Course Title: Develop artistic practice to produce sculpture

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5238

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 artistic practice to produce sculpture

Elements:

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

2 Develop and refine conceptual vision for 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.