Å-KH130 Arts and crafts 1

Contents and structure

Art and Crafts is a broad educational subject in which knowledge is built up through practical and aesthetically creative action and critical reflection. The subject is anchored in communication and production forms that are linked to visual and material culture. Academic and didactic reflectional abilities are developed through creating the student's own works. The subject's research base includes the aesthetic expressive field, didactic field and the relationship between these.

Arts and crafts is divided into the areas of graphic art, sculpture, design and architecture. In all four areas, knowledge and skills are developed and used in work with materials, techniques, visual communication and aesthetic instruments. The academic content is related to the expression of art and design in different periods, cultures and everyday multicultural life. Duodji/duodje/duedtie, which together form a central aspect of the Sami culture, have been integrated into the subject.

The students' competence in action is developed by means of exercises and experiences in creative processes. The student must be able to create a learning environment that stimulates experience, development and reflection relating to topicality, quality and sustainable development.

On the basis of the subject's distinctive character, the student must use the basic skills: Being able to develop verbally and in writing, being able to read and calculate and to use digital tools as an integral part of working with art and crafts. In the interplay between exercises, theory and tradition in the subject, the student will develop a conscious attitude towards the subject's content, relevance and value for the individual and society.

 

Presentation of the subject:

Arts and crafts 1 provides an introduction to graphic art, sculpture, design and architecture. The student will gain experience with a variety of working methods. Didactics is an integral part of the work in the subject and looks at organised learning of arts and crafts, the historical development of the subject and the relevance and legitimacy of the subject as a general education subject.

In arts and crafts 1 students will have a basic introduction to graphic art (art and visual communication) sculpture, design and architecture. The students can try out different techniques and material groups within these areas, and will through theory and practical work gain knowledge of aesthetics, creativity and learning processes in the arts and crafts subject. In art and design culture the students will receive an introduction to the most relevant eras from ancient times to the present day within graphical art, sculpture, design and architecture.

Learning Outcome

KNOWLEDGE

The student

• has knowledge of materials, techniques, tools and aesthetic means that are common in work with pictures, sculpture, design and architecture
• has knowledge on the main movements in graphic art and sculpture, and the development of modern handicraft, design and architecture
• has knowledge of artistic theories and how forms of expression from various national and international cultures can represent a resource for one's own creative work and organised learning
• has knowledge on the main features of the subject's history, justification, content and methods
• has knowledge of central theories of children and young people's two and three dimensional style development and the visual expressions, aesthetic experience, playing and creativity of children and young people's culture
• has knowledge of applicable rules on copyright and privacy in the use of sources, images and other resources for teaching

 

 

SKILLS

The student

• is able to develop an idea to its final form, document and evaluate their own creative process, demonstrate practical abilities and be a good role model
• can use drawing in work with graphic art, sculpture, design and architecture
• can experiment with and use central materials, tools, effects and and techniques in work with graphic art, sculpture, design and architecture
• is able to select appropriate materials, techniques and tools, maintain tools and machinery and is familiar with safety routines (HSE routines)
• can apply digital tools in creative work
• is able to use the local environment as a source for experiences and obtaining knowledge as the basis for their own work
• is able to organise simple exhibitions and create different types of presentations
• is able to use simple analysis tools and communicate art and design culture in varied ways and to view the context between different cultural expressions and their own work
• is able to use the contents, working methods and theory of the subject in their own planning and implementation of teaching and to facilitate adapted teaching
• can formulate tasks that promote basic skills in arts and crafts
• can perform learning-oriented assessment practice
• is able to evaluate goal fulfilment with and without marks and to give reasons for the assessments

 

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The student

• is able to utilise cultural differences as a resource and utilise craft variations as a basis for assignments and academic discussion
• can use digital learning arenas to communicate subject matter and own academic updating
• can exploit the subject's possibilities to promote reuse and sustainable development
• can use arts and crafts in cross-disciplinary theme and project work, such as design and technology, and maintain the aesthetic dimension in teaching through interaction with other subjects

Entry requirements

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Recommended previous knowledge

None

Teaching methods

Lectures

Practical work, individually and in groups

Oral and written tasks

Excursions (the students must cover their own expenses)

Compulsory learning activities

Submission of all mandatory tasks

Payment of cost of materials, NOK 800.

Approved participation in teaching. This is specified in the semester plan

Assessment

Exam exhibition and portfolio.

The exam will not be graded or registered if one or several of the mandatory elements of the portfolio or exhibition is not delivered.

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