UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

GLS2213 Contemporary glass sculpture

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

GLS2213 Contemporary glass sculpture is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for GLS2213. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before GLS2213

Corequisites

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

After GLS2213

No unit lists GLS2213 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Students in the Faculty of Art Design & Architecture must have achieved 48 credit points of study in the faculty. Students outside of the Faculty must complete GLS1211 or GLS1231.

Prohibition: APA2303 or APA2411

Overview

This unit introduces you to varied techniques of sculpting with glass. Working from clay and wax originals, glass is cast in to hand built refractory moulds, fired in a kiln and then polished. These processes allow the transference of original and found objects to be re-contextualised into glass. You will explore the unique optical and material properties of the medium and will acquire an understanding to contemporary approaches. Projects are conceptually based and can incorporate a multi-media approach.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

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

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Apply the complex processes involved in casting glass including wax working, clay forming, mould making and polishing;

  2. 2

    Demonstrate perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal visual language;

  3. 3

    Conceptualise, plan and produce work in relation to historical and contemporary art practices;

  4. 4

    Discuss, reflect on and critique work through well-researched class presentations;

  5. 5

    Develop a questioning awareness of aesthetic and technical theories and the skills related to their visual production;

  6. 6

    Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities48 hours
  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Terri Bird
Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Terri Bird

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for GLS2213?

None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.

When is GLS2213 offered?

In 2020, GLS2213 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does GLS2213 have an exam?

No. GLS2213 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Fine Art
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020