2014-15 Spring
(HART 1037)
1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English
Course Description
This course introduces students to printmaking through three printmaking media and techniques: relief printing, planographic printing and Inkodye printing. The significance of printmaking in the historical and cultural context, as well as its status in art history, will be covered. Two to three important artists of the three printmaking methods will be introduced. Students will learn about major printmaking techniques through demonstration and project-based, hands-on class activities. Basic elements of art in the printed compositions will be stressed. Through individual presentation and group critiques, students will also learn how to analyze printmaking works
- Describe and appreciate the importance of printmaking in art history and contemporary art
- Organize and apply different printing procedures and techniques in a sequential manner
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the principles of design, elements of art and composition in relation to the printmaking process
- Develop critique criteria and appreciation in both printmaking techniques and visual elements criteria and appreciation in both printmaking techniques and visual elements
Week 1-5: Introduction and Woodblock Printing
Week 6-8: Artist and Practice on Monoprint
Week 9: Stencil and Silkscreen Printing
Week 10-11: Contemporary Printing Artists and Practices
Week 12-13: Exhibition Design, Presentation and Critiques
- Printmaking Bible : The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques, Ann D'Arcy Hughes and Hebe Vernon-Morris (2008, Hardcover) Chronicle Books| ISBN-10: 0811862283 | ISBN-13: 9780811862288
- Prints and Printmaking: An Introduction to the History and Techniques. Antony Griffiths. ISBN 10: 0520207149 0-520-20714-9 | ISBN 13: 9780520207141
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 08-08 Oct 2024Add/Drop : 08-08 Oct 2024
Instructor
Doris WONG
Assessment
| Attendance | 10% |
| Course Participation | 10% |
| Printmaking Assignments (20% each printmaking) | 60% |
| Exhibition | 10% |
| Artist statement | 10% |