B.A. Intermedia Art

Each of our four-year BA (Hons) programmes in art shares common elements of study during the early part of Year 1. All first year Art (Intermedia Art, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and General Art entry routes) students work together in the first semester. During first year you will experience a wide range of options including painting, photography, sculpture and intermedia art and we introduce you to studio practice, workshops and the types of teaching you will experience. For example: what a project brief is for, what a crit is, how a seminar works, what to expect from a tutorial, what feedback is for and how you use it. We introduce you to key visual culture texts, methods and methodologies of art theory and practice. As the year progresses you have project options to enable you to specialise in the subject most appropriate to your work. In semester two students make decisions about which programme they wish to study supported by feedback and advice from staff.

Subsequently you will develop your creative, technical and intellectual ability through projects, installations and exhibitions.

You will be introduced to using multiple approaches to work, encompassing expanded ideas of drawing, video, photography, sound recording, installation, psycho-geography and other possibilities. A range of projects will emphasise making and action, whilst introducing core working methods pertinent to contemporary art. You will be assigned a subject tutor and also have the opportunity to speak with a range of visiting artists.

Your research will develop through choices of subject matter and a growing individuality of approach. Weekly staff and student research presentations place great focus upon contextual understanding. You'll also work on site-specific projects and larger-scale work developing personal areas of interest both technically and intellectually.

You will pursue your own research interests, supported by studio staff. Creative ability and technical expertise is consolidated and extended, and the dissemination and site of artistic work gains greater importance. Students are encouraged to speak to a range of staff whose research interests encompass performance, installation, site-specific work, video, and sound.

Courses include:

• Introduction to Visual & Cultural Studies
• Presentation: Methods & Context
• Anatomy and Art
• Introduction to the Artists' Book
• Black and White Analogue Photographic Practice: The Portrait
• Advanced Study in Visual Culture
• Visual Research
• Art Practice