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Unit of Study AAD72209 - Life Drawing and Figuration (2018)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit will contain naked (nude) life models for drawing. It is a condition of enrolment in this unit that students understand this and there are no exceptions or adjustments for alternate models. A minimum 80% attendance record for all scheduled classes is required to qualify for a passing grade.

Unit description

Investigate the skills required for drawing the human body. Studio classes, using clothed and naked life models, develop skills in observing inner structure, gesture, spatial organisation and characterisation. Technical studies of representational devices, mark selection, emphasis, and lighting promote a broader understanding of the use of the body's representation in contemporary practice. 

Unit content

  • Life-drawing with a model
  • Tradition and contemporary approaches
  • Tone, modelling, contour, form, dimensionality, expression, representation, scale
  • Development of independent drawing techniques
  • Anatomy and structure
  • New techniques in drawing
  • Theories to life drawing

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 2 Session 2

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 achieve an advanced competence in the representation and characterisation of a variety of figures through drawing
2 understand the internal structure and proportions of the human figure, the dynamic relationships between its various parts, and its potential for movement as expressed through action, tension and repose
3 explore the representation of the figure in a variety of spatial contexts, and through a variety of conceptual and technical approaches
4 consult a large body of reference in the history of the representation of the figure in western art and consider critically the continuing meaning of the genre in the context of contemporary culture
5 understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice and ethics associated with life-models.

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

  1. achieve an advanced competence in the representation and characterisation of a variety of figures through drawing
    • GA3:
  2. understand the internal structure and proportions of the human figure, the dynamic relationships between its various parts, and its potential for movement as expressed through action, tension and repose
    • GA1:
  3. explore the representation of the figure in a variety of spatial contexts, and through a variety of conceptual and technical approaches
    • GA2:
  4. consult a large body of reference in the history of the representation of the figure in western art and consider critically the continuing meaning of the genre in the context of contemporary culture
    • GA3:
  5. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice and ethics associated with life-models.
    • GA3:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.