James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

VA2602:03

Painting 2B

Townsville HECS Band 1

52 hours practicals. Semester 2.

Available to Bachelor of Visual Arts students.

Staff: Dr J Brown.

Students will continue to explore painting as an area of specialisation within the visual arts. Emphasis will be on the consolidation of skills, technical development and expression of a personal vision. Students will gain experience in research and experimentation, the development of ideas and their synthesis and translation into creative outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to gain a further appreciation of technological developments and explore current practices in contemporary art;
  2. to further identify, employ and demonstrate proficiency in key competencies necessary to visual arts practice;
  3. to continue to develop skills in creative decision-making and critical inquiry;
  4. to demonstrate further understanding of safe work practices.

Assessment by four practical projects (20% each); research journal/visual diary (20%).