FINE ARTS | JEWELLERY DESIGN | VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN | VISUAL STUDIES Stellenbosch University / Visual Arts Department Stellenbosch University / Visual Arts Department
since 1963 Department of Visual Arts » Stellenbosch University touch THE FUTURE Departement Visuele Kunste » Universiteit Stellenbosch Isebe Iobugcisa beZandlas » iYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch Incorporated into each poster in this brochure is an interactive instruction. Complete each instruction in an The Department of Visual Arts at Stelleznbosch University innovative and creative way, make it your own, take a picture offers a four-year BA-degree in Fine Arts, Visual and post it on Instagram and Facebook using the hashtag, Communication Design, and Creative Jewellery and Metal #touchthefutureSU. Design. The aim of this interactive element is to demonstrate the expereince of what studying Visual Arts consists of. Furthermore, this action is meant to encourage you to not be afraid to make, mess and create. A selection of photographs / creations will be chosen to be shared on about the Stellenbosch Visual Arts Department‘s Facebook page. US Don’t forget to tag the department using: The milieu of Stellenbosch offers a unique perspective @stellenboschvisualarts / Stellenbosch Visual to visual arts students: the intimate and supportive Arts Department. Ons bied pasgemaakte ateljee- environment of a historical university town that is offset In addition to the expertise provided by full-time staff en werkswinkelruimtes vir ons by the international, cosmopolitan and culturally diverse members, students are continually exposed to industry voorgraadse studiestrome environment of central Cape Town, only 45 minutes professionals, either through visiting artists and specialists in Skone Kunste, Visuele Kommunikasieontwerp en drive away. The Department of Visual Arts occupies a in the department, or field trips to major exhibitions, Juweliersware-ontwerp, historic, fully renovated building in oak-lined Victoria events or industry fairs. insluitende ʼn nuwemedia- Street. We offer custom-designed studio and workshop rekenaarlaboratorium op spaces for our undergraduate study streams in Fine Arts, Through all study streams, emphasis is placed on the bedryfstandaard. Om tred general available Visual Communication Design and Jewellery Design, production and critical evaluation of visual culture, ENQUIRIES FACILITIES te hou met ontwikkelinge in including an industry-standard new media computer rooted in addressing and reflecting all aspects of moderne kuns en ontwerp, » Home studios for every year group is die departement se etos lab. In keeping with developments in contemporary art contemporary South African culture. The department Yumna Williams +27 (0)21 808 3052 (t) multidissiplinêr. Studente word and design, the department’s ethos is multidisciplinary, also offers postgraduate study in Visual Arts, Illustration, » Printmaking, lithography and screen-printing studios. +27 (0)21 808 3044 (f) in alle aspekte van nuwe media supporting students working in all aspects of new media, Visual Studies and Art Education. Please contact Yumna » Photography studio with state-of-the-art lighting ondersteun, wat video en [email protected] equipment. digitale kunste insluit, en ons including video and digital arts, as well as offering a solid Williams at +27 (0)21 808 3052 or [email protected] for bied ook ʼn stewige grondslag foundation in traditional visual and applied arts practices. more information in this regard. » Photographic darkroom facilities with enlargers. in tradisionele visuele en Visual Arts Building » Cameras, video cameras and sound equipment. toegepaste kunspraktyke. Victoria Street Stellenbosch » Seminar spaces with digital projectors, VCR and sound. » Drawing studio. » Wood, metal and casting workshops. future » Jewellery studios with tools and machinery. POSSIBILITIES » Enamel room with large enamel kiln. A BA in Visual Arts provides the core technical and your » Gemmology laboratory used solely by jewellery conceptual skills for careers as artists, designers, art APPLICATION design students. educators and teachers, curators, art critics or historians. » Apple Mac laboratory with design software, flatbed ʼn BA in Visuele Kunste bied die Information on portfolio requirements is available from: kern- tegniese en konseptuele These skills are also much sought after in the broader scanners and colour printers. vaardighede vir loopbane creative industries, including film production, arts » Bookbinding studio with large format printer. as kunstenaars, ontwerpers, Annatjie Moolman administration, museum and heritage work, publishing kunsopvoeders en -onderwysers, +27 (0)21 808 2508 and journalism, architecture and interior design kurators, kunsresensente of [email protected] kunsgeskiedkundiges. ʼn Persoon consulting, design and advertising industries, jewellery met ʼn BA in Visuele Kunste is manufacture, and so on. ook van nature innoverend en Or write to: buigsaam, en dus uiters geskik vir Applications The popular preconception that a BA degree in Visual entrepreneuriese werk. University of Stellenbosch Arts is not career-focused is dismissed by the successes Private Bag X1 Ingcinga ebubuvuvu yokuba of graduates from this school who have demonstrated Matieland 7602 isidanga se-BA kubuGcisa that they offer a highly attractive skills-set to potential beZandla asingomsebenzi ibhangiswa yimpumelelo employers. A BA in Visual Arts graduate is also by nature yabathweswa izidanga abaphuma innovative and flexible, and thus very well suited to kwesi sikolo nababonakalisa entrepreneurial work. ukuba izakhono zabo zitsala Web: http://www.sun.ac.za/visualarts umdla omkhulu kubaqeshi. