FST Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1A
Enrolment code: FST101
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Introduces students to the language used by art and design theorists in the analysis of
visual culture. Some of the main terms to be discussed include the following: allegory; the
sublime; formalism; the grotesque; public art; orientalism; primitivism; realism; kitsch;
intentionalism and the social history of art. The unit provides students with a sound
working knowledge of the concepts informing discussion of the arts in contemporary
culture. Each week the tutorial groups discuss one or two visual images which relate to the
particular lecture topics. During the semester, students are expected to write five short
commentaries for designated tutorials; these commentaries form the basis for discussion.
Staff Dr L Negrin, Assoc Prof JH Holmes, Ms M Kunda
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Assessment mode 5 short pieces of writing, end-of-sem slide test, attendance and
participation
Required texts etc
Atkins R, Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords, Abbeville
Press Publ, NY, 1990
Atkins R, Artspoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords, Abbeville Press
Publ, NY, 1993
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [S3T] [R3A] [F3R]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1B
Enrolment code: FST102
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Examines innovative and significant aspects of 20th century art and design, focusing in
particular on the period of modernism from about 1880 to 1940. The unit concentrates on
some of the major new themes which emerged in the art and design of this period
including: the idea of modernity; modernity and the vision of utopia; modernity and the
city; modernity and the machine aesthetic; modernity and the ‘new’ woman; modernity
and the unconscious. Each week, the tutorial groups discuss and analyse a manifesto or
review written by a modernist artist or critic which relates to the particular lecture topics.
Staff Dr L Negrin, Assoc Prof JH Holmes, Ms M Kunda
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites FST101
Assessment mode 2x750-word written papers, end-of-sem slide test, attendance and
participation
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Required texts etc
Hughes R, The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change, Thames & Hudson, Lond,
1991
Chipp HB (ed), Theories of Modem Art: A Source Book by Artists and Critics, Uni California
Press, Berkely, 1968
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [S3T] [R3A] [F3R]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Art and Design Theory 2/3
Enrolment code: FST200 or FST300
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Special note: compulsory unit for students enrolled in Bachelor of Fine Arts
Is the core year-2 or year-3 unit, which explores a range of theoretical issues confronting
visual artists and designers in late modernism (1940-1970 approx) and investigates the
relationship between artistic theory and practice. Some of the theorists covered include
Jean-Paul Sartre, Clement Greenberg, Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Susan Sontag,
Lawrence Alloway, Roland Barthes, Penny Sparke, Linda Nochlin, George Bataille and
Dick Hebdige. Tutorial papers and discussions focus on the way in which many of the
theoretical ideas under investigation were manifested in works of visual art and design.
Students can expect to study a number of the significant late modern art and design
movements as well as the work of a wide range of individual practitioners.
Staff Assoc Prof JH Holmes, Dr L Negrin, Ms M Kunda
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites FST101, FST102
Assessment mode 2,000-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 1,500-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Required texts etc
Harrison C and Wood P (eds), Art in Theory, 1900–1990: an anthology of changing ideas,
Blackwell, Oxf, 1992.
Recommended texts etc
Frascina F, Harris J (eds), Art in Modern Culture: An Anthology of Critical Texts, Phaidon,
Lond, 1992
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A] [F3R]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Australian Art of the 1970s and 1980s
Enrolment code: FST201 or FST301
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
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Covers certain key survey exhibitions of the period, beginning with The Field in 1968 and
including others such as the Sydney Biennales, Perspectas and a range of exhibitions of
Australian art shown overseas. All visual arts disciplines are studied using much
contemporary source material, including exhibition catalogues, recent journal articles and
newspaper clippings. A study booklet with extensive topic bibliographies is provided at
the beginning of the semester.
Staff Assoc Prof JH Holmes
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory
Assessment mode 2,000-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 1,500-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Required texts etc
Taylor P (ed), anything Goes: Art in Australia, 1970–1980, Art & Text, Sth Yarra, 1984
Butler R, What is Appropriation? An Anthology of Critical Writings on Australian Art in the 80s
and 90s, Power Pubs and IMA, Syd, 1996
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Postmodernism and Visual Culture
Enrolment code: FST203 or FST303
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
In the last few decades there has been widespread questioning of the conception and
ideals of art which underlay the modernist project in the first half of the 20th century. This
challenge has led to a search for new cultural forms which transcend the boundaries
between high art and mass culture and to a critical examination of the role of the arts and
the artist in modern society. This unit examines the key issues facing artists and critics in
the postmodern era. Topics covered include: the death of the author; postmodern pastiche;
critiques of the museum as an institution, and, the commodification of art.
