Undergraduate Course: Research Drawing 4 (Painting) (ARTX10010)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
Students should define, collect and analyse a chosen area of research and present a body of work that underpins studio practice.
Aims of course
1 To propose and undertake a personal study plan with clearly defined aims and objectives.
2 Develop a body of research material that communicates a progression of ideas and a thorough awareness of current fine art practice.
3 To undertake critical analysis of a focused body of research material.
Mode of delivery
Studio,seminar, tutorial, Exhibition, Guest speakers, Group crit. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Clearly identify and define the conceptual areas of practice through personal exploration and research using appropriate methods.
2. Present a body of work that shows a critical analysis and synthesis of the major aims of individual studio practice.
3. Demonstrate a highly focused range of organisational, verbal and presentational skills. |
Assessment Information
Portfolio
Research Proposal
Exhibition |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Conceptual Art and Painting,(Further Essays on Art and Language) MIT Press, 2001 Vitamin D : new perspectives in drawing. Phaidon, 2005. Thinking through art :(reflections on art as research) Routledge, 2006. Place, Tacita Dean / Jeremy Millar, Thames and Hudson 2005. Envisioning information / Edward R. Tufte. Graphics Press, 2001, Locus Solus, (Site identity, technology in contemporary art) Black Dog 2000. Periodicals ; Art World, Art Forum, Art in America. Also as directed by tutors. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 30 hours
Directed study 130 hours
Self-directed study 240 hours
Total 400 hours |
| Keywords | SELF DETERMINATION, CRITICAL ANALYSIS, COMMUNICATION, EXHIBITION |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Gordon Brennan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5902
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
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