ACV115 - Drawing and the Body in Visual Arts
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Simon Grennan Trimester 3: Simon Grennan |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Through a focus on the body (human or otherwise), this studio-based unit introduces students to key skills and concepts used within the discipline of drawing in the visual arts. Along with gaining competency and control of perceptual drawing techniques, the unit explores the ways in which contemporary drawing engages and challenges the viewer through various means: for example through unexpected combinations of subject matter, format, style, scale, process, and material. The unit treats the development of perception, observation, expression, communication, ideation, and imagination as integrated aspects of all forms of drawing. The program is structured around weekly drawing topics designed to build observational skills, develop media strategies, and introduce basic conceptual frameworks for generating work. Lecturer presentations and demonstrations, group discussion and critiques also form an integral aspect of seminar activities.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Through drawing processes, perceptually interpret objects, proportions, form, structure, volume and spatial relationships | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Resolve perceptual, observational, and aesthetic problems in drawing through the skilled use of observational measuring techniques; the effective use of drawing media; and an appreciation of art and design elements and principles | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Produce drawings that capture the aesthetic and conceptual interactions between subject matter, technique, form, context and audience | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Produce drawings and journal responses (drawing, writing, note taking) that are informed by the historical, theoretical, communicative, and aesthetic contexts of drawing in contemporary art | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Drawing folio 1 | journal/visual diary/folio | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: Drawing folio 2 | journal/visual diary/folio | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACV115 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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