• Semester 2 (Day)

Synopsis

It  is  important  that students majoring in studio  practice  have  an
understanding   of   some   of the issues   related   to   professional
practice   in   the   Visual Arts.  This unit  encompasses   the   dual
concerns   of drawing, as a means of visually creating,  recording  and
solving     production    process,    and    aspects    of     business
administration  essential to successful practice. Selected  aspects  of
the    unit,   Issues  in  Professional  Development,  will    underpin
theoretical   aspects  of this course. This  unit  is   structured   to
support,   complement   and  strengthen  individual   studio   practice
specializations.    It   will  provide   students    with    a    basic
understanding of commercial, legal and administrative aspects   of  the
profession  while also continuing to extend  exploration  of perceptual
concepts through drawing.  These concepts will  supply information  and
procedures  to  prepare  the  artist  and  craftsperson  to    function
competently and professionally  in  a  visual  arts career.    Criteria
involved in making sound aesthetic  decisions will be reviewed as  will
the  role  of  art  criticism and theory  and  its   relevance  to  the
development of the positive concepts  of  a personal philosophy through
research  and  analysis.  Where appropriate, there will  be  occasional
input provided by visiting arts professionals involved in arts practice
and  the  arts  industry,  as  well  as  specialist  staff  within  the
University.