Experimental Creation

Teachers’ guide – summary sheet
1. IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
Title:
Degree in Fine Arts (Plan 2008)
Faculty/School:
Communication Sciences
Course subject:
Experimental Creation
Type:
Obligatory
Credits ECTS:
6
Year / Semester:
Third Year-6th semester
Code:
1639
Subject:
Investigation
Module:
Creative Strategy & Artistic Process
Language:
Spanish
Total
number
of
undertaken by pupil:
hours
150
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE
The subject Experimental Creation is within the module of Creative Strategies and Artistic Process
whose main objective is that students know other means of artistic creation and to discover new fields
that have to do their work. Experimental Creation seeks to contribute to theoretical and creative
practice today. To do this, and continuing with the work of prior years, it is intended to convey a
creative approach both from the practical point of view, through the figure of the artist Eugenio
Ampudia, and from the theoretical point of view, revealing the latest trends contemporary art.
3. SKILLS TO DEVELOP
3.1. General skills
Students will be able to work as a visual artist and self-sufficient autonomous creative practice and in
the exhibition of the work with the widest possible knowledge of the means of artistic expression.
Students will be able to expand and deepen their knowledge of the artistic field of learning from the
development of formational, training, theoretical and experimental procedures.
Students will be able to conceive, plan, implement, organize, manage and mediate visual information.
Students will be able to master the latest multimedia technologies so that they can enrich both the
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experimental field of artistic creation, such as that relating to leisure, entertainment, and by extension
the audiovisual communication in contemporary culture.
Be inserted as new creator in the professional world and develop artwork, programs and devices for
production and presentation in all formats and cultural spaces.
3.2. Specific skills
Acquire a critical understanding of the responsibility for developing their own artistic field.
Learn the art methods that can be applied to socio-cultural projects.
Acquire the ability to play creatively and imaginatively artistic problems.
Acquire the ability to produce and relate ideas.
4. PRE-REQUISITES
Not required.
5. WORK TIME DISTRIBUTION
CONTACT HOURS
REMOTE STUDY HOURS
60
90
6. OBJECTIVES
Knowing between each other the various creative contributions of the current scene.
Reflect on possible changes in contemporary art, looking at the role and function of a viewer of today
and their critical spirit.
Assimilate the subject as a course of creative experimentation.
7. INDEX OF SUBJECTS
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL BLOCK
I. INTRODUCTION TO EXPERIMENTAL CREATION
II. POETIC IMAGE
III. THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
IV. OTHER POSSIBILITIES
V. CONCLUSIONS: SPACE, SUBJECT, OBJECT ... AND ARTIST
STUDY BLOCK (Eugenio Ampudia)
BLOCK 1: IMAGE IN MOVEMENT
SECTION 2: THE ROLE OF THE ARTIST
8. METHODOLOGY/LEARNING ACTIVITIES
The student must perform a series of practical and theoretical work as directed by the teachers. Will
be developed in particular the experimental part of themselves, discovering new languages. To this
end, theoretical lectures will focus on acquiring knowledge necessary to understand and apply
theories and visions of contemporary art. In turn, acquire a method of analysis and a critical sense. On
the other hand, there will be exercises to develop the critical and explanatory sense of their works (or
that of other artists). Learn to make sense of their experimental creations theoretical. In turn, develop
creative works supervised by Eugenio Ampudia. Such work will be linked to the lectures.
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9. EVALUATION SYSTEM
Minimum requirements to maintain a continuous assessment:
- Delivery of files to the teacher during the first two weeks of class.
- Perform all individual and group work required.
- Attend 80% of classes.
- Deliver work on the date established by the teacher.
- Active participation in classes and tutorials.
Making a final examination, both theoretical and practical.
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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DEBRAY, R. Vida y muerte de la imagen. Historia de la mirada en Occidente. Ed. Paidós. Barcelona,
2002. (Col. Paidós Comunicación, 58).
DUBOIS, P. El acto fotográfico. De la representación a la recepción. Ed. Paidós Ibérica. Barcelona,
2002. (Col. Paidós Comunicación, 20). (1ª ed. 1983).
GUASCH, A. M. El arte último del siglo XX. Del postminimalismo a lo multicultural. Ed. Alianza.
Madrid, 2000.
KUSPIT, D. El fin del Arte. Ed. Akal. Madrid, 2006. (Col. Arte Contemporáneo, 18).
LUCIE-SMITH, E. Movimientos Artísticos desde 1945. Ed. Destino, Barcelona , 1995.
RAMÍREZ, J. A. (ed). Historia del Arte (VOL.4) "El Mundo Contemporáneo". Alianza Editorial, Madrid,
1997.
THORNTON, S. Siete días en el mundo del Arte. Ed. Edhasa. Barcelona, 2010.
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