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StellenboschVisualArtsDepartment/ Umthweswa-sidanga se- BA kubuGcisa beZandla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stellenboschvisualarts/ ngokwendalo yakhe unaso esi siphiwo kwaye unokwenza nantoni na, ngoko ke ukulungele ukuqala ishishini lakhe.
Stellenbosch University / Fine Arts
the FINE ARTS course The programme demands total commitment and dedication from students in order to achieve its goals, and we expect full and undivided engagement FINE ARTS Le nkqubo ifuna ukuzibophelela and participation – anything less than this and you cannot expect success. The Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University offers a four-year BA degree in Fine Arts. nokuzimisela okupheleleyo Remember that you are engaged in establishing – for yourself – the foundations ukuze uphumeze ezi njongo, and directions of a disciplined and exciting way of life. Expectations of you are Die Departement Visuele Kunste by die Universiteit Stellenbosch bied ’n vierjaar-BA-graad in Skone Kunste aan. kwaye silindele ukwabelana high, so make sure that you grow and fulfil your own potential. The over-arching Isebe lobuGcisa beZandla eYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch lifundisa isidanga se-BA seminyaka emine kubuGcisa beZandla. nentatho-nxaxheba epheleleyo – nantoni na enganeno koku aim of the fine arts programme is fourfold: akunakulindela mpumelelo kuyo. Khumbula ukuba uthatha inxaxheba ekumiseleni – oko To provide you with a broad a range of technical skills In terms of studio practice, to help nikwenzela nina – iziseko » that are used in the production of contemporary » you to develop a visual language that nezikhokelo zendlela yobomi artworks (2-dimensional, 3-dimensional and new media; is personal and unique, and which elungiselelweyo nenika umdla. performance, video, sound, installation, digital and you can articulate and defend in the Izinto ezilindeleke kuwe computer arts, etc.). public realm. zikwizinga eliphezulu, ngoko ke qinisekisa ukuba uyakhula kwaye uphumeza okwakho To foster an understanding of the crucial relationship To assist you in becoming confident, ukuqaqamba. » between form and conceptual thinking, and how the » independent and self-reliant in terms manipulation of material, process and technique can aid in of studio practice. the development of new insight, ideas and the production why FINE ARTS? of knowledge. The course offers an integrated approach to Fine Arts studies, wherein the principle objective is to promote an understanding of the critical Kuns is ’n veeleisende Art is a demanding and competitive career choice. It is a en mededingende vocation: not simply a job. It is true that the art industry what will you LEARN? loopbaankeuse. is a complex, competitive and demanding environment. Wanneer ons van die When we refer to the ‘art world’, we are actually suggesting “kunswêreld” praat, YEARS OF STUDY suggereer dit inderdaad something of its special conditions, with it being a unique iets omtrent die spesiale economy in which ideas about culture, language, taste, omstandighede van dié style, entrepreneurship, knowledge and value are constantly 1. In the first year of study you are exposed 3. In your third year you are increasingly wêreld, ’n eiesoortige put to the test. A wide range of skills is therefore required to to a range of Fine Art disciplines - Book encouraged to produce artworks that are ekonomie waarin idees keep things on track. A degree in art is a degree in the kind Art, Drawing, Printmaking, Painting, driven by your own particular interests oor kultuur, taal, smaak, and explorations regarding ideas and styl, entrepreneurskap, of creative thinking that the new knowledge economy seeks Photography, Sculpture – and some of kennis en waarde out. So it’s less a question of getting a ‘real’ job, than having the basic skills and techniques involved conceptual content as well as material, voortdurend getoets word. the imagination and skills to invent the job you wish to have. in each of these. During this year, the process and technique. During the ’n Wye verskeidenheid van means of instruction is project-based. first semester teaching is still project- vaardighede is daarom Throughout your first year you will be based, even though greater freedom is nodig om sake op dreef te hou. asked to complete a number of projects encouraged regarding choice of material, in the various disciplines mentioned process