6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Prerequisites
Admission to Monash University course, or with permission from Unit Coordinator
Co-requisites
Synopsis
This unit investigates the technical foundations of painting, considering the role of painting as a historically rich artform in relation to other artforms and as a contemporary medium of art practice. The unit provides students with an in-depth introduction to skills in a variety of painting processes with a particular emphasis on supports, grounds, pigments, colour, mediums, and a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art. Occuptional safety in the Painting Studios will also be addressed.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
- Produce works that establish their conceptual and practical skills in the production of painting as a means of creative expression;
- Apply painting and other creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept under investigation;
- Analyse the place of painting in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;
- Discuss the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work, with a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
- Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.
Assessment
100% in-semester assessment
Workload requirements
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.
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