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Academy of Visual Arts Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts Programme GDCV1085 Exploring Drawing No. of units: 3 Duration: 39 hours Course Description & Rationale: People from different cultures tend to draw in different ways. Traditionally Chinese drew with ink and brush whereas the westerners used the ink pen or charcoal. Thanks to technological advancement, many of us draw with the aid of computer software nowadays, from very simple software such as the palette on the Windows to more sophisticated Adobe Illustrator. If the primitive people drew on the rock for communication purpose, we also perform similar act of drawing on mobile phone with touch screen function in the modern time. Drawing is a fundamental tool in communication just as writing. To learn how to draw, whether on paper or other media, students will be able to explore the alternatives in expressing themselves visually, thus having a better understanding of themselves and the others. To learn drawing does not only mean the technical skills solely. This course aims to demonstrate the potential in / of drawing and inspire students to make use of it as a mean of visual expression. A better understanding and utilization in drawing can enhance ones analytical and communication skills. To do so it will introduce drawing samples from art history, explain the differences in drawing approaches in various cultures as well as introduce a selection of drawing practices through experimental drawing projects. Hence, students will learn different ways to draw, to look, to think, and also the significance of drawing in relation to our everyday life.
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Course Intended Learning Outcomes for this course (CILOs): Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: No. 1
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) To understand different kinds of drawing works of the past and present in both the Eastern and Western cultures.
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Observe their surrounding with a draftsman’s eye, establishing characteristics like the relationship of objects and space, the movement of light and shadow etc.
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Reflect the means, techniques and concepts of drawing as a tool for visual representation, analytical thinking and their relationship to our daily life.
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Creatively make use of their acquired skills and knowledge in their personal contexts.
Alignment of Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs) with the Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): CILO No.
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Visual study of major works of drawing in the past and present, from Asian arts to Western arts, as a way to develop an understanding of the significance of drawing from an art-historical perspective.
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Group discussion to exchange different ideas and understandings in the nature and function of drawing.
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Presentation and discussion of drawing projects in class to reveal the potential of drawing and how it is related to contemporary life.
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Museum and gallery visit for first hand study of drawings so as to broaden the knowledge on the subject.
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Site visit report
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Students will need to write visit report to demonstrate their understanding and experience after studying various types of drawings on spot
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It enhances student’s communication skill and thoughts when replying to peer’s enquiries
Presentation
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It helps students to prepare the research project in a systematic and academic ways
Final research
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Students will reflect their
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Course Contents in Outline: Topic
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1. Introduction to famous drawings in art histories of various cultures, with particular focus on their significances both technically and
20 hours
culturally. 2. Analysis, with the use of visual theories, of different kinds of
10 hours
drawing, art and non-art, to explore the potential and meaning of the art form as well as how it is related to our everyday life. 9 hours
3. Studio exercises and projects on drawing in various ways, themes and skills so as to the get a better understanding on the expressive quality of drawing; and how it can be used as an effective communication tool.
39 hours
Key References: 1. Chaet, Bernard. The Art of Drawing (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1978) 2.
Ching, Frank. Drawing, a Creative Process (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold: John Wiley, 1990)
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Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the Artist Within: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986)
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Hope, Gill. Thinking and Learning through Drawing (London: Sage, 2008)
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Ingold, Tim. Lines: A Brief History (London: Routledge, 2007)
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Kenin, Richard. The Art of Drawing: From the Dawn of History to the Era of the Impressionists (New York: Paddington, 1974)
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Leggitt, Jim. Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skill Using Today’s Technology (Hoboken: John Wiey & Sons, 2010)
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