Undergraduate Course: Understanding Contemporary Art Practice (LLLA07154)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
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 | The classification of ¿contemporary art¿ as a particular form of art as opposed to a general descriptive phrase goes back to the beginnings of Modernism. What defines contemporary art practice is inherently always on the move, anchored in the present with a start date that moves forward and is influenced by a plethora of trends and short-term movements. This course will combine an academic approach to understanding recent art movements such as Modernism, Postmodernism and their influence on contemporary art practice with an exploration and development of personal ideas through practical artworks. It will look at different approaches to contemporary art practice and encourage students to develop their own ideas and methodologies in this context. |
| Course description |
Over the weeks the course will cover:
Introducing Modernism
Introducing Postmodernism
A Contextual Approach
Exploring Contemporary Approaches Short Project
Exploring Contemporary Approaches Short Project
Beginning Personal Project
Work towards Personal Project
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
Demonstrate a critical understanding of and engagement with modern and contemporary art practice through contextual and personal research. - PRACTICE
Evidence a meaningful understanding of contemporary art practice and how their own work and personal enquiry relates to this context
- PRESENTATION
Present a personal project that demonstrates an ability to develop, edit and articulate a selection of contemporary artwork underpinned by personal research, practice and self-reflection.
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Reading List
Jallabrass, J. ¿Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction¿, Oxford University Press, 2006
Osborne, P. ¿Anywhere or Not at All: The Philosophy of Contemporary Art¿, Verso Books, 2013
Bonham-Carter, C. ¿Contemporary Art¿, Goodman Books, 2013
http://www.thisistomorrow.info/default.aspx?webPageId=1
http://moussemagazine.it/
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
¿ Contextual understanding of modern and contemporary art.
¿ Demonstrate an ability to undertake critical and appropriate self-directed research.
¿ Understand the relevance of personal research methods for realisation of self-directed practice.
¿ Develop a capacity to expand critical and self-reflective practice.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lucy Young
Tel: (0131 6)51 1183
Email: Lucy.Young@ed.ac.uk |
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