This course introduces the basic principles for the development of abstract paintings, considering a variety of historical and contemporary examples. This includes abstraction developed out of organic sources, geometric principles, optical effects, materiality and matter painting, and post-modern hybrid forms. These exercises expand the student's range of paint-handling skills, their knowledge of acrylic, oil and other media and understanding of how formal and material qualities contribute to the generation of meaning and affect. Studio work is informed by lectures, seminars & discussion. Workplace health and safety (WHS) 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:- Competently utilise a range of skills relevant to abstract painting, in response to this Painting Workshop project;
- Explore the potential of material/s used in this Painting Workshop project;
- Investigate the inventive application of concepts and processes relevant to abstract painting ;
- Engage with historical and theoretical contexts relevant to this Painting project.
Indicative Assessment
Body of studio work (80%) Learning Outcomes 1-3Drawing, research, visual diary (20%) Learning Outcomes 1-4
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Workload
This course may be delivered in either semester mode or intensive mode:Semester mode
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact: 4 hours of lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice per week for 12 weeks.
b) 82 hours of independent studio practice and research.
Intensive mode
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact: 8 hours of lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice per week for 6 weeks.
b) 82 hours of independent studio practice and research.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- 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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $2820 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4320 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5788 | 16 Apr 2018 | 27 Apr 2018 | 27 Apr 2018 | 25 May 2018 | In Person | N/A |
