Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
Short Description: | Artists, Works and Processes |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
ASCED code : | 100301 - Fine Arts |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Rationale
This course will discuss the multifaceted approaches to current contemporary practices which are occurring nationally and internationally by viewing and researching key artists in the field. This will be done by focusing on both individuals and artists groups who are producing working methodologies based within 20th and 21st Century cultural and artistic theories.
Synopsis
This course is concerned with building students' knowledge and ability to interpret and present ideas related to individual artists and artists groups and the multifaceted outcomes these practitioners continue to produce both within 20th century historical and 21st century debates. Students will develop an ability to critically look at and develop an understanding of various artists' conceptual intentions which continue to influence the decisions they make and the processes they use within the visual work they produce.
Objectives
On completion of this course students will be able to:
- explore individual artistic practices and the concepts and processes which are seminal in the formation of visual outcomes and research;
- develop, research and evaluate ideas to develop critical thinking and identify relevant data to inform and direct creative activity and subsequent artistic outcomes;
- apply a range of creative methods of thinking and communication;
- communicate in writing by clearly and logically expressing ideas pertaining to aesthetic and conceptual visual arts perspectives;
- work independently and be responsible and accountable for developing and adapting knowledge to express concepts that relate to individual artists analysis.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | The purposes of artworks: vehicles for visual communication | 10.00 |
2. | Towards a philosophy of art: the works and processes of some key artists. Part 1: DVD | 10.00 |
3. | Towards a philosophy of art: the works and processes of some key artists. Part 2: DVD | 10.00 |
4. | The portrait and self-imagery | 10.00 |
5. | Chance | 10.00 |
6. | The studio/market-place relationship: public art + alternative sites | 10.00 |
7. | The role of popular culture and the challenge to tradition | 10.00 |
8. | The Antipodean image: place and identity in Australian art | 10.00 |
9. | Reconsidering the object | 10.00 |
10. | On the museum's ruins | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=VSA2001)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
Activity | Hours |
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Assessments | 65.00 |
Private ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 100.00 |
Assessment details
Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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ASSIGNMENT 1 | 100 | 10 | 03 Aug 2020 | |
ASSIGNMENT 2 | 100 | 30 | 31 Aug 2020 | |
ASSIGNMENT 3 | 100 | 60 | 12 Oct 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Attendance requirements: Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students’ responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.