units

DWG3529

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

18 September 2017 22 November 2024

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Monash University

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

This unit offers advanced specialisation in the skills and concepts related to the exercise of drawing the human body. It deals with technical understanding but also with the cultural position of the genre in the context of contemporary practices. In studio classes using life models and through projects which cultivate curiosity and inquiry, students investigate and create rich images involving the human body. A practical study of the work of historical and contemporary exemplars of body imagery is an important part of the unit.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will:

  1. possess advanced skills in the representation of single and multiple figures in a diversity of spatial contexts
  2. be able to articulate the major conceptual issues implicit in the perceptual description of the human figure
  3. be able to make informed aesthetic judgements about the character and quality of their imagery
  4. have an increasing ability to work independently, both on set projects and on themes of personal relevance
  5. possess an appreciation of how the continual investigation of the perceived world may inform and extend personal interpretation and imagery.

Assessment

By folio 100%. Initial project or work-in-progress is assessed in the first part of the semester and contributes a weighting of no less than 20% to the final assessment.

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 studio hours and 9 independent hours

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Stephen Garrett

Prerequisites

DWG3519