DESA1022 Core Studies in Design Arts: Life Drawing

First Year Course

Offered By	School of Art
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Design Art
Offered in	Second Semester, 2010 and Second Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	The course consists of several projects, each up to three weeks long, in which students explore and apply a range of skills and conceptual issues relevant to all visual and design arts disciplines. It provides a forum to develop more specialised work. Students focus on the development of two-dimensional and three-dimensional representation, dealing with issues such as the human form, the dynamics of colour, design, composition and pictorial space.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of this course you should be able to: Demonstrate familiarity with a range of processes, material uses and material properties and indicate a developing understanding of relationships between these in making art Show familiarity with, and skill in, two and three-dimensional design and construction Show an understanding of relevant historical traditions and conventions across art areas, and their relevance to contemporary art/digital media/craft/design practice Demonstrate established observation and analytical skills of 2D and 3D form, anatomical study and composition, as well as imagination in execution of projects Show an understanding of both western and non-western conventions of representation Manage learning processes individually and within a shared working environment.
Indicative Assessment	Assessment is based on the presentation of a portfolio of studio work with related documentation. Assessment items may include (as specified in individual classes): a body of works of art; a body of technical/exploratory works; a visual diary; or support work and documentation of process.
Workload	5 contact hours per week
Programs	Bachelor of Design Arts
Academic Contact	Gilbert Riedelbauch

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