ACV206 - Contemporary Art Practice: Abstraction
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 2 Unit Chair: | Simon Grennan |
| Prerequisite: | ACV102 or ACV205 or equivalent |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACF204, AAV218 |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3 hour Seminar per week |
Content
In this unit students are asked to explore notions of abstraction and reflect on their process with regard to collaboration. In negotiation with staff students will be encouraged to experiment and collaborate to make work using different materials and a variety of media including painting, drawing, performance, video, photography and installation. The process can draw upon direct observation, documentation and archival materials. Students will research key themes and debates in contemporary art practice and explore processes, materials with an emphasis on interventionist strategies and developing work in a public context.
Combining structured studio workshops and seminars with independent and collaborative investigations allows for abstraction to focus on form and sensation, interpreted through materiality or everyday activities. Key readings and critical discussions will be addressed in the seminars and the journals provide a tool through which to experiment and synthesize ideas and materials into a resolved series of folio works.
Assessment
Assessment 1 - Folio - 60%
Assessment 2 - Journal and Exercises (1600 word equivalent) - 40%
Unit Fee Information
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