FNA1801

Tapestry studio 1

9 points
* 18 hours per week, including 10 studio hours and 8 independent study hours per week
* First semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisite: None
* Corequisites: None
* Prohibited combinations: FNA1901 or FNA1902

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should have basic weaving skills; appreciate the concept of a formal language of and techniques of the woven object, based on a working familiarity with the materials and equipment related to tapestry; be able to translate ideas and images into the woven object; be able to manipulate the formal structures of image making in tapestry, in particular, the role and use of space, surface and colour; appreciate the place of figurative studio practice in the spectrum of historical practices, and certain critical and conceptual issues of contemporary art; understand the principles of occupational health and safety practices in the studio.

Synopsis This subject introduces students to a range of procedures and techniques through set projects. Although conceptual, aesthetic and theoretical concerns are addressed, this subject primarily focuses on developing students' technical and perceptual skills. Topics include the use of materials and tools in tapestry, as well as projects concentrating on composition and drawing-based construction of form and space. Teaching is by group and individual tuition. Health and safety procedures are taught and practiced in the tapestry 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

Adelson C J European tapestry in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Abrams
Adler P and Barnard N African majesty: The textile art of the Ashanti and Guve Thames and Hudson
Grape W The Bayeux Tapestry: Monument to a Norman triumph Prestel
Philips B Tapestry Phaidon
Victorian Tapestry Workshop Australian Tapestries, Complete Works 1976-1986