DWG2510 - Perceptual drawing A - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Stephen Garrett

Coordinator(s)

Dr Stephen Garrett

Not offered in 2018

Prerequisites

Any of DWG1201, DWG1202Not offered in 2018, DWG1301Not offered in 2018, DWG1103Not offered in 2018, DWG1201, or permission from Studio Coordinator.

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:

  1. be competent in the observation and graphic representation of form and space
  2. be able competently to explore a range of space-making devices and appropriate drawing strategies
  3. have a deepening understanding of the significance of visual perception and the visual knowledge that derives from concentrated observation
  4. be able competently to explore, through drawing, the inner structures of a variety of manufactured and natural forms
  5. 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

See also Unit timetable information