Monash College Unit Guide

ART AND DESIGN THEORY A (MCD1280)

Purpose

This unit deals with several key concepts of art and design. Students will consider the historical time-line of style, the operation of visual elements and the mechanisms of design principles in order to build a formal critical analysis of the art and design object.

Prerequisites

Admission to the Diploma course.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Compare and contrast the difference between material substance and representational meaning.
2. Distinguish the difference between different visual elements and how they can be employed for different functions.
3. Interpret how several visual elements have been employed within a work of art and their conceptual application and purpose.
4. Analyse works of art & design and demonstrate how their strengths and weaknesses are based on the principles of design.
5. Identify several major styles of art and design, and interpret how design principles underpin their stylistic characteristics.
6. Interpolate how diverse cultural and complex personal issues underpin the creative process and are constitutive to the production of works of art & design.
7. Demonstrate a capability of communicating a formal analysis of art and design in both written and spoken forms.

Assessment

Research task: 10%

Essay 1: 25% (800 words)

Essay 2: 35 (1400 words)

Oral presentation: 10%

Slide Test: 20% (The slide test may include multi-choice and short answer questions)

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