Course Title: Research and experiment with techniques to produce paintings
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: VART5990C
Course Title: Research and experiment with techniques to produce paintings
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5234 - Diploma of Visual Art
Course Contact : Ninna Cikoja
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email:TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Julia Powles julia.powles@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
It is highly recommended that this unit be assessed in conjunction with:
- CUVCOR04B Originate concept for own and conduct critical discourse
- CUVCOR09B Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept
- CUVCOR13B Research and critically analyse history and theory to inform artistic practice.
Depending on the context, combined assessment and/or training with a range of other units would also be
appropriate, e.g.:
- CUVCRS14B Prepare, store and maintain finished work
- CUVCRS08B Document the work progress.
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to research and experiment with various techniques and media for the realisation of paintings. It outlines the way paintings are produced through the use of experimentation and ongoing refinement. It is a specialisation unit and refers to a specific art form. This work would usually be carried out independently, although guidance would be available if required.
You will be involved in an ongoing investigation of what painting might be. This will build on technical and conceptual knowledge already gained in the first year of the painting courses. Understanding that paint is an expressive medium capable of communicating conceptual and theoretical ideas will underpin the learning in this course.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVVSP36B Research and experiment with techniques to produce paintings |
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.
- 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.
By undertaking this course you will develop:
- An informed folio, based around painting practice, which clearly demonstrates appropriate use of materials and techniques well beyond the level established in Year 1painting
- Sources which clearly demonstrate the development, and establishment of, personal philosophical paths. This should be apparent in all major works, research materials, exploratory works and journals
- An awareness of particular cultural contexts within the work, based on documented evidence of research processes
- Idea streams and an understanding of the relationship these have to invention and improvisation.
Details of Learning Activities
Students will undertake a series of advanced painting workshops and form a Project document, which will lead their independent investigation into painting. This Project Document must reflect an informed and reflective understanding of their own work and will underpin the body of thematically connected paintings they will produce.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1: Orientation. Move into studio. Students are allocated studio spaces and bring in personal belongings in order to commence working.
Week 2: Introduction to Second Year painting. Year 2 painting is outlined. Assessment criteria, assignments and projects are set and explained in detail. Students are introduced to the concept of setting up a studio and studio practice is explained.
Week 3: Workshop 1. Tutorials. Students form their own independent painting project proposal document with consultation from staff.
Week 4: Painting theory class. Tutorials. Students form their own independent painting project proposal document with consultation from staff.
Week 5: Workshop 2. Tutorials. Students form their own independent painting project proposal document with consultation from staff.
Week 6: Painting theory class. Tutorials. Students form their own independent painting project proposal document with consultation from staff.
Week 7: Workshop 3. Tutorials. Students form their own independent painting project proposal document with consultation from staff.
Week 8: Painting theory class. Tutorials. Painting project Proposal Document is submitted.
Week 9: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 10: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 11: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 12: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 13: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 14: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 15: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 16: Tutorials. Students conduct research and work independently in their studio spaces. Students receive individual and group tutorial support for their independent painting project.
Week 17 -18: Assessment
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Vitamin P: New Perspectives in Painting
Phaidon Press (September 14, 2004
Godfrey, T. Painting Today
Phaidon Press 2009
Nickas, B. Painting Abstraction: New Elements In Abstract Painting
Phaidon Press 2009
Holzwarth, H.W. 100 Contemporary Artists
TASCHEN 2009
Janson’s A Short History of Art: Eighth Edition
Davies, P., Fox Hofrichter, F., Jacobs, J., Roberts, A., L Simon, D.L.
Prentice Hall Art 2008
Barnet, S. A Short Guide to Writing About Art
Prentice Hall; 9th edition 2009
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
- direct observation of painting in progress, including exploration of and experimentation with techniques
- questioning and discussion about your intentions and the work outcome
- verbal and written reports
- review of portfolios of evidence.
Assessment is conducted by an ‘assessing panel’ which may comprise teaching staff and practitioners, viewing and responding in writing to a folio of works. You are reminded that you must view the assessment guidelines handed out with each project to become informed of specific requirements.
Assessment Tasks
THEORETICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Project Proposal Document. This document will outline the student’s main area of investigation for their semester’s work.
• Students will be required to contribute to the second year painting blog. Uploading an image of a painting by a key historical or contemporary practitioner and writing a 300 word review of that painting will be required by each student once per semester.
FOLIO REQUIREMENTS
Folio presentation – journal, working studies, painting.
A cohesive body of work reflecting / defining the student’s particular areas of interest. The work should be defined by evidence of a thorough investigation into philosophical / conceptual issues
• 1 major body of thematically connected work based on an independently directed project, (6-8 resolved paintings, plus back-up) This body of work must show idea development, involve preparatory sketches, drawings, trailed techniques and be of a conceptually sophisticated level.
• 1 body of work developed through the painting group project. This body of work will include all 15 paintings made throughout the duration of the group project.
• Works from any painting workshops, which have been produced under studio supervision.
• At least one (1) visual arts journal (common to other subjects) containing work relevant to painting.
NB: Projects must reflect consistent interaction with tutors in the studio in order to be considered for assessment. All works must be sighted before assessment.
Assessment Matrix
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