| CODE | VSA1922 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Painting 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Visual Arts | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students will develop further their knowledge and understanding of painting processes and techniques and the use of colour as an effective tool to communicate their visual concepts in contemporary architectural, artistic and design context. Study-Unit Aims: - Build upon previously acquired knowledge on different painting media and techniques; - Familiarise with colour relationships and notions of colour theory; - Encourage experimentation in visual presentation of concepts through colour. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply knowledge about different media and techniques used in painting; - Define colour relationships through the application of specific painting techniques; - Apply colour theory concepts for compositional purposes. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Select painting media based on desired artistic intentions; - Apply painting techniques for refined visual communication and presentation purposes in a contemporary artistic, architectural and design context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Albers, J. (2013). Interaction of color. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Press. - Anne Ring Petersen, Harris, J., History, A., Mikkel Bogh, Hans Dam Christiensen and Peter Nørgaard Larsen (2010). Contemporary painting in context. Copenhagen:Museum Tusculanum. Supplementary Readings: - Yve-Alain Bois (1998). Painting as model. Cambridge, Mass.: Mit Press. - Valérie Breuvart and Al, E. (2002). Vitamin P: New perspectives in painting. London;New York: Phaidon Press. - Hasting, J. and Schwabsky, B. (2011). Vitamin P2 : New perspectives in painting.London: Phaidon. - White, J. (1987). The birth and rebirth of pictorial space. London: Faber And Faber. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: VSA1901 Co-requisite Study-units: VSA1902 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Josephine Ann Mary Camilleri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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