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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
In this course students extend their technical and theoretical skills in painting via set projects and conceptual prompts. Students will investigate painting's pivotal role in contemporary art via studio projects and lectures which critique and activate the possibilities of what painting can be. For example, students may engage with histories, theories and material aspects of painting. By reflecting on painting on histories and possibilities students will make paintings in context and dialogue with contemporary art. Students may complete this course up to five times for a maximum credit value of 30 units, provided they enrol in a different topic in each instance/semester. Please note that the course content, assessment structure, and reading list will change depending on the topic and the expertise of the lecturer convening the course. Please refer to the class summary for the specific term in which you wish to enrol for a detailed description. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Approaches to Composition and Colour in Painting - Introduction to Abstract Painting This course introduces principles for the development of abstract paintings, considering a variety of historical and contemporary examples. This includes abstraction developed out of organic sources, geometric principles, optical effects, materiality and hybrid social forms. Studio projects expand the student's conceptual and historical understanding of abstract painting, introduce a range of paint-handling skills, develop knowledge of acrylic, oil and other media and the understanding of how formal and material qualities contribute to the generation of meaning and affect. Studio work is informed by lectures, seminars and group discussions. - Painting in the Photo-Digital Age This course explores the ways photography and media practices (digital and analogue) have influenced approaches to painting both historically and in a contemporary context. Students' progress is supported by lectures, group discussions, and studio projects that focus on the nexus between the mediation of visual experience and painting. - Studio Methodology for Painting - Painting Materiality, Environment and Meaning
Portfolio of studio work (Studio Project 01)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Portfolio of studio work (Studio Project 02)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Contextual research and presentation
Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing. Other Information School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place. This course will have a Materials Fee. At the ANU School of Art & Design, each workshop sources appropriate specialist materials, which are made available to students to facilitate their working effectively, efficiently and safely within our programs. The School of Art & Design is able to supply materials that don’t compromise ANU obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS), and that have been assessed as suitable for each course. The Materials Fee is payable for the School of Art & Design to supply consumables and materials that become your physical property. You can choose to pay the Materials Fee and have these materials supplied to you through the School of Art & Design, allowing you to take advantage of the GST-free bulk purchasing power of the ANU. These materials are also WHS compliant. The exact cost of the Materials Fee will be updated in the Class Summary for each semester in which the course is offered. The full SOAD policy can be read here: https://soad.cass.anu.edu.au/required-resources-and-incidental-fees.
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