and technique. In the second above. For each of the projects completed semester, however, you are expected you will be awarded a mark, the average to produce works that are entirely self- of which will constitute a coursework mark. initiated. As of the second semester, the method of instruction shifts to individual consultation between student and general teaching In second year you keep doing projects assigned tutor. Towards the end of the STRUCTURE METHODS 2. in the different Fine Art disciplines second semester, students are given the introduced to you in first year, including task of producing their own website and Studio practice will involve structured sessions The methodology of the programme a number of projects in New Media a catalogue of the year’s work as a first specific to each year group, as well as self-directed, prioritises self-directed, self-conscious (performance and video). At second exercise in professional studio practice. independent studio time, supported by consultations practice. It is based on developing critical Die metodologie van die program verleen voorrang aan ’n year level the aim is to develop a more Jou ateljeepraktyk with lecturing staff, including visiting lecturers, and thinking and problem-solving abilities selfgerigte, selfbewuste praktyk. In jou eerste studiejaar word jy in-depth understanding of the processes sal gestruktureerde through creative work, within which group crits. Dit berus op die ontwikkeling bekendgestel aan ’n verskeidenheid sessies, spesifiek aan and skills associated with each discipline. The fourth year is equivalent to an parameters students are free to explore the van ’n vermoë om krities te van dissiplines in Skone Kunste – 4. elke jaargroep, sowel as Greater emphasis is placed on conceptual Honours year in a BA degree. This A Visiting Artist lunchtime lecture programme (VAP) most appropriate ways of realising ideas. dink en probleme op te los, wat Tekenkuns, Boekkuns, Drukkuns, selfgerigte, onafhanklike means that you are expected to work deur skeppende werk geskied Skilderkuns, Fotografie, Beeldhoukuns thinking in relation to process, with the ateljeetyd behels. Dit provides an opportunity for professional artists, waarbinne studente vry is om die – en aan party van die basiese aim being to demonstrate the potential independently, with the support of sal deur oorlegpleging curators, gallerists and art activists to share their work You will continue to discover and refine mees gepaste wyses te verken vaardighede en tegnieke wat by of each material, process and technique lecturing staff in consultations and crits. met die doseerpersoneel and experiences, and for you to engage them in the content of your work through process, waarop idees verwerklik kan word. elkeen betrokke is. in order to help develop new ideas and Exhibition Practice and Professional ondersteun word en critical discussions regarding contemporary art. experimentation and being open to facing kritiese evaluering deur conceptual content. The overall aim of Practice, including the Brown Bag challenges. You have to be prepared to Deur proses, eksperimentering Op tweedejaarvlak is die doel om ’n besoekende dosente en oop te wees vir uitdagings, meer diepgaande begrip te ontwikkel second year is to encourage you to find seminar, provide the opportunity for en die res van jou move outside of your comfort zone and to sal jy die inhoud van jou werk van die prosesse en vaardighede wat your own particular interest, in terms of professional development and group groep insluit. try out skills and ideas that you have maybe voortdurend ontdek en verfyn. met elke dissipline geassosieer word. discussion. In fourth year students are not yet considered. both concepts and mediums, on which Jy moet bereid wees om uit Daar word groter klem geplaas op to focus and expand in your third year. required to produce a body of work that jou gemaksone te beweeg en konseptuele denke met betrekking is mature in terms of both technique Contact time with lecturing staff and tutors vaardighede en idees te beproef tot proses, met die doel om telkens The means of instruction in second year and conceptual content. The means of varies according to year of study. Second wat jy miskien nog nie oorweeg die potensiaal van materiaal, proses is project-based. Throughout the year instruction at this level consists of regular year students receive more structured het nie. en tegniek te demonstreer ten einde you will be asked to complete a number nuwe idees en konseptuele inhoud te individual consultation with members attention than fourth year students, who are of projects in the various disciplines help ontwikkel. of staff and group crits conducted by more experienced and who are therefore mentioned above. For each of the projects members of staff. expected to work independently. On completed you will be awarded a mark, average, lecturers will spend 9 – 12 hours the average of which will constitute a per week on undergraduate teaching, coursework mark. depending on the year of study. Being prepared is therefore critical, as time must be used effectively.
