5.00 credits
15.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2023-2024
Teacher(s)
de Mûelenaere Gwendoline (compensates Dekoninck Ralph); Dekoninck Ralph; Roucloux Joël;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The course considers the place occupied by engraving in the history of art but also the way in which this medium has contributed to the creation of new visual cultures (religious, scientific, political....).
The course also brings to light the paradox of engraving, described at one and the same time as the most intimate creative medium and as the one with the widest distribution.
The course also brings to light the paradox of engraving, described at one and the same time as the most intimate creative medium and as the one with the widest distribution.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Acquisition of knowledge of the history of engraving and of the printed image from the Early Modern to the contemporary periods; acquisition of vocabulary relating to the techniques studied and of knowledge of the historical and theoretical issues relating to the art of engraving. |
Content
After having precisely defined the notions of engraving and printed image, the course studies, from modern times to the contemporary period, its different uses. While questioning the place that printmaking may have occupied in the critical and theoretical discourse of the periods considered, the ultimate aim will be to present the different functions that it may have fulfilled over time.
The course articulates a chronological and thematic approach to the history of printmaking without omitting to present the great figures linked to this medium. It demonstrates the diversity of the medium: diversity of techniques, uses and forms.
The course articulates a chronological and thematic approach to the history of printmaking without omitting to present the great figures linked to this medium. It demonstrates the diversity of the medium: diversity of techniques, uses and forms.
Teaching methods
The course is presented as lectures by the teachers or by guest speakers. It is based on original or reproduction visual aids so as to attune students' viewing to different techniques according to their historical moorings. Consideration of engraving will also be historiographical, through analysis of writings related to engraving. There may also be visits to museums and Belgian print rooms.
The course is complemented by a project that each student must carry out using the collections of the Museum L. This project has a twofold objective: on the one hand, to encourage students to work on engraved images with a view to understanding their specificities, status, functions and uses in the culture of their time, and on the other hand, to encourage them to reflect on the best way to enhance such a heritage today in the context of a museum.
The course is complemented by a project that each student must carry out using the collections of the Museum L. This project has a twofold objective: on the one hand, to encourage students to work on engraved images with a view to understanding their specificities, status, functions and uses in the culture of their time, and on the other hand, to encourage them to reflect on the best way to enhance such a heritage today in the context of a museum.
Evaluation methods
Oral examination + written work
Other information
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Online resources
Moodle: summary, outline, bibliography and PowerPoint presentations...
Bibliography
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Faculty or entity
EHAC
