PAINTING TO PIXELS: CONTEMPORARY VISUAL CULTURES

Overview

What does contemporary art tell us about the world and our place within it? How do artists, museums and curators contribute to debates around globalisation and capitalism? Do we shape our identities through the images we make and consume? How are our ideas of sex, gender and race formed through looking or being looked at? Painting to Pixels interrogates the relationship between images and power in our increasingly visual world. You will examine a number of political, economic and ethical positions through case studies drawn from contemporary art and visual cultures. By developing skills in research, visual and textual analysis, and critical and creative thinking, you will formulate your own responses to vital questions facing our world. Across the learning materials and the weekly seminar, you will be encouraged to develop your own perspective on key issues in visual culture today and into the future.

This is a level 3 subject. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

George Criddle

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 3 - UG

AQF level

Level 7 - Bachelor Degree

Available as elective

Yes

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

Yes

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Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Recognise and reflect on social, cultural, and ethical issues of contemporary visual cultures.

Critically discuss a range of ideas and theories related to contemporary visual cultures

Demonstrate skills in research and analysis across visual, theoretical and contextual material.

Formulate reasoned and substantiated arguments about contemporary visual cultures through written and curatorial assignments.

Learning activities

Modelled in prescribed materials and readings, explored in critical exercises and seminar discussion, developed in written assignments and a curatorial project.

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