Stellenbosch University / Visual Communication Design
COMMUNICATION what will you LEARN? Our approach to design is to tackle abstract and Throughout the course, you will have ample DESIGN Jy sal deur die hele real-world problems hands-on, hearts-on, and opportunity to select and choose your own themes VISUAL kursus ruim geleent- minds-on. There are no shortcuts or ready-made and topics within the strict creative parameters of heid kry om jou eie The Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University offers a four-year BA degree in Visual Communication Design. solutions to great design. You will learn to embrace projects. This flexibility empowers each student to temas en onderwerpe an intensive design process: in-depth exploration, take initiative in honing his or her own language, Die Departement Visuele Kunste by die Universiteit Stellenbosch bied ʼn vierjaar-BA-graad in Visuele Kommunikasieontwerp aan. binne die streng experimentation, research and even play. By asking vision and identity as a designer. Sebe lobuGcisa beZandla kwiYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch lifundisa isidanga se-BA seminyaka emine kuYilo loNxibelelwano ngokuBonakalayo. kreatiewe grense van projekte te kies. Hier- questions, and trying out different combinations and die buigsaamheid be- possibilities, you will learn to design through doing. Our course offers extensive opportunities to magtig studente om Such an immersive approach will help you to think investigate the various possibilities of expression inisiatief te neem in in terms of concepts and to take a critical approach available to designers, including the full potential die slyping van hul eie to content. It will also teach you to give form to your and applications of a range of media. The course taal, visie en identiteit ideas, developing your own visual language, and to also allows opportunity for acquiring know-how in as ontwerpers. take responsibility for your chosen points of departure. terms of finishing and crafting designs professionally.
why STELLENBOSCH? Digital production Aangesien visuele Studying Visual Communication Design at Stellenbosch University offers an Adobe InDesign YEARS OF STUDY kommunikasieontwerp environment that allows for the exchange of ideas and cross-fertilisation between Adobe Photoshop betrokkenheid by different art forms, disciplines, departments and faculties on campus. As visual Adobe Illustrator During your , you In you continue with the same alle aspekte van ons first year of study third year communication design is involved in all aspects of our lifeworlds these surroundings Adobe Animate 1. 3. leefwêrelde bied, skep Adobe DreamWeaver will investigate fundamental art and subjects as in the previous year. At this hierdie omgewings ʼn ryk create a rich and rewarding learning experience for our students. FinalCutPro design concepts including the basic first advanced level, you are encouraged en lonende leerervaring HTML & CSS elements, principles and techniques to integrate knowledge across these vir ons studente. Repro Theory in drawing, typography, illustration, broad-based subjects (e.g. a community photography, printmaking, design and development project in collaboration with Typography Layout digital production. Sociology and the major Sociology requires integrated research and Editorial design theoretical subject in this programme, participatory processes towards various Book design Visual Studies, introduce critical concepts design applications). Projects include Poster design while at the same time broadening the working with real clients such as NGOs and Handlettering & calligraphy what is Exhibition design social, cultural and creative visual fields. communities in and around Stellenbosch. VCD? At this level, you are also expected to do an Visual communication design is a broad term Visual narrative & storytelling internship at a professional studio or creative encompassing graphic design, information design, Comics & graphic novels In your the subjects for enterprise of your choice. Picture books, Animation & video second year instructional design, visual storytelling and various 2. the intermediate level of the Visual Visuele kommunikasie products of cultural and visual information. Featuring Communication Design course are: ontwerp is ʼn breë term Branding a broad range of media and formats, each of these only known problems. While technology is constantly Logo & Packaging design Graphic Design, Interdisciplinary Visual Subjects in the advanced wat grafiese ontwerp, fourth year visual messages is designed with a specific function, changing and advancing design tools, the real pursuit Campaign design 4. are Graphic Design, Interdisciplinary inligtingsontwerp, Studies (photography, illustration, purpose and audience in mind. for designers remains the same: to create content and Art direction & Copywriting printmaking), Drawing, Digital Production, Visual Studies (photography, illustration, onderrigontwerp, visuele meaning, and to make a positive contribution towards storievertelling en verskeie Visual Studies, a module in Sociology of printmaking) and Theory of Art. At this level, Design practitioners of the 21st Century are facing a culture. Bookmaking & bookbinding produkte van kulturele en Paper geometry & mechanics Communication, and a semester course in the Visual Communication Design course visuele inligting omvat. multitude challenges in much broader and complex Industrial Psychology. The aim of Industrial culminates in the integration of theory strategic contexts than ever before. Material, By encouraging a way of working that accepts the Web design Psychology is to help students acquire a and practice, and the various disciplines environmental and social changes require future unknown and the unseen, the Visual Communication Motion graphics Social media holistic knowledge of consumer behaviour and subjects. Through an expanded designers to anticipate problems and solutions rather than solving Design course focuses on optimising the designer’s to which they can respond with an self-motivated research project you will ability to embrace uncertainty and rise to meet the Sustainable design appropriate marketing concept. respond to a social, cultural, environmental challenges of the future. Slow design or urban problem of your choice. A research article that relates to your practical work will Inclusive design Participatory design add further rigour and depth to your visual User-centred design communication design solutions. the COURSE Our course aims to educate designers who can contribute to the advancement of the discipline as Ons kursus in Visuele well as the development of social and cultural contexts career Kommunikasieontwerp is and environments. Taking up a socio-critical position OPPORTUNITIES daarop gemik om ʼn breë empowers students to conduct their design practices Our Visual Communication Design course Some of our graduates pursue careers in education begrip van die rol, doel with necessary confidence and accountability. prepares our graduates to work in almost any field as teachers, or do curatorial work where they plan en moontlikhede van imaginable. Most of our graduates find themselves exhibitions for museums and galleries, or act as ontwerp onder studente te ontwikkel. Die kursus fokus Our course aims to develop a broad understanding Izifundo zethu zoYilo in established professions such as design studios educational officers. Our alumni have also carved daarop om studente te leer in students of the role, purpose and possibilities of Our Visual Communication Design Programme loNxibelelwano and the advertising industry. Here they work as niches in television, film and animation, working on om betekenis te genereer design. The course focuses on teaching students evolves continuously while advancing the core design ngokuBonakalayo zilungisa graphic designers, web designers, art directors, lighting, on camera, as set designers or as producers. abathweswa-zidanga deur inligting in spesifieke to generate meaning by organising and shaping principles of critical thinking, theory, practice and copywriters, studio managers, etc. Others work bethu ukuba basebenze For more information please visit sosiale en kulturele information within specific social and cultural exploration. Solid grounding in design principles, kuzo naziphi na iinkalo as graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, kontekste te organiseer en contexts. A multi-disciplinary approach to design visual language skills, and a range of methods and ezinokucingeleka. Uninzi editors or researchers on books or magazines in the https://www.facebook.com/vcdstellenboschuniversity/ te vorm. ʼn Multidissiplinêre directs these processes. Knowledge of both historical lwabathweswa-zidanga bethu publishing industry. benadering tot ontwerp rig techniques enable them to confidently work with open and contemporary developments in art and design bazifumana bekwimisebenzi hierdie prosesse. boundaries while questioning the consequences and yobungcaphephe enjengokuba thinking, philosophy, semiotics, sociology and sustainability of design at the same time. kwistudiyo soyilo kunye It is also not uncommon for our graduates to open industrial psychology assist students to understand necandelo leemveliso their own design studios. Many work as freelance a larger world of ideas and to challenge their own Dedicated lecturers bring decades of teaching and zeentengiso. photographers, children’s picture book illustrators, assumptions and perspectives. professional experience to the programme, and and illustrator-writers of comics and graphic novels. visiting designers, artists and critics add varied and global perspectives to the studios.
