EDN4407

Studio arts A (Education)

Ms G Burke

8 points - 2 hours per week - First semester - Peninsula - Prerequisites: EDN3525 and EDN3545 or permission of lecturer - Levy fee: $30

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to show that they have developed a level of skill to express personal concepts through their chosen medium which would include painting, sculpture, printmaking, textiles and/or computer art; communicate verbally about their chosen medium and its visual outcomes; show that they are capable of incorporating various art processes as a means of visual expression; demonstrate their knowledge of art education theory through visits to regional galleries and schools.

Synopsis This subject introduces individual coursework, with demonstration and tuition by the lecturer-in-charge, in the technical and conceptual areas chosen by the student. Students will be required to interpret originally and investigate independently a personal theme using one or a combination of the materials and processes introduced in the previous subjects. Students will be expected to develop a folio of preliminary material, such as working and finished drawings, including computer-generated images to accompany the finished work. The subject will include the critical analysis of art education theory and practice through lectures and seminars, and excursions to galleries, schools and regional centres where appropriate.

Assessment Folio of work samples and major works: 80% - Class presentation: 20%

Recommended texts

Discovery Media Art right now - 48 contemporary Australian artists on CD-ROM
William D and Simpson C Art now - Contemporary art post-1970 McGraw Hill, 1994

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