Mixed Media 1 (10 credit points)

Special Information

This course requires you to bring your own art and design materials. Most of these can be sourced and purchased in advance from any good art material supplier such as the Art Shop at ECA Lauriston Place Campus. Essential items not readily available will be provided during classes and you will be invoiced at the end of the course for items used. Listed below are the materials and equipment requirements for this course and an estimated cost. You are advised not to purchase any materials until you have received confirmation the course is running – usually 7 days before the start of the course.  You will be guided by the tutor as to which materials you need to bring to classes each week.

 

Essential materials you will need to bring to the first class:

* 2 A2 cartridge paper

* Collage materials: remnants of previous art works, pages from magazines, books, old tickets, envelopes, fabrics, textiles and any transparent materials.

* Scissors and glue

* Drawing materials such as pencil, charcoal, pastels or inks

Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course and included in course fee:

 

Materials and equipment available for purchase during the course:

* A2 newsprint,

* A2 cartridge paper,

* One-sided card

 

Essentials materials and equipment students will need to provide themselves:

 

Additional recommended materials and equipment students can provide:

* Digital camera or phone camera

Content of Course

Over the class sessions the course will cover:

Introduction  

Composition – play with colour, image and texture to explore harmony, balance, discord, rhythm using a collage approach

Explore Additive and Subtractive Techniques  in mixed media drawing and painting using a range of starting points

Explore wet and dry painting techniques

Appropriate new meanings and direction - collage source material often has an inherent history, which can offer a powerful starting point and make for a more meaningful process.

Sketchbook content- Record and document relevant word, form, idea, rhythm, memory, movement, sentence, melody, building, thought, or colour. Make a sketchbook.

Re Format –  using documented progress to date (photocopies ,photographs)  Explore bleaching and staining processes

Explore the intersection between drawing and photography – draw on, fold ,tear photographs and use as source for new drawing

Set Project – Idea –based research. From the following prompts; an experience, an interest, a characteristic, a memory, a profession, an influence – think of six things that make you who you are.

Begin to explore these ideas in visual form, and revisit methodologies learned in previous weeks and try a series of test pieces to create new connections and meaning.

Teaching method(s)

The teaching will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Over the course, students’ progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor.  Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.

For work required to be undertaken after the class hours are complete, the course tutor will set students a ‘directed study plan’ which can be undertaken without the need for specialist workshops or access to models.

Directed study will include research into a range of suggested artists and their associated movements to engender a contextual awareness. Students are expected to demonstrate how their research has informed their work through annotated sketchbooks, a visual digital journal and practical outcomes.  The Directed Study Plan will include preparing evidence of research and practical work to form an appropriate presentation for assessment.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Research, context and ideas (33.3%) Employ various approaches and techniques that explore a range of mediums, investigated and evaluated through the sketchbook and developed studies.

Practice, skills and techniques (33.3%) Demonstrate a practical knowledge of drawing, painting and mixed media approaches for developing visual studies and ideas, showing an appropriate use of materials and a discernment of ideas for further development.

Selection, presentation and reflection (33.3%) Demonstrate an awareness of how to document, select and edit artwork for presentation.

Sources

Core Readings

     Essential Reading

ROBERTS,v,2014, Converging lines : Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt, Austin, Texas ; New Haven ; London : Blanton Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press

LAURENS,H,197-?, Georges Braque (1882-1963), Henri Laurens (1885-1954) : drawings, gouaches and collages ,London:J.P.L. Fine Arts

Suggested reading

DAWSON,B and Harrison,M,2009,Francis Bacon A Terrible Beauty, Göttingen : Steidl

MASLEM, M. and Southern, J., 2011, Drawing projects : an exploration of the language of drawing,  London: Black Dog Publishing Berger, J. and Savage, J.,  2005,

RUIT, O: Cantze, 1997,Sigmar Polke : the three lies of painting, Berlin,Cantze Verlag

SOLOMON,D,1997, Utopia Parkway : the life and work of Joseph Cornell, London, London:Jonathon Cape

Photographers’ Gallery: PhotoWorks, 2008, Dryden Goodwin : Cast, London, Thames& Hudson

BRADFORD,M,2013,Through Darkest America by Truck and Tank,London,Whitecube

Web Sources

http://www.claremurrayadams.com/

http://www.textileartist.org/stef-kreymborg-to-play-and-discover/

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/amanda_ross_ho.htm

http://www.art21.org/

Assessment

Details of the Art and Design assessment requirements can be found on the short course website. Please click on the following link for more information: Submission and Assessment Information

Studying for Credit

If you choose to study for credit you will need to allocate significant time outwith classes for coursework and assessment preparation. Credit points gained from this course can count towards the Certificate of Higher Education.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.