Course Title: Research and experiment with techniques to produce sculpture
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: VART6000C
Course Title: Research and experiment with techniques to produce sculpture
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
Loretta Quinn
03 954412
Email: l.quinn@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 work 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 sculpture. It outlines the way sculptural work is 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.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVVSP52B Research and experiment with techniques to produce sculpture |
Element: |
Inform work through experimentation with sculptural techniques and media |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Evaluate the potential for new approaches to sculptural work based on capabilities of sculptural |
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.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Prepare and maintain physical resources for sculptural work
- Use and test sculptural techniques
- Produce sculpture
- Occupational health and safety procedures
- Physical properties and capabilities of the most commonly used materials, tools and equipment
- Techniques, materials and tools and the way they can be adapted and extended in sculptural work
- Approaches to sculpture and the work of key practitioners.
Details of Learning Activities
Occupational health and safety procedures
Prepare and maintain physical resources for sculptural work
Use and test sculptural techniques
Realise sculpture
Produce sculpture
Learning activities include:
Participation in practical workshops conducted by a teacher. Workshops also provides the opportunity for students to practise and perform under supervision and coaching from a teacher
Attendance at lectures
When available, attendance at exhibitions and field work
Participation in tutorials which can be one on one, small groups or whole class and which provide the opportunity for students to present their work for comment and crtique by teachers and fellow students
When available, attendance at exhibitions and field work
Teaching Schedule
Week One: Introduction, OH&S, Tools, Site specific project and Studio practice.
Week Two: Discussion of Project ,Studio practice
Week Three: Public Art Excursion
Week Four: Workshop/Armature
Week Five: Studio and workshop, tutorials
Week Six; Studio and Workshop, tutorials
Week Seven: Group tutorials
Week 8a: Studio and Workshop
Week 8b: Easter
Week Nine: All Students Presentation of sculptural works re Site specific project
Week 10: Introduction of Concept Brief
Wekk 11 to 16 Self initiated workshops to be advised
Assessments dates to be advised
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Causey, A Sculpture since 1945 (Oxford History of Art) Oxford University Press 1998
Glenn Harper, Landscapes for Art: Contemporary Sculpture Parks
J. Collins:Contemporay Sculpture, Phaidon Press
Eleanor Heartney, Art and Today Phaidon
Uta Grosnick, Art Now Phaidon
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 sculptural work in progress, including exploration of and experimentation with techniques
- Questioning and discussion about candidate’s intentions and the work outcome
- Verbal and written reports
- Review of visual journal by teacher /assessor against specified criteria
- Review of portfolio of sculpture by a group of teachers/assessors.
Assessment Tasks
Demonstration of Safe and healthy use of equipment, materials and workspaces in workshops and studios
Visual Journal
Folio of Sculpture
Assessment Matrix
Research and experiment with techniques to produce sculpture
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