Undergraduate Course: Developing Artists' Books (LLLA07113)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
This course will enable students to focus on developing sustained and personal visual content and ideas within the wider context of the ¿book form¿. Printmaking and mixed media techniques will be used as a way of generating ideas to develop into artists' books. The use of diverse materials and scale will be looked at in the work of artists such as Anselm Kiefer and Kiki Smith and also where the discipline of the artist book lies in contemporary art practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 8 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
Demonstrate an informed approach to a range of different possibilities offered by the book form in artistic practice.
2. PRACTICE
experiment with mixed media and printmaking and develop ideas within the context of the artist book
3. PRESENT
develop, design and make at least one finished artists¿ book derived from personal research and exploration.
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual art works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved art works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Ability to make effective use of book making techniques
Skills in designing ideas for artists¿ books
Understanding of process for transforming visual ideas
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of artists¿ books within visual culture
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| Reading list |
Recommended
Bury, S., 1995. Artists' books: the book as a work of art, 1963-1995. Aldershot: Scolar Press.
Bodman, S., 2005. Creating artists' books. London: A&C Black.
Weitman, W. and Wye, D., 2006. Eye on Europe: prints, books & multiples, 1960 to now. New York: Museum of Modern Art.
Bodman, S., ed., 2011. Artist's book yearbook 2012-2013. Bristol: Impact Press.
Johnson, Robert Flynn, 2001. Artists' books in the modern era 1870-2000: the Reva and David Logan collection of illustrated books.
Smith, Keith, 2001. Books without Paste or Glue, Volume 1. Keith A Smith Books
Smith, Keith, 1998. Bookbinding for Book Artists. Keith A Smith Books
Coldwell, Paul, 2010. Printmaking: A Contemporary Perspective. Black Dog Publishing
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Typically, the course is delivered in weekly taught sessions of between 2.5 and 3 hours for 9-11 weeks or for 5-6 hour for 5 weeks.
Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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