Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Students will present their work in critiques, where they will learn to articulate their own ideas and address the ideas of others.
• Students learn the skills necessary to conceptualize, plan and execute original artwork.
• Students learn various artistic techniques in support of their own creative work.
• These include an understanding of visual perception, both spatially and temporally, and its component parts, including line, color, perspective, and light.
• They will develop a basic understanding of contemporary art, and are able to connect it to earlier traditions.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 03.11.2021 - 08.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sakari Tervo, Tuula Jääskeläinen, Jukka Lehtinen, Hanna Saarikoski

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Teachers:

Jukka Lehtinen
jukka.lehtinen@aalto.fi

Hanna Saarikoski
hanna.saarikoski@aalto.fi

Workshop personnel:

Maria Mastola
maria.mastola@aalto.fi
+358 50 476 0434

Responsible teacher:

Sakari Tervo
sakari.m.tervo@aalto.fi
+358 50 465 7051

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The core focus of Studio A is to develop the student's personal relationship towards making art. The keyword for the course is "I". The student concentrates on assembling a personal set of artistic and technical skills through learning-by-doing. Two and three dimensional, as well as time-based concepts are investigated through short exercises using observation, experience, and memory. The familiar is juxtaposed with novel and provocative concepts. The student is challenged to consider contemporary art's relationship with art history and tradition.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Perception, exercise, and memory-based exercises. Assignments given by the teacher. Supervised task-based working, critiques, and discussions. Exercises using varying techniques (individual and group working9. Exhibition visits. 

  Assessment criteria. Student's personal development, active participation in class, and the ability to absorb and benefit from the instruction.

• applies in this implementation

  Students personal development, active participation and the ability to express and utilize the content of the course.

  Rating: pass-fail

  
  

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  48 h contact teaching and 33 h independent work

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021 Autumn II

  2021-2022 Autumn II

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ARTS-A0119

  Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts

  WebOodi.

  Students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS) are prioritized. 

  A minimum of 10 students is needed for the course to be held.

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