• Offered by School of Art
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Visual Arts
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Wendy Teakel
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2014
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Sculpture: Bricolage Through Collecting, Collating and Construction with Found Materials (ARTV2806)


This course introduces students to the viability of found elements for the purposes of sculptural assemblage. Bricolage draws on assemblage and collage techniques and although often dismissed as junk art it has been part of Dada, Fluxus, Arte Povera and Post Modern dialogues. Bricolage can repurpose materials and create meaning bringing new perspectives and subversions to critique conventional contexts. Students will use basic hand tools and small power tools to produce a body of small works with particular emphasis on the material relationship between components and constructing narratives. Students will keep visual and technical diaries and studio theory aims to develop critical and evaluative skills to interpret and understand artworks within a contemporary and historical context. Occupational health and safety instruction is an integral part of this course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Competently utilise a range of skills relevant to bricolage in response to Sculpture Workshop projects.
  2. Explore the potential of material/s used in the bricolage projects.
  3. Investigate the inventive application of concepts and processes relevant to bricolage
  4. Engage with historical and theoretical contexts relevant to the sculpture projects.

Indicative Assessment

Portfolio of studio work, Visual Diaries [Los 1-4] 80%.

Documentation/Studio Theory, Critique [Los 2-4] 20%

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Workload

4 hours per week lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice and 6 hours per week independent studio practice.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed ARTV2803 and ARTV2003 and DESA2803 and DESA2002 and DESA2806.

Majors

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

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Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1110
2014 $2484
2013 $2358
2012 $2358
2011 $2310
2010 $2250
2009 $2178
2008 $2178
2007 $2178
2006 $2178
2005 $2178
2004 $1836
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $2454
2014 $3246
2013 $3090
2012 $3090
2011 $3090
2010 $3090
2009 $3090
2008 $3090
2007 $2988
2006 $2988
2005 $2988
2004 $2778
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
5074 17 Feb 2014 07 Mar 2014 31 Mar 2014 30 May 2014 In Person N/A

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