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CAEL3022: Posters to Paste-Ups - Public Space
2024 unit information
Images made for public space have been integral to modern art. This unit looks at printmedia's role in this history, surveying agitprop graphics and subcultural poster making to examine the currency of screen-printing and digital processes in urban intervention. This will support studio research and the production of print works intended for public display.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sydney College of the Arts |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points from CAEL 2000 level units or 12 credit points from CAST 2000 level units |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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CAEL2051 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand basic design and conceptual issues surrounding the production of print artworks for public spaces
- LO2. develop the basic technical skills needed to produce posters or other kinds of print based street artworks
- LO3. develop an understanding of the art movements, artists and designers who have influenced poster design and other forms of public art over the past two decades
- LO4. development of skills to help think critically about the ethical issues surrounding the use of public space as a site for art.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 1 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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