PRM1001 The contemporary print: Etching and relief printmaking

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

1. 1

   Understand the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art practice;

2. 2

   Design and produce artworks using basic printmaking techniques as a special means of creative and critical contemporary expression, with particular reference to etching and relief printing;

3. 3

   Apply print media and other creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept you are investigating;

4. 4

   Understand the context of printmaking in the field of national and global contemporary visual culture;

5. 5

   Describe the theoretical and historical rationale and context of your work;

6. 6

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