| Course Unit Title | ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES I |
| Course Unit Code | AART204 |
| Course Unit Details | Dip Graphic Design (Required) - |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Define Illustration as a conceptual interpretation of "ideas" in alternative media and new art forms, which include traditionally fine art media combined with more experimental media such as installations, video and performance
- Identify how various historical, theoretical, and the popular aspects of art and performance art are manifested in ephemeral, time based and process-oriented work that will get students to understand alternative media of art.
- Apply a variety of subject matter expressed in traditional and non-traditional media, in order to develop a critical approach to the use and application of visual imagery in a historical, cultural and social context.
- Analyze the stages of research, invention, exploration, development and production by investigating the themes intelligently through critical and/or theoretical readings and writings.
- Propose a unique context for which work is created and as an outcome to have the ability to be articulate and decisive about the work.
- Evaluate the outcome of their work, justify the solutions to their illustration projects and appraise the significance of illustration in the advancement of their visual language.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | · A general introduction to a survey of concepts, methods, and issues of Illustration as a vehicle of visual organization, thought, and expression.
· A comprehensive exploration of Illustration techniques and concepts designed to expand awareness of the art of mixed media and to expose students to issues relevant to contemporary art and performance.
· An exploration of the subject of Illustration through lectures, discussions, critiques, and of the process of making images and objects. Introduce students to Illustration not in the conventional sense, but as a conceptual interpretation of "ideas" in alternative media and new art forms, which include traditionally fine art media combined with more experimental media such as installations, video and performance.
· Focus on illustration accentuating philosophical languages of phenomenology and psychology of space. The curriculum places primary importance on aesthetic and personal development and emphasizes a critical and historical understanding of the use of space within our culture.
· Establish how various historical, theoretical, and the popular aspects of art and performance art are manifested in ephemeral, time based and process-oriented work that will get students to understand alternative media of art including ordinary routines of everyday life, autobiographical, rituals, site specific environmental transformation, multimedia production and/or community based projects of social and political empowerment.
· Enhance their oral and visual communication skills for maximum effectiveness. Focus on the visual presentation of their work such as use of materials, layout rules and other presentation techniques.
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Ed. Uta Grosenick, Women Artists in the 20th and 21st Century (Taschen, 1999)
- Ed. Gilda Williams, Cream 3 Contemporary art in Culture, (Phaidon, New York 2003)
- Ed. Nicolas De Oliviera, Nicola Oxley, Michael Petry, Installation Art in the New Millenium, (Thames and Hudson, London 2003)
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| References | - Flass Art International Magazine
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | · Extended project briefings.
· Presentations (audio and visual).
· Practical workshops.
· Exercises.
· Illustrated lectures and group critiques.
· Personal tutorials.
· Group tutorials.
· Personal research, realization and manipulation in project work.
· Continuous evaluation and assessment.
· Extended references and bibliography. |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Class Participation | 20% | | Exercises | 10% | | Mid-term presentation 1 | 15% | | Mid-term presentation 2 | 15% | | Final Presentation | 40% |
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| Language of instruction | English |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
