Undergraduate - UnitTAD2137 - Art and the Moving Image

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Synopsis

This unit explores the dynamic place of the moving image in modern and contemporary art. The moving image here refers predominantly to light-based media, especially film, video and new media technologies. The arrival of the moving image in contemporary art presents a serious challenge to our understanding of the traditional media and institutions of film, painting and sculpture. Art and the Moving Image explores the cause, the motivation, and the aesthetic, social and political significance of this paradigm shift.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

1. understand the dynamic role played by the moving image in modern and contemporary art;
2. be familiar with key issues in the history of international and Australian art in the modern and contemporary period, as they relate to the moving image;
3. be able to identify the cultural and historical circumstances in which these artworks have been produced.;
4. identify and understand the developments specific to the constant innovation of moving image practices during this period; and
5. have developed their ability to think creatively and express their ideas clearly in written communication.

Assessment

Short essay (1500 words): 40%
Long essay (2500 words) including class presentation: 55%
Reader discussion: 5%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Daniel Palmer

Contact hours

12 hours per week including 3 taught hours and 9 independent study hours.,

Prerequisites

Any first year unit in Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or Cultural Studies