2014-15 Fall
(HART 1034)
1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English
Course Description
This course aims at introducing students to modern concepts of light and art, and to lead them to realize a light installation using artificial light sources. Students will learn to experiment with light and shadow, and will explore artistic spatial concepts to engage the audience in their artworks and/or create site- and purpose-specific installations on the UST campus.
The light sources used in this course will be mainly found and ready-made products available in Hong Kong on a budget. The students will be encouraged to work in small groups to be able to complete larger and more complex installations. Upon the completion of the course the students will have learnt to make use of common products and physical phenomena to create an unconventional artistic experience.
- Demonstrate and identify knowledge of principal concepts of light in art, and light art practices throughout history
- Apply artistic concepts using light as a medium
- Create an artwork utilising the effects of light, and considering its intangible potential for spatial transformation and perception
- Demonstrate a sustainable work ethic
Part I: Introduction to Contemporary Concepts of Light in Artistic Practice
Week 1: Light Art History: from stained glass window to motion pictures
Week 2: Light Artists: contemporary practices
Week 3: Light Painting Workshop
Part II: Exploring Options and Developing Concept
Week 4: Characteristics of Places and Sites – choosing a site for an artwork
Week 5: [Field Trip] Materials & Methodologies for light artworks
Week 6: Development of Ideas and Concepts for Light Art Projects
Week 7: Group Presentation of Studio Project
Part III: Artwork Creation and Implementation
Week 8-9: Studio Practice and Creative Processes
Week 10-11: Display and Installation Techniques
Week 12: Artwork Implementation, Documentation & Feedback Collection
Week 13: Final Project Post Production, Feedback & Evaluation
- Butterfield, Jan. The Art of Light and Space. New York, NY: Abberville Press, 1993
- Clark, Robin (Ed.). Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface. University of California Press; First edition, 2011
- Sinnreich, Ursula. James Turrell: Geometry of Light. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2009
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 05-05 Oct 2024Add/Drop : 05-05 Oct 2024
Instructor
Cornelia ERDMANN
Assessment
| Attendance and Participation | 20% |
| Individual Research Presentation | 10% |
| Group Concept Presentation of Light Art Project | 20% |
| Light Art Work (in small groups) & Documentation (individual) | 50% |