Spacial concepts in Contemporary Art on the basis of drawing/painting, sculpture, installation and architecture, 15 Credits
Swedish name: Rumsliga koncept i samtida konst med utgångspunkt i teckning, skulptur, installation och arkitektur
This syllabus is valid: 2014-10-27
and until further notice
Course code: 1FK062
Credit points: 15
Education level: First cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Fine Arts: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Two-grade scale
Responsible department: Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
Established by: Head of Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, 2014-11-14
Contents
The course presents a theoretical and practical grounding in the spatial as a concept in painting, drawing, installation, sculpture and architecture. Students will produce their own artistic work under the guidance during the course. The work will be of their own determination, within the fields of painting, drawing, installation, sculpture and architecture.
Expected learning outcomes
After completing the course the student should be able to:
Identify the practical and theoretical foundations of the spatial as concepts within the field of fine arts.
Work with different methods and processes based on the conception of the spatial in the subjects of fine arts.
Present an artistic work during the course, created on the basis of the spatial in the fine arts, in both the seminar and exhibition formats.
Oral and/or written presentation to describe their own artistic work processes related to the conceptions of the spatial in the fine arts.
Required Knowledge
For the applicant to be above basic eligibility it is necessary to have experience of artistic practice which is documented with between 3-5 individual samples of work.
Form of instruction
The course is conducted through lectures, seminars and individual work under supervision. During seminars and supervised group tutoring, discussions and presentations of the participant’s artistic practice will be carried out as part of the course.
The language of instruction is English.
Examination modes
The course is examined through seminars and through verbal or otherwise presentation of one artistic work produced during the course. Students who fail the ordinary assessment may arranged as required further examination within three months, and a summary examination within a year.
The course will be graded Fail, Pass and Pass with Distinction
Other regulations
For the course there is a maximum of 16 students for the intake.
Crediting is tested individually according Umeå University credit transfer regulations. See: http://www.umu.se/utbildning/antagning/tillgodoraknande (Swedish site)
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web.
Please contact the faculty.
