TAD3106

Abstraction, expression and their critique

(A&D)

Not offered in 2002

6 points + One 2 hour lecture, one 1 hour tutorial and 9 independent study hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: 2 second-year level TAD subjects

Synopsis: The impact of abstraction on art and design. Ideas and issues underpinning the separation of representational imagery and its means of presentation. The impact of movements like suprematism, constructivism, de Stijl and the Bauhaus on the development of a photographic aesthetic. The emphasis is on the exploration of ideas that have been instrumental in the development of visual culture.

Assessment: Research essay: 50% + Seminar presentation: 50%