VIS 4004 Studio Project, Exhibition and Dissertation B

SubjectCat-NbrClassTermModeDescriptionUnitsCampus
VIS4004151402, 2002ONCStudio Project, Exhibition and Dissertation B3.00TWMBA
Academic Group:FOART
Academic Org:FOA007
HECS Band:1
ASCED Code:100300

Contents


STAFFING:

Examiner: Ann-Maree Reaney
Moderator: Robyn Stewart
Team Members: Sandy Pottinger, Kerry Zerner, Alexis Tacey, Charlie Boyle, Stephen Spurrier, Allan Bruce.


SYNOPSIS:

The Studio Project constitutes a major commitment as it necessitates the production of a body of original work taken through to exhibition status. The mounting of the resulting exhibition in a thoroughly considered, appropriate and approved space is an assessable component of the course. To support the studio project students are required to write a dissertation that articulates their practice. This paper will detail the concept of the work in the context of personal development, supported by appropriate work-in-progress documentation, as well as its placement in a wider national and international context. Reference must be made to an historical and cultural perspective that indicates an understanding of contemporary art theory.


OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of the Studio project exhibition and dissertation students should be able to demonstrate:

  • the ability to produce and analyse a body of work in a selected studio;

  • an advanced ability to document in detail the stages in the process and development of the work supported by research and contextual analysis;

  • the skills necessary to curate an exhibition of a body of original work in an approved gallery space.



    • TOPICS:


    DescriptionWeighting (%)
    1. See Other Requirements
    		 0.00

    REFERENCE MATERIALS:

    Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

    Abbs, P 1989, The Symbolic Order: A Contemporary Reader of the Arts Debate, Falmer Press, New York.

    Burn, I 1988, Necessity of Australian Art, Power Publications, Sydney.

    Connor, S 1997, Postmodernist Culture, 2nd edition, Basil Blackwell, Oxford.

    de Lauretis, I 1984, Alice Doesn't: Feminism, Semiotics, Cinema, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.

    Derrida, J 1987, The Truth in Painting, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

    Foster, H 1985, Recodings, Art Spectacle, Cultural Politics, Bay Press, Port Townsend, Washington.

    Harvey, D 1989, The Condition of Postmodernity: an enquiry into the origins of cultural change, Basil Blackwell, Oxford.

    Hutcheon, L. 1988, The Poetics of Postmodernism, Routledge, London.

    Langer, S 1957, Philosophy in a New Key, Harvard University Press, Cambridge.

    Marcuse, H 1978, The Aesthetic Dimension, Beacon Press, Boston.

    McEvilley, T 1993, Art and Discontent: Theory at the Millennium, McPherson & Co, Kingston, New York.

    Nicholson, L 1990, Feminism/Postmodernism, Routledge, New York.

    Pefanis, J 1991, Heterology and the Post-Modern, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.

    Sheppard, A 1987, Aesthetics: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art, Oxford University Press, New York.

    Willis, P 1996, Common Culture, Open University Press, Philadelphia.

    Wolff, J 1993, The Social Production of Art, 2nd edition, New York University Press. New York.

    Wolff, J 1993, Aesthetics and the Sociology of Art, 2nd edition, University of Michigan Press, Michigan.




    STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

    ACTIVITYHOURS
    Private Study355
    Tutorial110


    ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

    DescriptionMarks Out ofWtg(%)RequiredDue Date
    STUDIO PROJECT100.0050.00Y22 Jul 2002 (see note 1)
    DISSERTATION100.0030.00Y02 Nov 2002
    EXHIBITION 3 HOURS100.0020.00Y22 Jul 2002 (see note 3)
    NOTES:
    1.
    Refer to Course Specifications for information about assignment due dates.
    3.
    Refer to Course Specifications for information about assignment due dates.

    OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

    1. Presentation of a suitably bound dissertation.
    2. Exhibition of a body of work.
    3. Topics - Students will complete a practical body of work to exhibition standard in consultation with their supervisors. Students will research imagery and process in a personal and cultural context and will be expected to demonstrate a conceptual understanding appropriate to their field of study both in theory and practice.
    4. Assessment will be before a selected panel comprising an invited external adviser and a member of staff.
    5. A component of this assessment will be the presentation and discussion of an oral synopsis of the dissertation by the student.
    6. The assessors' marks will be averaged and expressed as a grade according to USQ's grading system.