PRM2512 Artists' books 2
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
PRM2512 Artists' books 2 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 needs PRM1511 and OHS1000.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for PRM2512. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before PRM2512
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PRM2512
No unit lists PRM2512 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit builds on knowledge acquired in PRM1511, and offers further development and refinement of conceptual and practical skills acquired in PRM1511 Artists' books. The unit investigates the form of the book, considering the role of the artist book as a mode of distribution, and the roles of text, image, sequence and temporality in the artist book. It provides you with the means to extend already established skills in a variety of typesetting and printmedia processes, and a consideration of your works in the context of contemporary visual art.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Assessment Task 1: Mid-semester review40%
- Assessment Task 2: Final Assessment60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically evaluate the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art practice;
- 2
Apply conceptual and practical skills in the production of artist books as a special means of creative expression;
- 3
Create critical and creative works appropriate to the concept you are investigating;
- 4
Evaluate the place of the artist book in the field of current national and global practices;
- 5
Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of your work;
- 6
Demonstrate critical and creative works in the context of contemporary visual culture;
- 7
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 approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.
Thematic projects, configured to address the production and contemporary context of artist-made books, will support students to further develop their conceptual, practical and creative skills.
The unit extends students' skills in the production and design of the artist book in the context of the fine art printmaking studio. Students's technical skills in printmaking methods will be further developed with demonstrations and creative studio-based making, leading to the production of resolved artist book works.
Individual and group tutorials will develop critical skills and peer review.
Learning resources
Required resources
Tool box
Lyons, Joan (ed) , (1985) Artists’ Books: A Critical Anthology and Sourcebook , Rochester, N.Y.
Drucker, Johanna (1998), Figuring the word: essays on books, writing and visual poetics, Granary Books, New York.
Spector, B (1995), The book maker's desire , Umbrella editions, Santa Monica.
General drawing and other materials including pencils (graphite and colour), a rubber, masking tape, cutting knife, scissors, glue, a ruler, black India ink, brushes (bristle and soft), a black texta, rags, barrier cream
Selenitsch, Alex (2008), Australian Artists Books , Parkes, National Gallery of Australia, A.C.T.
Benson, R (2008), The printed picture , Distributed in the United States and Canada by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, New York: Museum of Modern Art.
Visual resources—drawings, notes about ideas that interest you, art books (the library is a great place), make a collection of found images (newspaper cuttings, invitations to exhibitions, found objects perhaps, etc.)
Drucker, Johanna (1995) The Century of Artists’ Books , New York, Granary Books.
Bury, Stephen (1995), Artists' books: the book as a work of art 1963 -1995 , Scolar Press, Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA.
Castleman, Riva (1994), A Century of Artists Books , Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Drucker, Johanna (2003) “The Virtual Codex from Page Space to E-space”, http://www.philobiblon.com/drucker/index.html
Printmaking inks
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Marian Crawford
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Marian Crawford
Common questions
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 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020