Undergraduate - UnitVIS3105 - Visual arts studio 5

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Offered	Gippsland First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Tony Hanning

Synopsis

Independent research into historical and contemporary concepts related to individual work. General aspects and themes including metaphor, myth, narrative, imagination/fantasy, the spiritual, sign and symbol. Consolidation of relevant technical and procedural processes. Students complete a folio of art work and keep a journal in relation to the set projects. Studio practice may be undertaken in complementary areas such as painting, photography and sculpture.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

have a working general knowledge of historical and contemporary concepts related to their own work and that of their peers and be able to articulate these concepts
have a conceptual framework for their own work
know how to begin to consolidate and resolve technical and procedural processes relevant to their work
have a high level of independence with regard to researching ideas and source material
have a broad interest and appreciation of contemporary art practice and culture.