PTG2033 - Representational painting: narrative and figuration - 2019

This unit investigates the technical and conceptual processes of representational painting. The unit provides students with an in-depth engagement with skills in a variety of representational painting processes as well as the theories informing narrative, figurative and perceptual processes and their representation which are being interrogated by contemporary practice. Students achieve a level of technical and practical competence in the production of their work. The unit addresses issues of representational painting in relation to other forms of representation such as photography, film and video in the context of contemporary art.

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art studio;
2. Extend their conceptual and practical skills in the production of representational painting as a means of critical and creative expression;
3. Apply representational painting approaches and other creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concepts they are investigating;
4. Critically reflect on the place of representational painting in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;
5. Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of these issues in their work;
6. Produce works that demonstrate a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

100% in-semester assessment

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

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