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This course focuses on how artworks are made. Students will be introduced to a wide range of materials, techniques and processes over the centuries relating to paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, photography and more. Each method and material will be examined using case-study examples, with discussion opening out to issues of the agency of materials and media and their cultural logics. In doing so, students will learn how artistic intentions are shaped and determined by material qualities.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course focuses on how artworks are made. Students will be introduced to a wide range of materials, techniques and processes over the centuries relating to paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, photography and more. Each method and material will be examined using case-study examples, with discussion opening out to issues of the agency of materials and media and their cultural logics. In doing so, students will learn how artistic intentions are shaped and determined by material qualities.
Course content will include artworks from local collections, including the University of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
48 hours takeaway exam 25%
Poster 25%
Essay 50%
Resit; Exam 100%
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Will demonstrate an understanding of the agency of material qualities on artistic intentions as applied in various cultural contexts, through class discussion and written assessment. |
| Factual | Analyse | Will develop and demonstrate skills of visual analysis by comparing and contrasting works of art in class discussions and written assessments |
| Procedural | Understand | Will demonstrate an understanding of the material choices and technical processes by which a range of art is created. Will be developed in class and measured through written an visual-based assessment |
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