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Unit of Study AAD71105 - Printmaking Fundamentals (2020)

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Unit description

Investigating the technical foundations of Printmaking, this unit considers the role of printing as an historically rich artistic form in relation to other art forms and as a contemporary medium of art practice. The unit provides students with an in-depth introduction to hands-on skill development in a variety of printing processes with an emphasis on types of printing, paper supports, grounds, inks, colour, mediums, and a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art.

Unit content

  • Relief, Intaglio, and Screen Printing will be investigated
  • Understand print editions and artist proofs and monoprints
  • Support structures for printing
  • Technical competence with different techniques

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Location Domestic International
Online
Session2
Session2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas
2 design and produce artworks using basic printmaking techniques as a special means of creative and critical expression, with particular reference to etching and relief printing
3 demonstrate understanding of the context of printmaking in the national and global field of contemporary art culture
4 articulate the theoretical, conceptual and historical rationale of their work
5 demonstrate an understanding of the differing methodologies to printing mediums, support, representations
6 apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas
    • GA4:
  2. design and produce artworks using basic printmaking techniques as a special means of creative and critical expression, with particular reference to etching and relief printing
    • GA2:
  3. demonstrate understanding of the context of printmaking in the national and global field of contemporary art culture
    • GA4:
  4. articulate the theoretical, conceptual and historical rationale of their work
    • GA1:
  5. demonstrate an understanding of the differing methodologies to printing mediums, support, representations
    • GA4:
  6. apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice
    • GA4:

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