Module Identifier AR10620  
Module Title PAINTING TOPICS  
Academic Year 2006/2007  
Co-ordinator Mr Simon J Pierse  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Mr Paul J Croft, Ms Karen M Pearce, Mr Robert K Meyrick, Ms Judy E Macklin, Mr Paul Webster, Professor John Harvey, Miss Miranda Whall, Ms Catrin Elizabeth Webster  
Co-Requisite AR10220 , AR10120  
Course delivery Lecture   4 x one-hour lectures (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 TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
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 work100%

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

The teaching semester will be divided into TWO five week sections and students will choose FOUR topics (TWO in each five week period) from a number of options. There will normally be at least SIX topics available to choose from (subject to student numbers). The following list of options is indicative (Life Painting is to be offered as two separate options):Life Painting 1, Life Painting 2, Still life, Landscape, Interiors, Portraiture, Illustration, MonoprintingThe 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

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  
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  
Team work A degree of teamwork is inherent in the group tutorials and when working as a group in the painting studio  
Subject Specific Skills Development of painting skills using a variety of media  

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Benjamin, A ((1996)) What is Abstraction? London: Academy Editions
Breuvart, V (ed.), Vitamin P ((2002)) New Perspectives in Painting London: Phaidon
Gottsegen, M ((1993)) The Painter's Handbook New York: Watson-Guptill Publications
Itten, J ((1970)) The Elements of Color New York: Chapman and Hall
Salisbury, Martin (2004) Illustrating Children's Books A & C Black, London
Slade, Catherine ((2003)) The Manual of Illustration Techniques A & C Black, London

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4