Undergraduate Course: Art History in Action: The French Scottish Connection (LLLA07175)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Explore, through lectures and practical work, how key Scottish artists were influenced by 20th century French art. |
| Course description |
Academic Description:
In this course students will look at how key Scottish twentieth century artists were influenced by recent trends in France. Artistic movements examined will include the Nabis and the Fauves in France and the Scottish Colourists, as well as the next generation of Scottish artists influenced by them. Through a series of short lectures and practical exercises, the progress of these movements and their subsequent influences will be shown. Students will have an opportunity to devise their own project, developing a personal response to the art historical information examined, but bringing a contemporary relevance to the work. There will be an emphasis on the use of colour.
Outline of Content:
The course teaching is typically delivered over weekly class sessions of around 3 hours each and totaling 30 hours. Alternatively, the course can be delivered more intensely or as a block if required.
Over the class sessions the course will cover:
Week 1. There will be a short lecture introducing the work of the Nabis: Bonnard and Vuillard and the Fauves: Matisse and Derain. Students will work on some small colour studies in relation to these. There will be a demonstration of colour mixing and colour theory.
Week 2. Students will work from studio set ups, further exploring the use of colour and technique.
Week 3. Students will work from a set up with a model.
Weeks 4. There will be a short lecture on the Scottish Colourists: Peploe, Hunter, Fergusson and Cadell. Students will work from studio set ups, examining some of their techniques.
Week 5. Students will work from a set up with a model.
Week 6. There will be a short lecture looking at the next generation of Scottish artists who were influenced by the Scottish Colourists and French painting. Artists included are Anne Redpath, William Gilles and John Maxwell. We will also look at current Scottish Figurative artists who use colour.
Weeks 7-10. Students will complete a project of their own devising, based on the work examined, but bringing a contemporary relevance to the work.
The Learning Experience:
The teaching will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Over the course, student progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor. Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.
For work required to be undertaken after the class hours are complete, the course tutor will set students a directed study plan which can be undertaken without the need for specialist workshops or access to models.
Directed study will include research into a range of suggested artists and their associated movements to engender a contextual awareness. Students are expected to demonstrate how their research has informed their work through annotated sketchbooks, a visual digital journal and practical outcomes.
The Directed Study Plan will include preparing evidence of research and practical work to form an appropriate presentation for assessment.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Unless otherwise stated, all students on this short course pay a published course fee per enrolment.
In addition to the learning and teaching resources and content, this fee also includes;
PVA glue, brown paper, black ink, rollers, black printing ink and acetate monoprinting sheets.
Scissors, charcoal, pencils
In addition to the course fee, students are expected to provide the following list of indicate tools, materials and equipment
please list materials and equipment students must provide here:
Acrylic paints (oils can be used): Cadmium red, Crimson, Cobalt or cerulean blue, Ultramarine, Cadmium yellow, Lemon yellow, Viridian or phthalo green, Yellow ochre or raw sienna, Raw or burnt umber, Black, Titanium white.
Palette: a clean white sheet of plastic (corrugated or melanine) or several disposable plastic plates.
Brushes: a range of flat and round hog hair brushes, a few soft sable type brushes, a 2 inch flat brush for priming.
Supports: a range of cartridge paper, card or boards. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Research, context and ideas (33.3%): Demonstrate an insight into the methods, contexts and practices of the Nabis, the Fauves, the Scottish Colourist and more recent Scottish painters to foster visual research and develop personal ideas.
- Practice, skills and techniques (33.3%): Use a variety of techniques, materials and approaches to develop a series of resolved and distinctive contemporary art works, informed by the work of the French and Scottish painters.
- Selection, presentation and reflection (33.3%): Select and present a coherent body of work, including studies and finished pieces that underpin the research and practice.
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Learning Resources
Core Readings
THOMSON, B. (1988),Vuillard, Phaidon Press Limited
FRECHES THORY, C. and TERRASSE, A. (1990), The Nabis, Bonnard, Vuillard and Their Circle, Flammarion
WHITFIELD, S. (1998), Bonnard, The Museum of Modern Art
PEPLOE, G. (2000), S.J.Peploe, Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh) Ltd.
HEWLETT, T. (1998), Cadell, the Life and Works of a Scottish Colourist 1883- 1932, The Portland Gallery
MORRIS, M. (1974), The Art of J.D. Fergusson, Blackie & Son Ltd.
BOURNE, P. (2004),Anne Redpath 1895-1965, Edinburgh, Atelier Books
Web sources
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmrpwbEJYts lecture on Bonnard
http://www.metmuseum.org
http://www.nationalgalleries.org
http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/exhibition-review-the-scottish-colourist-series-sj-peploe-1-2619804
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/visual/the-scottish-colourists-sj-peploe-scottish-national-gallery-of-modern-art-edinburgh.1351911867 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Analysis of paintings.
Develop a knowledge of Art History and colour theory.
The ability to employ the use of the sketchbook to explore and develop lines of visual enquiry.
The ability to explore painting techniques, methods and approaches.
The ability to show an insight into critical context and reflective practice. |
| Keywords | Nabis,Fauves,Scottish Colourists,painting,research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Oliver Reed
Tel:
Email: Oliver.Reed@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Benjamin Mcnab
Tel: (0131 6)51 4832
Email: Benjamin.Mcnab@ed.ac.uk |
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