Mixed Media 3 (10 credit points)

Pre-requisites for enrolment

It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed: Mixed Media 1 and/or Mixed Media 2

Special Information

This course requires you to bring their 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:

* Sketchbook and note book

* Prompt box-  a collection of clippings, notes and sketches of ideas

* Craft knife, glue and tape

* Pencils, black and white conte crayon, black and white oil pastel

 

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:

* One-sided card,

* A2 cartridge paper

* Newsprint 

Essentials materials and equipment students will need to provide themselves:

* Graphite stick,

* Conte crayon,

* Black marker pen,

* Coloured biro pens,

* Soft pastel ( 1red, 1yellow, 1blue),

* Oil pastel ( 1white, 1 black)

* Wax crayons, 

* Black drawing ink 

* Alternative drawing materials – wire, plastic tapes, threads, fabrics, books, photographs etc

* Glue

* Eraser 

* Scissors and craft knife

* Current sketchbooks and 1 A4 soft cover stapled Sketchbook  

 

Additional recommended materials and equipment students can provide:

Content of Course

Mapping out personal projects to define, quantify and outline intentions

Project – using personal research explore the process of fragmentation

 Think about the physical properties of the fragments for example open/closed or fragile/substantial

Explore the processes of rupture and repair

Be inventive and imaginative with tools and materials that are commonly used in everyday life

Evaluation and Reflection –group discussion

Sketchbook content- Become familiar with current approaches and existing practices of relevance

Reformatting work in different ways

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%) Demonstrate an enquiring work ethic and focused experiments for mixed media, employing a range of personal strategies for recording and developing visual ideas and concepts, integrating contextual research.

Practice, skills and techniques (33.3%) Show resourcefulness and inventiveness in the use of materials and processes to create a range of focused and coherent visual studies and resolved artworks.

Selection, presentation and reflection (33.3%) Evidence independent judgment in the documentation and presentation of research, selection and editing of art works.

Sources

Core Readings

Suggested Reading

CRAGG,T,1991, Crag:sculpture,1975-1990, London:Thames and Hudson in association with Harbor Art Museum.

Web Sources

http://ulaeinstein.com/

http://www.drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/index.cfm

http://www.drawingcenter.org/en/drawingcenter/5/exhibitions/

www.annahepler.com

http://www.iavor.co.uk/

http://museum.stanford.edu/diebenkornsketchbooks/

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.