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Figurative Composition in Painting - SART2833
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Faculty: College of Fine Arts
 
 
School:  School of Art
 
 
Course Outline: Download course outline (PDF format)
 
 
Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course is designed to enable students to explore a range of visual images and ideas related to the human figure. The course will deal with practical and theoretical issues of figurative painting. Through interpretation and translation of two and three dimensions the student will examine space, form and composition. Students will also be encouraged to investigate the historical and contemporary contexts of the various genre associated with figurative representation.

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