Staff Dr L Negrin
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 2,000-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Wallis B (ed), Art After Modernism, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY, 1988
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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Picturing the Wilderness
Enrolment code: FST205 or FST305
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Looks at the history and theory of landscape art with particular emphasis being given to
the ways in which artists have worked with wilderness and natural environment themes.
While it will be historical in nature the unit will also offer students the opportunity to
consider the role of the visual arts in current environmental debates.
Staff Assoc Prof JH Holmes
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 13x1-hr lectures, 8x1.5-hr tutorials, 3-4 gallery visits (4 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory
Assessment mode 2,000-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 1,500-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Required texts etc
Mitchell WJT (ed), Landscape and Power, Univ Chicago Press, Chicago, 1994
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A] [S3T]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Contemporary Craft and Design
Enrolment code: FST206 or FST306
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Looks at ideas and influences which have shaped craft and design practice in Australia in
the post-war period and places it in the context of contemporary international craft and
design. The major focus will be domestic objects and interiors although the unit will also
focus on developments in graphic design and in architecture.
Of particular concern will be the study of emerging craft trends in the post-war period, the
role of the Crafts Council of Australia and the impact of the Australia Council from the
early 1970s onwards. There will also be the opportunity to examine the role design has
played in manufacturing industry and in the media. Some study of pre-war design and
craft will be included.
Staff Assoc Prof JH Holmes (Coordinator)
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory
Assessment mode 2,000-word essay, tutorial presentation with associated 1,500-word
tutorial paper
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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Fashioning the Body
Enrolment code: FST207 or FST307
Offered: not offered in 2002
The unit focuses on the body as a site of cultural transformation, investigating the various
ways in which the body has been moulded and adorned in accordance with culturally
defined ideals. It covers such topics as facial decoration, hairstyling, tattooing,
scarification, the slender body, the muscular body, cosmetic surgery, and male and female
dress.
Staff Dr L Negrin
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory or 25% level 100 Women’s Studies
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 2,000-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Craik J, The Face of FAshion, Routledge, Lond & NY, 1994
Majors HAF FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Surrealist Art Between the Wars
Enrolment code: FST211 or FST311
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Special note: offered subject to Academic Senate approval
The Surrealist Movement had a profound impact in the second quarter of the 20th century.
One author has described the movement as a ‘universally intelligible plea for the revival of
the imagination based upon the unconscious as revealed by psychoanalysis, together with
a new emphasis on magic, accident, irrationality, syinbols and dreams.’ The unit looks at
the large number of literary and theoretical documents associated with Surrealism as well
as analysing Surrealism’s direct impact in the various visual arts. Although there is an
emphasis upon media such as painting, photography, sculpture, film and drawing, there
is also an extensive coverage of the other graphic arts, design and fashion.
Staff Ms M Kunda
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 2,000-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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Contemporary Art of the Asia-Pacific Region
Enrolment code: FST213 or FST313
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Introduces students to the diversity and cultural significance of the visual arts in the
Asia-Pacific region during the past two decades. In particular the unit focuses on the
critical debate which as emerged in association with survey exhibitions such as the
Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (Brisbane) and others in South-East Asia,
Japan, China and the Indian sub-continent. Topics, such as art and politics, art of the
diaspora, and globalisation and national identity, are considered. Through illustrated
lectures and materials, students can expect to be introduced to the art and ideas of a large
number of contemporary artists working within the region.
Staff Assoc Prof JH Holmes
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory
Assessment mode 2,000-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 1,500-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Imaging the Body
Enrolment code: FST214 or FST314
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Analyses the various ways in which the body has been depicted in Western visual culture,
examining the changing social and cultural meanings which have been invested in the
body both in past and in contemporary imagery. The unit covers such topics as: the
portrait; the female and male nude; non-Western bodies; the mechanical body; the
medicalised body; the body as political symbol and the sacred body.
Staff Dr L Negrin
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory or equiv
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 2,000-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Adler K, Pointon M (eds), The Body Imaged: The Human Form and Visual Culture Since the
Renaissance, CUP, 1993
Mirzoeff N, Bodyscape: Art, Modernity and the Ideal Figure, Routledge, 1995.
Majors FST HAF
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
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Electronic Media and the Visual Arts
Enrolment code: FST215 or FST315
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Special note: offered subject to Academic Senate approval
Examines the place or art and design in a technological world. The unit traces the cultural
and aesthetic effects of recent developments in mass communications (the internet, the
world wide web, digital imaging), and examines the impact of new media on image
making, performance work, video and installation, design and graphics and exhibition
practices.
Staff Ms M Kunda
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr Art Forum, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% level 100 Art Theory
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (60%), tutorial presentation with associated 2,000-word
tutorial paper (40%)
Majors FST
Courses [F3E] [R3A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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