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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
What makes works of art special? Is it because they are unique, original, or rare? What about works of art that are multiple rather than singular: copies, casts, serials, sets, mechanical reproductions and digital works? This course addresses those questions through a historical, theoretical, and technical investigation of multiples. You will explore diverse ways of making and circulating art, and consider how the meaning, impact and value of art works is affected by multiplication. The course will be delivered with a combination of lectures, seminars, studio visits, and field trips. You will engage with studios and workshops at the School of Art and Design, collections of Canberra’s national cultural institutions, and the historical and theoretical expertise of the Centre for Art History and Art Theory to investigate the cultural and historical contexts of multiple works of art and design.
Description of art making process, a paper of (1000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 4, 5
Theoretical essay (2000 words)
Learning outcomes 2, 4, 5
Catalogue entry (1000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
Semester delivery 130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Contact hours may include visits to major art institutions in Canberra. Intensive delivery 130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 35 hours of contact: lectures and tutorials, delivered intensively; and b) 95 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Contact hours may include visits to major art institutions in Canberra.
Not applicable Preliminary Reading Corinna Forberg and Phillip Stockhammers (eds), The transformative power of the copy: a transcultural and interdisciplinary approach (Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2017). Tamara Trodd, The art of mechanical reproduction: technology and aesthetics from Duchamp to the digital (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2015)