Course overview
This course will introduce the cross-cultural history of drawing and printmaking and their importance as technologies of creative expression and mass communication. This will include discussion of the role of the print in the spread of religions, the rise of the nation state, and the circulation of art and ideas, and examination of its challenges to notions of originality. To provide students with a deeper understanding of the unique conceptual and technical manoeuvres of printmaking and their potential for experimentation, teaching and learning in the course will be augmented by studio-based instruction in a relevant printmaking technique.
Course learning outcomes
- Articulate knowledge of the history of printmaking across different historical and cultural contexts and critique the role of print in social and political change
- Critique the physical spaces, cognitive and creative challenges, and contemporary practices of print and drawing and their contribution to artistic innovation and cultural production
- Demonstrate attainment of intermediate level technical and materials skills in a relevant printmaking technique and adherence to relevant WHS guidelines
- Critique the interplay between haptic and intellectual knowledge and learning and their implications for interdisciplinary and cross-cultural ways of knowing and being
Degree list
The following degrees include this course