Module Details

Module Code: ARTS7046
Title: Applied Art and Ideas
Long Title: Applied Art and Ideas
NFQ Level: Intermediate
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 2110 - Visual Arts
Module Delivered in: 2 programme(s)
Module Description: Thematic lecture and seminar programme covering key ideas about space & place and body & mind, and their relationship to both applied art and fine art practice.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Identify key types of ceramics, textiles and glass in the periods studied, and situate them in relation to cultural, social or political contexts.
LO2 Discuss a range of aesthetic and philosophical themes and their relevance to the history and practice of fine art, applied art, and film.
LO3 Discuss the role of materials and media in cultural production, in relation to the themes studied.
LO4 Construct and develop a critical argument that shows awareness of written sources on the themes of space & place and body & mind.
LO5 Select, research, and present material on one practitioner or thinker and situate them within cultural and historical contexts.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Lectures
Series which is thematically and conceptually designed to examine key movements in contemporary and historical practice. The semester is divided into two distinct strands which examine the themes of Space and Place and Mind and Body
Space and Place
Cinematic and literary Expressionism; rural, urban and suburban spaces; globalization and nomadism; nature versus culture.
Mind and Body
Existentialism, Psychoanalysis, Abjection, the Uncanny, Post-Structuralism, Re-Enchantment and performance.
Seminars on Contemporary Applied Art
Taught seminar programme: A combination of Powerpoint presentations, discussion, and object handling will be used to support student engagement and learning. Contemporary Applied Art and the history of ceramics, textiles and glass as media will be examined. Themes discussed in the lecture programme will be contextualised in relation to applied art media; for example, the use of textiles to express ideas about home or personal space by both fine artists and craft practitioners.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 60
Timing Week 10 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Historical essay of 1,500 words
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 40
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Group presentation of focused analysis of chosen practitioner or thinker using powerpoint, beginning in week 11.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Thematic lecture series examining key thinkers, ideas and practitioners in contemporary and historical fine and applied art practice. Every Week 2.00 2
Lecturer-Supervised Learning (Contact) Contact Taught seminar series, setting historical contexts for contemporary applied art practice; research methodologies; object handling and discussion; occasional exhibition or museum visits. Every Week 1.00 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Research of historical and contemporary practice related to themes and concepts discussed in lectures and seminars; select, research and write up material on specific thinkers or makers for the essay and for the presentation. Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Adamson, Glenn. (2007), Thinking through craft, Berg, [ISBN: 97818452064].
  • Adamson, Glenn. (2013), The invention of craft, Bloomsbury Academic, London, [ISBN: 9780857850645].
  • Eisner, Lotte. (2008), The Haunted Screen, 2nd.. University of California Press, p.360, [ISBN: 0520257901].
  • Foster, Hal, et al, eds.. (2004), Art since 1900: modernism, anti-modernism, post-modernism, Thames & Hudson, London, p.704, [ISBN: 0500238189].
  • Friedman, Alice. (1998), Women and the making of the modern house: a social and architectural history,, Abrams, New York, p.240, [ISBN: 0810939894].
  • Friedman, Avi. (2011), The Nature of Place: a search for authenticity, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, p.191, [ISBN: 161689038X].
  • Gibbons, Joan. (2007), Contemporary art and memory : images of recollection and remembrance, I.B. Tauris, [ISBN: 9781845116194].
  • Jaffer, Amin and Jackson, Anna, (Editors). (2004), Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe, 1500 – 1800, V & A Museum, London, [ISBN: 1851774327].
  • Kastner, Jeffrey, ed.. (2012), Nature, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, p.239, [ISBN: 97802625176].
  • Kwint, Marius, Breward, Christopher and Aynsley, Jeremy (editors). (1999), Material memories: design and evocation, Berg, [ISBN: 978-185973252].
  • Peck, Amelia and Bogansky, Amy. (2013), Interwoven Globe: the worldwide textile trade, 1500-1800, Thames & Hudson, London, [ISBN: 9780500517161].
  • Rose, Gillian. (2012), Visual Methodologies, 3rd ed.. Sage, London, p.386, [ISBN: 9780857028884].
  • Rybczynski, Witold. (2001), Home: A Short History of an Idea, Pocket Books, London, p.256, [ISBN: 0743404432].
  • Snodin, Michael and Styles, John. (2001), Design & the decorative arts : Britain, 1500-1900, V&A Publications, [ISBN: 1851773495].
  • Tait, Hugh, editor. (2012), 5000 years of glass, [ISBN: 97807141509].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Augé, Marc. (2008), Non Places: an introduction to super modernity, Verso, London, p.98, [ISBN: 9781844673117].
  • Bachelard, Gaston. (1994), The Poetics of Space (orig. published 1957), Beacon Press, New York, p.241, [ISBN: 9780807064733].
  • Bordwell, David et al. (1988), The Classical Hollywood Cinema, [ISBN: 0415003830].
  • Busch, Akiko. (1999), Geography of Home: Writings About Where we Live, Princeton, New York, p.163, [ISBN: 1568981724].
  • Chapman, Tony and Hockey, Jenny, eds.. (1999), Ideal homes? : social change and domestic life, Routledge, London, p.233, [ISBN: 0415171229].
  • Cieraad, Irene. (2006), At home : an anthropology of domestic space, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, p.200, [ISBN: 9780815629030].
  • Clark, Garth. (2006), Ceramic millennium : critical writings on ceramic history, theory and art, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, [ISBN: 97809196164].
  • Colomina, Beatriz, et al. (1992), Sexuality and space, Princeton Architectural Press, Princeton, p.389, [ISBN: 1878271083].
  • Helland, Janice. (2007), British and Irish Home Arts and Industries 1880-1914: Marketing Craft, Making Fashion,, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, [ISBN: 978-071652891].
  • Kwon, Miwon. (2004), One place after another: site specific art and locational identity, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., p.218, [ISBN: 026261202X].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_AACER_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Contemporary Applied Art (Ceramics, Glass, Textiles) 3 Mandatory
CR_AACER_7 Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Applied Art (Ceramics, Glass, Textiles) 3 Mandatory