Undergraduate Course: Painting Pictures: Changing Scale (LLLA07252)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will investigate the possibilities for expanding visual ideas in terms of scale, materials and formats, challenging ambitious for images narratives and themes. |
| Course description |
Academic Description: This course will investigate the possibilities for exploring narrative painting through a range of directed and self-directed exercises and projects. Students will explore a range of approaches through various painting and mixed media techniques using various tools, such as the palette knife and sponges, to developing a series of painting. Students shall begin by making a series of studies before embarking on developing larger works which aim to convey a sense of the monumental and physical, developing an ambitious for compositions and atmospheres.
Outline of Content: The course teaching is typically delivered over weekly class sessions of around 3 hours each and totaling 30 hours. Alternatively, the course can be delivered more intensely or as a block if required.
Over the class sessions the course will cover:
Employing the use of the sketchbook for recording, researching and evidencing work.
Develop a series of works, based on directed and personal references themes and subjects.
Engaging in independent research and projects.
Explore ideas through various scales and formats.
Explore working with palette knife and mixed media approaches
Employing collage and working with limited colour palettes.
Make site-specific observational drawings (as required).
Use photographic references to support developing ideas and themes.
A series of discussions and group critiques based on each project theme.
Introduction to a range of relevant artists.
Keep a log / blog during the period of the course to record learning, achievements and challenges.
The Learning Experience: The teaching will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Over the course, student progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor. Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.
For work required to be undertaken after the class hours are complete, the course tutor will set students a 'directed study plan' which can be undertaken without the need for specialist workshops or access to models.
Directed study will include research into a range of suggested artists and their associated movements to engender a contextual awareness. Students are expected to demonstrate how their research has informed their work through annotated sketchbooks, a visual digital journal and practical outcomes.
The Directed Study Plan will include preparing evidence of research and practical work to form an appropriate presentation for assessment.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Research, context and ideas (33.3%): Demonstrate an enquiring work ethic and range of personal strategies for recording and developing visual ideas and concepts, showing the beginnings of integrated and appropriate contextual research.
- Practice, skills and techniques (33.3%): Show a resourcefulness and inventiveness through a range of materials and processes to create a body of focused and coherent visual studies and resolved artworks.
- Selection, presentation and reflection (33.3%): Evidence independent judgement in the documentation, selection, editing and presentation of a body of visual images, revealing its value.
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Reading List
Suggested Readings:
BUTIN, H., GRONERT, S., OLBRICHT, T.H. 2014. Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2013: Catalogue Raisonne Hatje Cantz.
HODSON, M. & WATSON, A.M. 2009 Michael Raedecker: line-up. Camden Arts Centre.
HAMILTON, J., O'DONOGHUE, H. 2003, Hughie O'Donoghue Merrell Publishers Ltd
Jenkins, D., 2003, John Piper in the Thirties: Abstraction on the Beach, London: Merrell
Hockney, D., 2012, David Hockney: a Bigger Picture, London: Thames and Hudson
CELANT, G. 1997. Anselm Kiefer (Venezia contemporaneo), Edizioni Charta Sri.
SILLARS, L. 2011. George Shaw : the sly and unseen day. Baltic.
SCHAMA, S. 2005, John Virtue London Paintings, National Gallery, London. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The ability to employ the use of the sketchbook to explore and develop lines of visual enquiry.
The ability to explore visual ideas through various practical drawing and painting techniques, methods and approaches.
The ability to make independent judgments on the selecting, editing and documentation of their work, showing an insight into critical context and reflective practice.
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| Keywords | image making,ideas,sketchbook,mixed media,narrative,illustration,drawing,painting,research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Oliver Reed
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Course secretary | Mr Benjamin McNab
Tel: (0131 6)51 4832
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