PTG2031 Abstraction and non-objective painting
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
PTG2031 Abstraction and non-objective painting is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2022. It needs OHS1000 and DWG1201.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Not offered
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PTG2031
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PTG2031
No unit lists PTG2031 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites, or approval from Chief Examiner
Overview
The unit explores the rich history and practice of abstraction and the broad range of approaches to painting produced under the term 'non-objective'. The unit provides you with an in-depth engagement with a variety of non-objective painting processes as well as the theories informing their creation such as the recurring declaration of painting's demise. You will achieve a level of technical and conceptual sophistication as well as a consideration of your works in the context of contemporary visual art.
Offerings in 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for PTG2031.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop experimental studio processes that generate ongoing creative research;
- 2
Extend your practical and conceptual skills as a means of critical production in various modes of non-objective abstraction;
- 3
Apply abstract and non-objective approaches as a form of expression appropriate to the concepts you are investigating;
- 4
Critically reflect on the place of non-objective abstraction in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;
- 5
Position and articulate the aesthetic, theoretical and historical context of your painting within contemporary cultural production.
Workload and teaching
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.