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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course introduces students to the basic skills and techniques of sculpture and spatial practice. Students will develop technical skills and produce artworks in response to set projects across the semester. To complement the studio-based delivery, students will participate in seminars and tutorials introducing relevant conceptual, historical and contemporary contexts of sculpture and spatial practice. Work health and safety instruction is an integral component of this course. Students may complete this course up to four times for a maximum credit value of 24 units, provided they enrol in a different topic in each instance/semester. Please note that the course content, assessment structure, and reading list will change depending on the topic and the expertise of the lecturer convening the course. Please refer to the class summary for the specific term in which you wish to enrol for a detailed description. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Introduction to Casting The processes of mould making and casting are fundamentals of spatial art practice. This course explores the potential of material transformation through replication in various materials. With three dimensionality as a focus, students can expect to learn how to use plaster and other impression taking media to sculpted, found forms and surfaces, as well as generate and manipulate copies. - Introduction to Heavy Metal: Metalworking and Sound This course introduces students to concepts and techniques in metalwork and its embodied relationship to production. It focuses on contemporary practices at the intersection of metalwork and sound art. Skill in the fundamentals of metalwork (template making, tin snipping, rolling, hammering, drilling, spot welding and riveting) are developed using both observational and interpretive approaches. This course is supported by lectures, group discussions, and studio projects. - Introduction to Performance and Installation 1 - Introduction to Woodscapes: Working with wood, time and place
Critical reflection minimum 1000 words (May include visual diary and/or weekly forum contribution and/or written reflection/artist statements, may be split to break the 20% into smaller tasks)
Learning outcomes 3, 4
Portfolio of studio work (Project 1)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Portfolio of studio work (Project 2)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Portfolio of studio work (Project 3)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Portfolio of studio work (Project 4)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, 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. This course will have a Materials Fee. At the ANU School of Art & Design, each workshop sources appropriate specialist materials, which are made available to students to facilitate their working effectively, efficiently and safely within our programs. The School of Art & Design is able to supply materials that don’t compromise ANU obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS), and that have been assessed as suitable for each course. The Materials Fee is payable for the School of Art & Design to supply consumables and materials that become your physical property. You can choose to pay the Materials Fee and have these materials supplied to you through the School of Art & Design, allowing you to take advantage of the GST-free bulk purchasing power of the ANU. These materials are also WHS compliant. The exact cost of the Materials Fee will be updated in the Class Summary for each semester in which the course is offered. The full SOAD policy can be read here: https://soad.cass.anu.edu.au/required-resources-and-incidental-fees.
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