GVA3215

Printmaking 5

C Duree and S Purdy

12 points
* 10 studio hours per week
* First and second semester
* Gippsland
* Prerequisites: GVA3214

Objectives On completion of this subject students will have continued working within an individually approved study program; demonstrated proficiency in visual investigation and problem solving; demonstrated the development of a personal visual language, that takes account of the traditions and current developments in the discipline; continued a professional approach to printmaking and maintained a curiosity towards the theories and practices of other artists with an attitude that is impartial.

Synopsis This subject is designed to complement GVA3214 (Printmaking 4) and students will continue to work within an individually approved program of study. As this is the final subject of printmaking practice, students should be able to demonstrate personal utilisation of established printmaking skills; a facility for investigation and problem solving related to printmaking; and the development of a personal visual language that is in accord with the anticipated level of professional achievement. Drawing is considered an activity central to the study of all printmaking subjects and students will attend weekly drawing classes conducted by printmaking staff.

Assessment Artistic and conceptual development: 40%
* Technical achievement: 25%
* Drawing: 25%
* Contribution to critiques: 10%

Recommended texts

Grishin S Australian printmaking in the 1990s Craftsman House, 1987
Gilmour P (ed.) Lasting impressions: Lithography as art ANG, 1988
Hanstent V Printmaking in America 1960-1990 Abrams, 1995
Honnef K Contemporary art Taschen, 1988
Lidemann Prints and drawings Gottfield Oxford and Phaidon, 1976
Rose B Allegories of modernism - contemporary drawing Abrams/MOMA, 1992

Periodicals

Art and Text
Art Forum
Flash Art
Imprint
Tamarind Technical Papers