Elements:

Develop and refine conceptual vision for thematically connected sculpture 

Experiment with sculpture techniques and media to inform large scale or thematically connected sculpture 

Learning Outcomes

In this course, you learn through:

1.  In-class activities:

  • lectures
  • teacher directed group activities/projects
  • class exercises to review discussions/lectures
  • peer teaching and class presentations
  • group discussion
  • class exercises to review discussions/lectures
  • studio work.

2. Out-of-class activities include:
  • practical exercises
  • reading articles and excerpts
  • preparing for discussion
  • project work
  • independent research.

You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research and industry guests speak about professional practice.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and skills and might include:

  • Direct observation of sculpture work in progress, including exploration of and experimentation with techniques 
  • Written and/or oral questioning and discussion to assess knowledge and understanding and your intentions and work outcome
  • Completion of an art journal and/or portfolio including personal reflection and feedback from relevant others.

The ability to develop a concept for large scale or thematically connected sculpture/s which:
  • demonstrates a command of advanced techniques and which are consistent with the conceptual vision
  • demonstrates knowledge of materials and tools and how they are used and extended in sculpture
  • demonstrate theoretical and conceptual maturity.