Hobart, Launceston
Introduction
We exist as embodied beings: bodies are how we move through the world and how we touch, and see and interact with it. The purpose of the unit is to introduce students to the concept of the body and bodies within art historical and cultural traditions and emerging technological terrains. The unit explores key issues such as gender, representation and identity with a focus on bodies as sites of transformation. The unit investigates how social and cultural forces shape bodies, influence aesthetics and reveal cultural ideologies.
Students are invited to use design strategies to investigate the body as a sensual and dynamic force. Through response to materials including wood, clay, textile, paper and technology, students will develop work that seeks to challenge, disrupt or extend concepts of the body. As part of unit content students are introduced to design strategies and responsive crafting and learn the core skills of critical review writing. This unit introduces students to the creative arts emphasis on praxis, where theory is tested and embodied in making and writing.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Critical Practices in Art: Bodies |
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| Unit code | FSA124 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Creative Arts and Media |
| Discipline | Arts |
| Coordinator | Dr Jan Hogan |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Use a variety of oral, written and visual strategies to examine how social and cultural forces shape bodies and influence aesthetics and design approaches.
- Review artworks in a critical and creative context relevant to unit themes.
- Apply processes of prototyping and material experimentation to make artwork that responds to unit themes.
Fees
Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
FSA122 Critical Practices 1B
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Workshop (weekly/2 hours) |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Task 1: Observation, visual documentation and reflective writing (15%) Task 2: Exhibition Review (35%) Task 3: Final Folio: Creative Work, Journal and Written Statement (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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