Module overview
Hitting the technical ground running. The module is designed to give you an early practical grasp of the scope and possibilities of contemporary fine art, the use of materials and techniques in the development of ideas, and the role of intellectual engagement in creative practice.
A field trip is core to this module and will be funded by the programme. A typical trip will be to London by train
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- reflect on experimental outcomes;
- recognise key concepts, methods and techniques, in relation to contemporary art
- approach ideas of practice with an open mind;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- manage and complete projects to deadlines .
- conduct basic research including library research;
- work collaboratively;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- an introductory range of core skills;
- some of the basic concepts and methodologies of contemporary art.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- test materials and experiment with techniques: thinking through making.
Syllabus
This module offers workshop training in a range of skills fundamental to painting, printmaking, sculpture, digital and lens-based media, and performance. Separately and in parallel, it offers a number of set projects, the subject of introductory briefings, which provide parameters within which to develop your own ideas, test materials and techniques, and make work to given deadlines. On two occasions the module encompasses participation in a Shared Drive project - typically a remaking project – working alongside Part 2 and 3 students towards a collective outcome. A number of visiting artists deliver lectures on their practice.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include
- project briefings
- tutorials
- group critiques
- workshop inductions
- Field trip
Learning activities include:
- project briefings
- tutorials
- library research
- Shared Drive projects
- group critiques
- workshop inductions
- peer-group learning
- self-evaluation
- Study Skills Hub
Relationship between the teaching, learning and assessment methods and the planned learning outcomes.
Outcomes and work in progress are discussed individually with tutors, and in group critiques and project reviews. The module introduces the use of the library for research of relevant current practice and art history. The advice you receive and what you learn should all be documented in your sketchbooks and research folders and will be manifest in the work you produce. Taken together, these items are your ‘portfolio’, which will be assessed at the end of the semester against the learning outcomes for the module.
Type | Hours |
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Completion of assessment task | 130 |
Supervised time in studio/workshop | 175 |
Wider reading or practice | 100 |
Tutorial | 2 |
Lecture | 20 |
Seminar | 18 |
Fieldwork | 5 |
Total study time | 450 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
The library provides comprehensive advice on researching and referencing material;. http://www.soton.ac.uk/library/infoskills/index.html
panopto via blackboard.
Internet Resources
Academic Skills ( including AI) : http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash.
Textbooks
Stallabrass, J. (2004). Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Graham, R. and Newberry, C. (2010). Winchester: Look Up!. Winchester: Look up Book.
Elkins, J. (2000). How to use your eyes. New York: Routledge.
Kalb, P. R. (2013). Art since 1980: Charting the Contemporary. London: Laurence King.
Craig-Martin (2015). On Being An Artist. London: Art/Books.
Hopkins, D. (2000). After Modern Art: 1945-2000. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Portfolio Development
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: •In the early part of the module, you will have an orientation tutorial with your personal academic tutor with feedback on your early response to the module and guidance on how to proceed with portfolio development •You will have a formative feedback tutorial, usually in week 7, with your personal academic tutor, based on discussion of working material available in your studio space and any plans for practice you choose to outline in the meeting. A written summary of the discussion will be provided afterwards, indicating areas of strength and those needing extra attention; this is for your guidance, and does not carry marks or contribute to your assessment. •At least once during the module, you will have the opportunity to present work – a single item or a set - either completed or in progress, for discussion in a group crit, which will include formative feedback from the tutor leading the meeting. You are expected to take part in group crits on a weekly basis. •In this module, there will be reviews of the outcomes of set projects, conducted in groups with spoken feedback on presented material from other students and the tutor leading the review. •Interim tutorials in the studio will provide you with spoken feedback on work in progress. You can email a tutor to request such a tutorial, and there will be sign-up sheets for tutorials with visiting lecturers.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Tutorial
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Project
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External