FNA1504

Printmaking 2C

3 points
* 6 hours per week, including 2 studio hours and 4 independent study hours per week
* Second semester
* Caulfield and Gippsland
* Prerequisites: FNA1502
* Corequisites: None
* Prohibited combinations: FNA1402

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should possess formal skills in printmaking, especially in the areas of composition; have basic representational printmaking skills; appreciate the relationship between subject matter and its mode of representation; 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' skills in the techniques acquired in FNA1502. It also extends an understanding of the found language of printmaking. Teaching is by group and individual tuition. Health and safety procedures are taught and practised 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

Castleman R A century of artists books MOMA, 1994
Fine R Gemini GEL Abbeville Press, 1984
Grishin S Australian printmaking in 1990's Craftsman House, 1997
Hughes R Nothing if not critical Collins Harvill, 1990
Glassman E Reading prints Menil Foundation Series, 1985