ART501 Theories of Criticism (16)
CSU Discipline Area: Design and Visual Production (DSVIS)
Duration: Two sessions
Abstract:
This subject, along with ART502 and ART503, is intended to encourage and assist practitioners to reflect critically on their own disciplines. What, if anything, makes works of art, be they texts, textures, actions or video, different from other things? How are they produced, and how do they achieve their effects? On what basis can they be said to be good or bad? We survey the basic types of answers which have been proposed to these questions, and consider the extent to which theories, while useful, are subjective, competitive, and relative.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ART501
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
MVPA students only
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate a familiarity with a range of theoretical literature from the Greeks to the present day from a reading of selected documents of critical theory.
- be able to demonstrate an analytical appreciation of key issues in theories of art.
- be able to demonstrate a detailed understanding of the theoretical and critical implications in some areas of arts practice.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Classical theories - Ideas of inspiration and genius - Aesthetic theories - Determinism - Psychology and psychoanalysis - Formalism and structuralism - Post-structuralism
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.