Painting Seminars

Code:

SPN1

Acronym:

SPN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Painting

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fine Arts Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Fine Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MAP	8	Plano de Estudos do MAP_Publicação em DR de 31 de agosto de 2020	1	-	6	45	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Painting Seminars is a course that promotes the discipline as an artistic expression in its most varied manifestations. As an art practice, painting is much more than just a physical activity, it is a long-term critical commitment to ideas and sensibilities. This course will be committed to help students deepen their vision, it will support the wide diversity of formal and conceptual approaches, styles and interests. The course will also encourage critical dialogue, in the form of debates, visits to exhibitions and artists studios and through the contribution of guest artists.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that the student develops:

- Ability to establish a cultural historical framework and critical reflection / analysis based on painting.

- Ability to elaborate critical written reflections on painting / painters in the contemporary context.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Research Themes:

- Contemporary Perspectives

- Re-read the Past

- Exploratory Reflections

Mandatory literature

Kocur Zoya 340; Theory in contemporary art since 1985. ISBN: 0-631-22867-5 37.20
Williams Gilda; How to write about contemporary art. ISBN: 978-0-500-29157-3
ULL; Defining contemporary art. ISBN: 978-0-7148-6209-5

Complementary Bibliography

Richter Gerhard; The^daily practice of painting. ISBN: 0-500-27836-9
Harrison Charles; Conceptual art and painting. ISBN: 0-262-08302-7 50.53
Rosenberg Pierre; From drawing to painting. ISBN: 0-691-00918-X
Benjamin Andrew; Object, painting. ISBN: 1-85490-361-6
Sabino Isabel 340; And painting?. ISBN: 978-989-8771-09-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course is constituted by lectures, talks, debates, exhibition visits and through the contribution of guest artists.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho de campo	20,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	20,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

To be able to evaluate, the student must have a minimum of 75% of attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

• Calculation of final evaluation:
  
  


• Assiduity - 10%


• texts about guest artists and/or visits - 30%


• Critical text / article about an artist - 45%


• Presentation of the critical text – 15%

(Abstract + Key words + text + Bibliography)

Abstract: maximum 300 words

Keywords (3 to 5)

Text: 2000 to 2500 words