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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This studio-based course explores a range of experimental approaches to drawing and its relationship to contemporary art practice. Drawing is everywhere – it is a way of describing and making sense of the world, our dreams, emotions and actions. In this studio-based course students work with drawing to develop independent projects that explore drawing as both an autonomous contemporary practice and as a tool and process which informs interdisciplinary approaches to making. Using a range of materials and processes, combined with lectures and seminars, students will work through a series of projects aimed at developing a broader understanding of the extraordinary range of possibilities offered by drawing. Work health and safety (WHS) instruction is an integral component of this course. Students may complete this course twice for a maximum credit value of 12 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: - Drawing Beyond the Line This course explores interdisciplinary and expanded possibilities of drawing in contemporary art practice. Focusing on process and materiality, projects include experimentation with drawing that is indexical, sculptural, animated, mechanical and kinetic. It introduces students to different modes and meanings of drawing that emerge through unconventional media and methods of mark-making. Studio practice will be tied to research into relevant contextual frameworks introduced in lectures, readings and discussion. - Narrative and Meaning with Drawing
Portfolio of studio work (Project 1)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4
Portfolio of studio work (Project 2)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Contextual presentation (Project 3)
Learning outcomes 2, 3
Portfolio of studio work (Project 4)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 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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