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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
In this course we explore the genealogy of contemporary art practices that involve bodies and choreographies. This entails an examination of the history of performance art practices as well as traditional figurative representation using decolonial, feminist and post-humanist critical methods. This course will include practical and theoretical transdisciplinary research and experimentation with this genealogy through the unlikely combination of figure modelling together with postmodern dance. Students will form their own artistic projects as well as work collaboratively, using media and resources that resonate with their conceptual interests. These projects will be developed in relation to key international discourses around the politics of bodies in contemporary art. Each project will form a position with regard to specific representational conventions from within this genealogy and/or current methods that are used to performatively engage with bodies across contemporary art situations and global identities.
Creative Project and presentation, work made in response to critical refection on the theme of Portraiture
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Creative Project and presentation, work made in response to critical refection on the theme of The Model
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Creative Project and presentation, work made in response to critical refection on the theme of Embodiment
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Creative Project and presentation, collaborative work made in response to critical refection on the theme of Choreography
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Reflective blog addressing course themes, readings and materials
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks comprising lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and b) 82 hours of independent student research, studio production, reading and writing. Other Information School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place.
Not applicable Preliminary Reading See Wattle