Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 4 x one-hour introduction to each topic |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 4 x group tutorials. or a one-to one tutorial: one for each topic |
| Practical | 2 x three-hours per week for 10 weeks |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | A portfolio of work consisting work done in the class plus self-directed projects (the nature of the latter negotiated with tutor) | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | A portfolio of work | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- 1. draw subjects from a variety of themes with greater facility and authority
- 2. draw in a variety of mediums on a variety of scales
- 3. adopt an exploratory response that seeks to define and push the boundaries of concepts and approaches to drawing
- 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 drawing across a diverse range of subject matter. It augments the teaching of drawing skills being given in AR10120 Art Practice 1 in the context of the life class, extending the student'r experience of graphic representation and offering a different kind of subject and approach (and/or further experience of figure drawing if the student so chooses). One of the benefits of this module will be to teach students in smaller groups than is practical in AR10120 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 AR10320 and gives the student more choice of drawing topics. It also enables more members of art practice staff to contribute to first year teaching if required.
Content
Figure Drawing 1,
Figure Drawing 2,
Still Life,
Landscape,
Interiors,
Portraiture,
Illustration
The core syllabus is common to all the subject areas of drawing that are offered and taught in AR10520. This core element of the module is divided into FOUR subject areas and given by means of introductory talks to all students enrolled on the module.
Students will receive tuition by means of 2 x three-hour per week practical sessions and group and individual tutorials. In addition students will be expected to undertake self-directed project work.
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 drawing research based on a selection of topics |
| Subject Specific Skills | Development of drawing skills using a variety of media |
| Team work | A degree of teamwork is inherent in group tutorials and when working as a group in the drawing studio |
Reading List
Recommended TextBenjamin, A ((1996)) What is Abstraction? London: Academy Editions Primo search Gottsegen, M ((1993)) The Painter's Handbook New York: Watson-Guptill Publications Primo search Hobhouse, Janet ((1988)) The bride stripped bare: The artist and the nude in the twnetieth century London: Cape Primo search Saunders Gill, Victoria and Albert Museum ((1989)) The Nude: a New Perspective London: Herbert Primo search Slade, Catherine ((2003)) The Manual of Illustration Techniques A & C Black, London Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4