Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Koninklijke Academie van Antwerpen
Autonomous practice 234162/3298/2425/1/31
Study guide

Autonomous practice 2

34162/3298/2425/1/31
Academic year 2024-25
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, programme stage 2
    Choice option within specialisation:
    • Sculpture within Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
    Choice option within specialisation:
    • Sculpture within Fine Arts
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 9 credits
Co-ordinator: Cotteleer Anton (eng)
Other teaching staff: Merregaert Nadia (eng)
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Academic year
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 31.10.2024 ()
Re-sit exam: not possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 270,00 hours

Prerequisites

previously registered for Autonomous practice 1.

Prerequisite competencies (text)

The student is able to express concepts spatially in various materials and techniques in a personal way. He/she is familiar with a step-by-step design process. Design sketches, models, and studies of all kinds are part of this process. He/she is sensitive to elements from the reality surrounding him/her that have an artistic usefulness for him/her. The student is able to communicate his/her work to teachers and fellow students and can dissect and evaluate his/her work

Learning outcomes (list)

BA1 - The student has the necessary artistic skills to design and/or realize a personal project within the broad spectrum of the visual arts under supervision.
The student can translate a personal question in a plastic way.
BA2 - The student has the necessary knowledge, skills and insights regarding material, form, action, concepts, function and contents of the chosen medi
The student can translate a personal question in a plastic way.
BA3 - The student knows about and understands the social, cultural, artistic, historical and international context of the visual arts and artistic praxis, and continues to develop this knowledge and understanding.
The student can translate a personal question in a plastic way.
BA4 - The student develops and sharpens his/her critical and investigative attitude towards designs and/or realizations that arise from visual experiments and research, emotion and intuition.
In his artistic research, the student starts from a personal question and perspective, both in terms of theme and visual language, and in terms of concrete plastic processing.
The student can translate a personal question in a plastic way.
BA5 - When developing his/her personal visual language the students starts from a searching and reflective attitude when developing one's own visual language.
The student experiments with different materials.
The student studies the different possibilities with regard to the presentation of his plastic work.
The student can analyze and evaluate his work, and make connections between his individual works.
The student can translate a personal question in a plastic way.
BA6 - The student understands the characteristics of his/her personal designs and/or realizations and is able to communicate about this in an appropriate manner.
The student can articulate the development of his creative process.
The student can translate a personal question in a plastic way.
BA7 - The student is able to organize his/her artistic project in consultation with others.
The student can translate a personal question in a plastic way.

Course content

- Through artistic research and reflection in the form of sketches, notes, models, literature, but also through an in-depth study and analysis    of source material, the student arrives at his own artistic concept in the form of a personal question.
 
- The student conducts a thorough investigation into the various aspects of the medium of sculpture. Presentation, possibilities, material       research and construction possibilities, color and form are part of this.
 
- The student researches relevant references to frame their own artistic work.
 
- The student reflects critically on their own artistic work.
 
- The student enters into discussion with his/her teachers and fellow students about the content and form of his/her artistic project.

Study material (text): Mandatory

All drawing materials, paper/cardboard, scale model, photo (computer, video) Various performance materials: wood, metal, clay, paper/cardboard, fabrics and plastics, rubber, etc.

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Artistic praxis104,00 hours
  • Remark: The student is individually supervised, assessed and evaluated in the studio. This means that participation in the lessons and in the studio are necessary.
Work time outside of contact hours166,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeArtistic practical assessment100,00

Evaluation (text)

Continuous evaluation based on various presentation and control moments during the academic year, concluded with an end evaluation at the end of the academic year.