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  2. Printmaking: Mapping Self and World [VIS2525]

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

    Printmaking: Mapping Self and World

  • Unit Code

    VIS2525

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Using contemporary and historical global case studies we investigate an overview of intaglio and relief images as they relate to mapping, the environment and anatomy. This unit will critically consider fascinating examples of the imprint from many past and present cultures including Renaissance Europe, Japan, and Indigenous Australians. We will examine the traditional mediums of; etching, linocut, woodcut, collograph and drypoint to inform our contemporary visual responses through student directed projects.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from VIS1305

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded VIS2505

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create a series of prints using a range of traditional processes.
  2. Demonstrate professional and safe working practices within the printmaking studio.
  3. Describe the technical, aesthetic, and historical contexts of their work.
  4. Produce artworks that demonstrate a creative approach to using intaglio and relief processes.

Unit Content

  1. Drawing and collage processes for printmaking.
  2. Plate/block making and printing techniques.
  3. The historical and contemporary context of intaglio and relief images.
  4. Tone and colour printing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Demonstrations. Workshops.

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 Diary30%
Creative WorkCreative Project 130%
Creative WorkCreative Project 240%

Text References

  • MacPhee, J. (2010). Paper politics: Socially engaged pintmaking today. [electronic resource]. Chicago: PM Press.
  • Noyce, R. (2006). Printmaking at the edge. London: A. & C. Black.
  • D'Arcy, H. A. (2008). The printmaking bible: The complete guide to materials and techniques. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
  • Brooks, C. (2007). Magical secrets about line etching & engraving: The step-by-step art of incised lines. San Francisco: Crown Point Press.

Journal References

  • Art on paper
  • Parkett
  • Smith, D. ( 2010). Martin King: A man for all seasons. Imprint, Winter 2010. 45(2), 36-37.
  • Hendry, S. (2009). De Rosa in her garden: The art of Chris De Rosa. Imprint, 2009. 44(3), 16-17.
  • Uhlmann, P. (2009). To hear voices distant and close. Imprint, Summer 2009. 44(4), 30-31.
  • Bartlem, E. (2010). Telling tales: Edwina Bartlem interviews Angela Cavalieri. Imprint, Autumn 2010. 45(1), 24-25.

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.

VIS2525|1|1

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

    Printmaking: Mapping Self and World

  • Unit Code

    VIS2525

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Using contemporary and historical global case studies we investigate an overview of intaglio and relief images as they relate to mapping, the environment and anatomy. This unit will critically consider fascinating examples of the imprint from many past and present cultures including Renaissance Europe, Japan, and Indigenous Australians. We will examine the traditional mediums of; etching, linocut, woodcut, collograph and drypoint to inform our contemporary visual responses through student directed projects.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from VIS1305

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded VIS2505

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create a series of prints using a range of traditional processes.
  2. Demonstrate professional and safe working practices within the printmaking studio.
  3. Describe the technical, aesthetic, and historical contexts of their work.
  4. Produce artworks that demonstrate a creative approach to using intaglio and relief processes.

Unit Content

  1. Drawing and collage processes for printmaking.
  2. Plate/block making and printing techniques.
  3. The historical and contemporary context of intaglio and relief images.
  4. Tone and colour printing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Demonstrations. Workshops.

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 Diary30%
Creative WorkCreative Project 130%
Creative WorkCreative Project 240%

Text References

  • MacPhee, J. (2010). Paper politics: Socially engaged pintmaking today. [electronic resource]. Chicago: PM Press.
  • Noyce, R. (2006). Printmaking at the edge. London: A. & C. Black.
  • D'Arcy, H. A. (2008). The printmaking bible: The complete guide to materials and techniques. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
  • Brooks, C. (2007). Magical secrets about line etching & engraving: The step-by-step art of incised lines. San Francisco: Crown Point Press.

Journal References

  • Art on paper
  • Parkett
  • Smith, D. ( 2010). Martin King: A man for all seasons. Imprint, Winter 2010. 45(2), 36-37.
  • Hendry, S. (2009). De Rosa in her garden: The art of Chris De Rosa. Imprint, 2009. 44(3), 16-17.
  • Uhlmann, P. (2009). To hear voices distant and close. Imprint, Summer 2009. 44(4), 30-31.
  • Bartlem, E. (2010). Telling tales: Edwina Bartlem interviews Angela Cavalieri. Imprint, Autumn 2010. 45(1), 24-25.

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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