Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Undergraduate - Unit


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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL


FacultyFaculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational UnitDepartment of Fine Art
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Jan Bryant


This unit was formerly coded TAD2102


Looking across a broad range of mediums, including painting, objects, post-object and conceptual art, performance, experimental cinema, video art, actions, interventions, documents and writings, students will examine work from the Americas, Japan, Europe and Australia from the Post-War period through to the late 20th century. The influence of theory and political ideology on practice will be considered, as well as the challenge to boundaries, such as high and low art.


On successful completion of this unit, students will:

  1. be able to identify and understand the critical issues characterising postwar visual practice
  2. be able to identify and elaborate on the salient elements of postwar styles of art or design
  3. be able critically to evaluate postwar practices of art and design, and express relations between those practices and contemporary studio production
  4. have an understanding of the fundamental tenets of the theories and ideologies influencing postwar practices
  5. possess refined analytical and research skills enabling them to determine points of connection and divergence between the different discipline areas of art and design and historic and contemporary practices
  6. be able to articulate verbally and in writing a critical analysis of movements and visual images or objects.


Assignment 1,500 words (40%)
Research essay 2,500 words (60%)

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TAD2112, TAD3102, TAD3112