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DWG2510 - Perceptual drawing A

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Coordinator(s)

Dr Stephen Garrett

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

An intense study of the visible world. Through class projects, sustained attention will provide greater insights into the aesthetic and expressive qualities of forms and spaces and give opportunities to explore a variety of technical and conceptual means towards their appropriate representation.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

be competent in the observation and graphic representation of form and space
be able competently to explore a range of space-making devices and appropriate drawing strategies
have a deepening understanding of the significance of visual perception and the visual knowledge that derives from concentrated observation
be able competently to explore, through drawing, the inner structures of a variety of manufactured and natural forms
be able to investigate the aesthetic and expressive possibilities arising from intensive observational focus, that is relevant to the major study.

Assessment

Folio: 100%

Workload requirements

3 studio hours for one semester and 9 independent study hours per week

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Stephen Garrett

Prerequisites

Any of DWG1201, DWG1202, DWG1301, DWG1103, DWG1201, or permission from Studio Coordinator.