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VIS3105

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Gippsland Centre for Art and Design

Coordinator(s)

Tony Hanning

Offered

Not offered in 2016

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:

  1. 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
  2. have a conceptual framework for their own work
  3. know how to begin to consolidate and resolve technical and procedural processes relevant to their work
  4. have a high level of independence with regard to researching ideas and source material
  5. have a broad interest and appreciation of contemporary art practice and culture.

Assessment

Folio: 80%
Journal: 20%

Workload requirements

8 studio hours and 16 independent study hours per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Tony Hanning

Prerequisites

VIS2104 or VIS2114