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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sculpture

  • Unit Code

    VIS2507

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Students are introduced to a variety of forms of sculpture, including installation and assemblage, environmental and public art. Concept development is combined with a variety of practical skills workshops using a variety of materials, techniques and methods of construction and assembly.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded VIS3531

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Articulate the technical processes, material choices and historical contexts of their work.
  2. Create 3D artworks using a range of materials, objects and sites that show evidence of research and informed practice.
  3. Demonstrate professional and safe working practices within the studio.
  4. Produce artworks that demonstrate technical skills development, as well as spatial and sensory investigations.

Unit Content

  1. Conceptualisation of new creative works, introduction to construction and finishing processes.
  2. Development of sculpture projects such as installations and environmental art.
  3. Introduction to key concepts and language in 3D art.
  4. Spatial and sensory analyses of place and the object.
  5. The historical and contemporary context of sculptural works.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, demonstrations, workshops and guest speakers from industry.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
JournalVIsual diary and process journal20%
Creative WorkStudio projects 140%
Creative WorkStudio projects 240%

Text References

  • War, T., & Jones, A. (2000). The artist's body: Themes and movements. New York, NY: Phaidon.
  • Storr, R. (2003). Louise Bourgeois. New York, NY: Phaidon.
  • National Gallery of Australia, (2005). National sculpture prize and exhibition. [electronic resource]. Canberra, Australia: National Gallery of Australia.
  • Meyer, J. (2000). Minimalism. London, England: Phaidon.
  • Kardia, P. et al (2010). From floor to sky: The experience of the art school studio, [electronic resource]. London, England: A & C Black.
  • Gooding, M. (2002). Song of the Earth. London, England: Thames & Hudson.
  • Bachelard, G. (1994). The poetics of space. Boston, MASS: Beacon Press.
  • Beardsley, J. (1998). Earthworks and beyond. New York, NY: Abbeville Press.
  • Causey, A. (1998). Sculpture since 1945. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
  • Clerbois, S. (2011). Revival and invention: Sculpture through its material histories. [electronic resource]. New York, NY: Peter Lane.
  • De Oliveiva, N., et al. (2003). Installation art: In the new millennium. London, England: Thames & Hudson.
  • Baas, J., & Jacob, M. J. (2004). Buddha mind in contemporary art. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Journal References

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sculpture

  • Unit Code

    VIS2507

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Students are introduced to a variety of forms of sculpture, including installation and assemblage, environmental and public art. Concept development is combined with a variety of practical skills workshops using a variety of materials, techniques and methods of construction and assembly.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded VIS3531

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Articulate the technical processes, material choices and historical contexts of their work.
  2. Create 3D artworks using a range of materials, objects and sites that show evidence of research and informed practice.
  3. Demonstrate professional and safe working practices within the studio.
  4. Produce artworks that demonstrate technical skills development, as well as spatial and sensory investigations.

Unit Content

  1. Conceptualisation of new creative works, introduction to construction and finishing processes.
  2. Development of sculpture projects such as installations and environmental art.
  3. Introduction to key concepts and language in 3D art.
  4. Spatial and sensory analyses of place and the object.
  5. The historical and contemporary context of sculptural works.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, demonstrations, workshops and guest speakers from industry.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
JournalVIsual diary and process journal20%
Creative WorkStudio projects 140%
Creative WorkStudio projects 240%

Text References

  • Bachelard, G. (1994). The poetics of space. Boston, MASS: Beacon Press.
  • Beardsley, J. (1998). Earthworks and beyond. New York, NY: Abbeville Press.
  • Causey, A. (1998). Sculpture since 1945. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
  • Baas, J., & Jacob, M. J. (2004). Buddha mind in contemporary art. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
  • War, T., & Jones, A. (2000). The artist's body: Themes and movements. New York, NY: Phaidon.
  • Clerbois, S. (2011). Revival and invention: Sculpture through its material histories. [electronic resource]. New York, NY: Peter Lane.
  • National Gallery of Australia, (2005). National sculpture prize and exhibition. [electronic resource]. Canberra, Australia: National Gallery of Australia.
  • Meyer, J. (2000). Minimalism. London, England: Phaidon.
  • Kardia, P. et al (2010). From floor to sky: The experience of the art school studio, [electronic resource]. London, England: A & C Black.
  • Gooding, M. (2002). Song of the Earth. London, England: Thames & Hudson.
  • De Oliveiva, N., et al. (2003). Installation art: In the new millennium. London, England: Thames & Hudson.
  • Storr, R. (2003). Louise Bourgeois. New York, NY: Phaidon.

Journal References

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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