Surface and Image in Tapestry Weaving - GEND4214


	Faculty: College of Fine Arts
	School: School of Design Studies
	Course Outline: Download course outline (PDF format)
	Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable
	Available for General Education: Yes (more info)

Description

This course will introduce students to tapestry weaving through historical, contemporary and practical investigation. Theoretical and practical aspects of tapestry will be covered through lectures on the concepts, work and ideas of leading tapestry artists. The theoretical component will deal with the context in which contemporary artists work, the conceptual basis for their work and how historical and social references are made through woven tapestry.
The practical component will enable students to become familiar with ways of weaving textured surfaces and transferring images to woven tapestry. Painted, graphic, digitally scanned or text base images will be developed and woven for miniature, shaped or larger scale tapestries.