UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

FNA2112 Contemporary practices 4

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

FNA2112 Contemporary practices 4 is a level 2, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Prato. It needs FNA2111 and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 2 units in all.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2023
Semester 2
Caulfield, Prato
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for FNA2112. This is its 2023 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before FNA2112

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After FNA2112

1 unit list FNA2112 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: You must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Art (F2003) or a Fine Art double degree

Equivalent units

The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.

Overview

This unit is the fourth in the sequence for students to continue a range of leading contemporary art practices and methodologies. The unit further develops an experimental approach to interdisciplinarity, conceptual development, and material and technical fabrication. Yout will begin to devise self-initiated projects that are contextualised within theories of contemporary art, professional practices and research based strategies presented within the unit. You will develop inventive and sustainable creative practices that will enable you to continue to develop a personal methodology and aesthetic language.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Trimester 3PratoOn campus

Assessment

  • Mid-semester folio
    40%
  • End of semester folio
    60%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Extend your skills in art making and aesthetic vocabulary of materials and studio processes;

  2. 2

    Employ considerable technical skills in your chosen area of self-expression;

  3. 3

    Extend your level of experimentation and investigation within your artwork, moving towards a focus on specific themes and concepts within an interdisciplinary practice;

  4. 4

    Develop a position in relation to current issues in fine art and various modes of professional practice and recognise the potential to produce artworks within the framework of contemporary culture;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate an increased capacity for the constructive appraisal of your own artwork, and that of others, and are able to articulate this through oral presentations and written documentation;

  6. 6

    Analyse individual and collaborative studio cultural production in response to Indigenous cultural frameworks; knowledge, cultures.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities96 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
  • Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • Teaching approachResearch activities
  • Teaching approachField trips

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

Learning resources

Required resources

USA): Art Forum International . Flash Art : www.flashartonline.com

Arts Hub is the online home for Australian arts workers, providing news, job lists, discussions and artsblogs for its Australian photo-based art magazine focusing on contemporary practice and produced by the Australian Centre for Photography

Germany) Parkett (avail online in English at www.parkettart.com

International quarterly featuring design, art and architecture around the globe.

UK): Modern Painters Contemporary , Frieze .

RealTime

A free quarterly journal “unlike any other” available in print format from major contemporary art spaces and artist-run-initiatives.

Artlink covers contemporary art in Australia and provides a context for evaluation and analysis.

An independent, artist driven project, a forum for discourse, documentation and discussion centering on visual arts in the

Art Monthly is a national, monthly publication committed to representing all Australian states and territories to a local,

Presenting the best of craft, design and art from across Australia and overseas. Published by Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design.

A free national magazine read by consumers of contemporary art, cultural thinking and popular culture, produced by Contemporary Art Centre South Australia.

Published by QUT, with in-depth analysis of and commentary on the contemporary visual arts, craft and related media

A national publication focusing on the latest developments in Australian and international contemporary art, and on

Art Almanac is the essential guide to Australia’s art galleries -a monthly magazine listing art galleries, museums, dealers,

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Sean Dockray
Unit Coordinators
Sean Dockray

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for FNA2112?

You need FNA2111 before you enrol; and OHS1000 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.

What can I take after FNA2112?

FNA2112 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including FNA3111. Those lead on to 2 units in all.

When is FNA2112 offered?

In 2023, FNA2112 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Prato.

Does FNA2112 have an exam?

No. FNA2112 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Fine Art
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2020202120222023