DWG2509 · Drawing: The body

Overview

An intense investigation of the skills required for drawing the human body. Life drawing classes using live models develops your skills in observing inner structure, gesture, spatial organisation and characterisation. Technical studies of representational devices, mark-making selection, emphasis, and lighting promote a broader understanding of the use of the body's representation in contemporary cultural production.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

100% in-semester assessment

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Explore a range of drawing materials and processes in the representation and characterisation of a variety of figure subjects;
2. Articulate form and space through the drawing process;
3. Create drawings in a variety of scales and media;
4. Contextualise the historical representation of the figure in western art and consider the role and influence of the genre in the context of contemporary culture.

Workload

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.