Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 4 x one-hour introduction (one for each topic) |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 4 x group tutorials (one for each topic)plus a one-to one tutorial |
| Practical | 2 x three-hours per week for 10 weeks Some of the practical hours may be replaced by workshop sessions |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | A portfolio of work consisting of work done in the class plus self directed work (the latter to be negotiated with the tutor) | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | A portfolio of work | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. paint subjects from a variety of themes with a greater facility and authority
2. experience painting in a variety of mediums on a variety of scale
3. adopt an exploratory response that seeks to define and push the boundaries of concepts and approaches to painting
4. apply and develop technical skills in the context of self-initiated and self-directed work
5. develop powers of judgment with which to critique their own and other'r work
6. develop and implement a realistic programme of personal work that reflects a capacity to originate and execute ideas with due concern to qualities of craftsmanship, draughtsmanship and concept.
Brief description
This module is intended to give the student a broader experience of painting across a diverse range of subject matter. It builds upon the instruction and technical acquisition of drawing skills given in AR10120 Art Practice 1 (semester 1) and augments instruction being given concurrently in AR10220. Having developed an initial authority over some of the fundamental aspects of graphic representation, this module proceeds to apply and extend this knowledge to painting. One of the benefits of this module will be to teach students in smaller groups than is practical in AR10120 and AR10220 and to facilitate a greater degree of choice in subject matter. As such it forms part of a progression towards Level 2 art practice.
Aims
This module incorporates and extends the content of AR10420 and gives the student more choice of painting topics. It also enables more members of art practice staff to contribute to first year teaching if required
Content
Life Painting 1,
Life Painting 2,
Still life,
Landscape,
Interiors,
Portraiture,
Illustration,
Monoprinting
The core syllabus is common to all the subject areas of painting that are offered and taught in AR10620. This core element of the course is divided into FOUR subject areas and given by means of lectures (4 x one-hour lectures) to all students enrolled on the course. The content of these lectures comprises:
1.Colour (i): Theory,
2.Colour (ii): Mixing,
3. Composition,
4. Abstraction
and will be applied to the topics chosen by the student through a number of prescribed and projects taught by the respective tutor(s). Students will receive tuition by means of 2 x three-hour per week practical sessions and group and individual tutorials.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Development and encouragement of communication skills occurs during group tutorials |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Development of self-critical approach to creative working and to time management, supported through the tutorial programme |
| Problem solving | Individual interpretation of given projects and construction of self-directed projects |
| Research skills | Development of painting research based on a selection of topics |
| Subject Specific Skills | Development of painting skills using a variety of media |
| Team work | A degree of teamwork is inherent in the group tutorials and when working as a group in the painting studio |
Reading List
Recommended TextBenjamin, A ((1996)) What is Abstraction? London: Academy Editions Primo search Breuvart, V (ed.), Vitamin P ((2002)) New Perspectives in Painting London: Phaidon Primo search Gottsegen, M ((1993)) The Painter's Handbook New York: Watson-Guptill Publications Primo search Itten, J ((1970)) The Elements of Color New York: Chapman and Hall Primo search Salisbury, Martin (2004) Illustrating Children's Books A & C Black, London Primo search Slade, Catherine ((2003)) The Manual of Illustration Techniques A & C Black, London Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4