| ACAT8001 |
ACAT Graduate Seminar |
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A two-hour seminar
each week throughout the year, involving recordings, screenings,
prepared talks, group discussions and guest lectures. |
| Aim |
To critically
examine the history and aesthetics of the electronic arts and the roles
they play in the arts, the sciences and society at large. |
| Content |
The content will
be decided by the class according to the group's interests and skills. |
| Assessment |
Students are
required to prepare and submit three discussion papers per semester on
an aspect of the electronic arts (an animator or composer, a work and a
technique), and present a talk on each topic. They are also
required to keep a journal of notes which is assessed at the end of
each semester.
Seminar papers–60%. Joumal–40%. |
| Texts |
none |
| References |
Em, D., The Art of
David Em, Harry N. Abrams, 1988.
Franke, H.W., Computer Graphics:
Computer Art, Springer-Verlag, 1985.
Goodman, C., Digital Visions:
Computers and Art. Harry N. Abrams,
1987.
Griffiths, P., A Guide to Electronic
Music, Thames & Hudson, 1979.
Kawaguchi, Y, Growth Morphogenesis,
JICC, 1985.
Katsui, M., and Kawahara, T. (eds), World
Graphic Design Now, Kodansha,
1989.
Laybourne, K., The Animation Book,
Crown Publishers, 1979.
Loveless, R.L., The Computer
Revolution and the Arts, University of
South Florida Press, 1989.
Malina, EJ. (ed.), Kinetic Art:
Theory and Practice: Selections from
the journal Leonardo, Dover, 1974.
Whitney J.H. Digital Harmony:On the
Complementarity of Music and Visual
Art, Byte Books/McGraw Hill, 1980.
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