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An understanding of practice introduces students to the beliefs, interests and values circulating in the visual arts and how these may inform their own work. An understanding of practice will affect such things as students’ intentions, interests, interpretations, decisions, actions and judgement. Students also learn about how artists, art critics and art historians contribute to the field of the visual arts.
An understanding of practice introduces students to the beliefs, interests and values circulating in the visual arts and how these may inform their own work. An understanding of practice will affect such things as students’ intentions, interests, interpretations, decisions, actions and judgement. Students also learn about how artists, art critics and art historians contribute to the field of the visual arts.
Artmaking Practice refers to the series of actions taken by artist in the production of their artwork. These actions are the consequential outcomes of decisions made by the artist. In the production of art, artists make choices and take action on a number of issues. When investigating the practice of an artist, we need to consider all the significant elements influencing and involved with the production of an artwork.
Artmaking Practice refers to the series of actions taken by artist in the production of their artwork. These actions are the consequential outcomes of decisions made by the artist. In the production of art, artists make choices and take action on a number of issues. When investigating the practice of an artist, we need to consider all the significant elements influencing and involved with the production of an artwork.
When we look at the practice of an artist or designer we discover:
When we look at the practice of an artist or designer we discover:
a) The artist’s working methods
a) The artist’s working methods
b) The development of his or her style
b) The development of his or her style
c) What the artist is influenced by
c) What the artist is influenced by
d) What the artists intention is in his or her artmaking
d) What the artists intention is in his or her artmaking
e) The frames within which the artists works
e) The frames within which the artists works
Art practice covers THREE aspects:
Art practice covers THREE aspects:
artmaking; art history; art criticism.
artmaking; art history; art criticism.
Artmaking
Artmaking
Practice describes the artistic activity, work or agency of artists to produce artworks.
- Practice is about what artists know and do, how they know it, where they do it, with whom and for whom they do it and why they do it.
- Practice is intentional, informed human action that has consequences.
- Practice is not subscribing to a predetermined role or model.
- Artistic outcomes and results can never be fully predicted beforehand.
- Situations are fluid, unexpected and involve an element of risk.
- Practice is neither fixed nor inert.
- Practice is understanding when a particular type of action or operation is appropriate to the context or situation.
- Practice is being able to make autonomous and enabling strategic decisions selected from a number of possible ways of operating.
- Practice is knowing the appropriate action to take.
- Contemporary artistic practice encompasses many different rules, strategies and activities, habits, capacities, dispositions and inclinations that vary between the structural frame, the subjective frame, the cultural frame and the postmodern frame.
- Through a sequence of actions and decisions students can develop skills and understanding in visual arts traditions and conventions and innovate within these, understanding that their actions are shaped and informed by conditions such as available technologies, or the investigation of particular concepts.
Art History
Art History
Art History is the study of human expression – visual, but also tactile, spatial and sometimes aural – through history.
Art History is the study of human expression – visual, but also tactile, spatial and sometimes aural – through history.
Art Historians develop ways to translate from the visual to the verbal, through analysis and interpretation, using a number of different approaches and methodologies.
Art Historians develop ways to translate from the visual to the verbal, through analysis and interpretation, using a number of different approaches and methodologies.
Art Historians develop a special sensitivity and understanding of the way visual, material, and – in contemporary art sometimes immaterial – expression makes meaning in the world, and how those meanings contribute to our social, political, and spiritual life.
Art Historians develop a special sensitivity and understanding of the way visual, material, and – in contemporary art sometimes immaterial – expression makes meaning in the world, and how those meanings contribute to our social, political, and spiritual life.
Architectural historians look at buildings and their environment, the role the designed environment plays in society, and the relationship between people and spaces.
Architectural historians look at buildings and their environment, the role the designed environment plays in society, and the relationship between people and spaces.
Art Criticism
Art Criticism
Art criticism is the discussion or evaluation of visual art. Art critics usually criticise art in the context of aesthetics or the theory of beauty. A goal of art criticism is the pursuit of a rational basis for art appreciation but it is questionable whether such criticism can transcend prevailing socio-political circumstances.
Art criticism is the discussion or evaluation of visual art. Art critics usually criticise art in the context of aesthetics or the theory of beauty. A goal of art criticism is the pursuit of a rational basis for art appreciation but it is questionable whether such criticism can transcend prevailing socio-political circumstances.
Art criticism and art history arise from the agency of the audience. Art criticism is closely aligned with the audience function as critics explain, persuade, compare, evaluate and judge artworks and bodies of work.
Art criticism and art history arise from the agency of the audience. Art criticism is closely aligned with the audience function as critics explain, persuade, compare, evaluate and judge artworks and bodies of work.
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