Art, Methods and Media
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| HART1037 | Cultural, Media and Visual Studies | 1 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- HART1037
- School
- Cultural, Media and Visual Studies
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module examines media and methods-of-making across the history of art and visual culture. Focusing on how artworks are produced, the module considers why particular media and processes have been used by artists and architects from the Renaissance to today, and how this impacts the value, status, and meaning of objects.
In this way, the module will explore the creative use of a diverse range of art materials, including paint, bronze, marble, and plastic, as well as more unconventional media, such as text, the spoken word, and the human body. The module will also engage with the processes that lie behind more recent methods of visual production, such as photography and film, in its discussion of how formal decisions of making affect the meaning and reading of representation.
A single coursework assessment will replace all failed assessment components at the reassessment stage.
Target Students
Only available to History of Art students and Liberal Arts students
Classes
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 3,000 words portfolio of written work and equivalent
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To introduce key materials and methods from the history of art.To become familiar with the relationship between visual media and context of production.To gain an understanding of how artworks and movements have been affected by changes in technology and processes of making.To engage with relevant discourses surrounding art production and labour.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
- Knowledge of materials and methods of making in the history of art.
- Understanding of the results and influences of the context of art production.
- Ability to consider diverse artworks and artists in relation to ideas art production and labour.
- Understanding of developments in technologies and processes used by artists from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
Intellectual Skills:
- Ability to analyse visual and textual sources.
- Ability to locate ideas and works within cultural and historical contexts.
- Ability to use sources from various intellectual disciplines.
Professional/Practical Skills:
- Independent thinking and the ability to connect ideas.
- Ability to engage with diverse materials to inform understanding.
Confidence in group discussion and debate.
Transferable (Key) Skills:
- Ability to read texts and images critically and contextually.
- Ability to work independently and with others.
- Ability to construct and articulate an argument.
- Ability to use IT for research purposes
- Ability to manage and take responsibility for learning.