ARTV2004 Major 4
The details for the course, Major 4 (ARTV2004), apply to all of the following topics. Specific descriptions for Syllabus and Proposed Assessment that apply to each topic are detailed below.
Ceramics
Syllabus
Two or more projects, each of which may run for the duration of up to half a semester, and which concentrate on aspects of the ceramic surface and address the meaning of surface. One of these projects will be wheel-based and one will be off-wheel. The projects may include decorative techniques that are applied, or those created through the manipulation of clay or its firing (eg. salt, wood, saggar raku or black firings). Use of plaster in the form of working surface may be included. Two short pieces of research on the broader ceramic field and documentation/presentation of this research is required.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Janet DeBoos
Janet.DeBoos@anu.edu.au
Digital Media
Syllabus
Students extend their studies by developing individual themes and work methods in response to set projects and undertaking studio theory. The course incorporates the following study streams: animation, networked media, video, installation and critical thinking. Students complete a studio theory program on topics in contemporary or historical new media.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Martyn Jolly
Martyn.Jolly@anu.edu.au
Furniture
Syllabus
Students extend their studies through the engagement with such large projects as a workbench. Introductions to machine shop practice and safety as relevant to full-scale making.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Rodney Hayward
Rodney.Hayward@anu.edu.au
Glass
Syllabus
The focus in the second year will continue in the areas of kiln forming, hot glass skills development, learning cold working techniques and glass history. Fundamentals taught in practical kiln forming areas include fusing, kiln use and cold working techniques. In the hot shop students continue to develop technical skills while in the cold shop, cutting using lathes with stone and diamond wheels, and other cold working techniques are introduced. Students also begin to determine their own directions with the material.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Richard Whiteley
Richard.Whiteley@anu.edu.au
Gold and Silversmithing
Syllabus
Students extend their studies by developing individual themes and work methods. The programs of study are project-oriented and concentrate on developing students' skills and on choosing and applying techniques appropriate to their particular tasks. There is a greater emphasis on the use of varied methods in the same work and new materials and a combination of materials will be introduced. Individual projects are decided upon in consultation with Workshop staff. Throughout reference will be made to the history of gold and silversmithing so that students become aware of the context in which their subject has evolved.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Johannes Khunen
Johannes.Khunen@anu.edu.au
Painting
Syllabus
This program begins by exploring painting's engagement with visual technologies and the media, with an emphasis on contemporary issues and techniques. In the second half of the semester students begin to develop their own individual process of creative research, following their own interests, beginning with an open explorative approach to imagery, materials and techniques, aiming to develop the capacity for conceptual and technical focus and refinement, constructive critical reflection and problem solving. Studio work is supported by a series of lectures and student seminar presentations designed to facilitate this process.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Ruth Waller
Ruth.Waller@anu.edu.au
Photomedia
Syllabus
Students extend their studies by developing individual themes and work methods in response to set projects and undertaking studio theory. The course incorporates the following study streams: Imaging (printing to mural scale), Studio Lighting, Digital Moving Image and Critical Thinking. Students complete a studio theory program on topics in contemporary or historical photographic practice. Topics addressed may include photography and politics, photography and the museum, the representation of sexual differences in photography, or new technologies and their implications.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Martyn Jolly
Martyn.Jolly@anu.edu.au
Printmedia and Drawing
Syllabus
Students continue to develop their personal imagery and research in a weekly drawing and digital imaging class. In addition there are structured group projects that are framed around the skills and experienceof visiting artists in Printmedia and Drawing. Students participate in workshops, demonstrations and discussions dealing with appropriate techniques, processes and conceptual considerations. The accompanying Studio Theory class helps them to locate their work and creative thinking within a contemporary art context.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Patsy Payne
Patsy.Payne@anu.edu.au
Sculpture
Syllabus
Students are encouraged to pursue personal interests and approaches to making through independent research (Individual Work Proposal, IWP). Sculpture supports students wishing to participate in Environmental Studio Field Studies trips and programs as part of the IWP. An experimental and expansive approach to making is encouraged and students exploit a range of conceptual, thematic and design considerations to facilitate personal concerns in the field. Independent research facilities a growing understanding of critical and theoretical issues underpinning making. A short course in video allows students to explore site specificity and spatial issues as they apply to sculptural installation. Studio theory facilitates approaches to independent research while continuing to develop critical awareness of artists, ideas and approaches to making. A demonstrated understanding of occupational health and safety issues and responsibilities of the artist as they have been introduced through procedures and studio management is necessary.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Wendy Teakel
Indicative Assessment
Textiles
Syllabus
The program is structured around projects, visiting artists and the development of individual themes and experiental work methods. Technical skills are taught in tapestry, weave, screenprinting, computer aided design for digital printing and applied design. Studio theory provides a context for student work and incorporates both historical and contemporary textile practice and student presentations on individual research projects.
Contact: Head of Workshop, Valerie Kirk
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