6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Not offered in 2018
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
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