Apart from paints, pastels and pencils, most of us now possess some image-making device, whether it be a camera, a video recorder or a computer with a graphics program. There is a need for understanding key ideas about pictorial composition if we wish to create better images with these tools.

This course is intended to provide an introduction to the analysis of visual works of art for the interested non-specialist. It introduces students to the formal aspects of the visual arts, such as the fundamental elements of colour, shape, size and texture, and explores some of the competing sets of organising principles which have guided artists in the creation of visual images.

Note/s: Lecture/seminar/workshop. Paddington Campus.