PTG1001 · Painting: Introduction to materials and methods

Overview

This unit investigates the technical foundations of painting. It considers the role of painting both within a rich history and as a contemporary medium of art practice. The unit provides you with an in-depth introduction to skills in a variety of painting processes with a particular emphasis on supports, grounds, pigments, colour, mediums, and a consideration of your works in the context of contemporary cultural production. Occupational safety in a studio context will also be addressed.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

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. Establish studio processes that generate ongoing creative enquiry in painting;
2. Apply technical skills as a means of creative expression appropriate to the concepts under investigation;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the place of painting in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;
4. Discuss the theoretical and historical rationale and context of your work.

Workload

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

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