FNA1402

Printmaking studio 2

9 points
* 18 hours per week, including 10 Studio hours and 8 independent study hours per week
* Second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisite: FNA1401
* Corequisites: None
* Prohibited combinations: FNA1503 and FNA1504
Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should possess formal skills in printmaking composition including in the use of line, form and texture; have basic skills in several printmaking techniques; be able accurately to perceive and represent specific motifs; have an ability to mesh subject matter with a suitable mode of its representation; have the means to extend the range of visual source material relevant to their work; understanding how printmaking may be related to various critical, conceptual and theoretical issues in contemporary art; understand and practice health and safety procedures in the studio.

Synopsis This subject examines a range of procedures and techniques through set projects. While conceptual, aesthetic and theoretical concerns are addressed, this subject primarily concentrates on improving students' technical skills. The subject further develops techniques introduced in first semester. It emphasises the importance of a found language through which visual concepts can be expressed. Teaching is by group and individual tuition. Health and safety procedures are taught and practiced in the printmaking studios.

Assessment By folio. Initial project or work-in-progress is assessed in the first part of the semester and contributes a weighting of no less than 20% to the final assessment.

Recommended texts

Adams G The Tamarind book of lithography 1970
Cohen J Picasso: Inside the image 1995
Griffiths A Prints and printmaking 1995
Rosenthal M Artists at Gemini Gel 1992