Stellenbosch University / Jewellery Design and Metal Techniques
DESIGN AND what will you LEARN? Ons vestig ’n omvattende stel visuele, konseptuele en tegniese vermoëns wat ’n kerngrondslag vir METAL TECHNIQUES skeppende juweelontwerp en metaaltegnieke daarstel. Ons praktykgeleide benadering van die metier laat JEWELLERY studente toe om ’n breë stel oordraagbare vaardighede te verwerf, waaronder kritiese denke, kreatiewe probleemoplossing, visuele, kulturele en sosiale geletterdheid, innovasie en eksperimentering. The Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University offers a four-year BA degree Creative Jewellery Design and Metal Techniques. Die Departement Visuele Kunste by die Universiteit Stellenbosch bied ’n vierjaar-BA-graad in Skeppende Juweelontwerp en Metaaltegnieke aan. Jewellery Design Our approach to jewellery is to tackle conceptual and Our course offers extensive opportunities to Isebe lobuGcisa beZandla eYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch lifundisa isidanga se-BA seminyaka emine kubugcisa boYilo lweziHombiso ezinamatye Design drawing • Model building practical challenges hands-on, hearts-on and minds- investigate the various avenues of expression anqabileyo neeNkqubo zesiNyithi. on. There are no shortcuts or ready-made solutions available to jewellers, including the meaning and Production Design Basic techniques • Cold joints to convincing works. Students learn to embrace potential of a range of different media. The course Chasing & repoussé • Tool making an intensive design process: in-depth research, also ensures know-how in terms of commercial Texture rolling & printing exploration and experimentation. This immersive and design and production methods. Etching • Smithing • Inlay/onlay personal approach helps students to think in terms of Mokume-gane • Resin casting Enamelling • Lost wax casting concepts and to take a critical approach to content. It Students usually work on their projects individually, Die forming • Granulation also teaches them to give form to ideas, developing but group discussions and formal presentations form Hot & cold moulds • Fold forming their own visual language in the process, and to take an integral part of the course. These discussions and Image transfer onto metal responsibility for their chosen points of departure. presentations develop confidence and professional what is Platinum manipulation JEWELLERY DESIGN? communication and appearance, help to motivate Through trial and error, and constant critical reflection, design decisions and allow students to engage in Creative jewellery design and metal techniques broadly Metal Techniques Catches & clasps • Hinges & joints paired with guidance and advice from staff, students constructive debate and dialogue. refer to two interlinked aspects of jewellery: the visual Pins • Studs & hooks thus mature into creative jewellers. conceptual design component on the one hand, and the Juweliersware as liggaams- Stone setting • Pearl stringing technical execution / representation thereof on the other. versiering en sosiale simbool is so oud soos die mensdom self. Dit Drawing word in alle kulture aangetref en Object drawing Jewellery design is a multi-faceted communication and bly altyd relevant. Perspective drawing YEARS OF STUDY representation tool – even in today’s world. How the body Jewellery rendering is adorned can reveal something about background, Izihombiso ezinamatye anqabileyo During the first year, students are In third year, students continue with identity, mood, social standing, political viewpoint, cultural njengendlela yokuhombisa kunye Photography 1. introduced to fundamental art and 3. the subjects of Visual Studies, Jewellery nophawu lwezentlalo zindala practices and growup allegiance. Jewellery can provoke, Studio photography of jewellery design concepts and practices, such as Design, Metal Techniques and Production njengomntu. Zifunyanwa kuzo Digital image manipulation critique, record and humour, and its many messages are zonke iinkcubeko kwaye ziya the basic principles and techniques of Techniques. At this advanced level, students are encouraged to integrate their knowledge all around us. kuhlala zibalulekile. Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawing, printmaking, design and metal Rhino 3 • Flamingo • Techgems 4 manipulation. A BA elective (English Studies, and experience gained in each of these Utilising a broad range of approaches, concepts and Afrikaans-Dutch, Philosophy, History or subjects. Additional supportive subjects, media, each of these aspects can be explored, understood Computer-Aided Manufac- Classical Studies), together with the major such as photography and Computer-Aided turing (CAM) and applied to own creations. This is the creative domain theoretical subject in this programme, Design/Manufacture (CAD/CAM), enable of our jewellery design students. Gemmology Visual Studies, introduce critical concepts, students to broaden their skills. Crystallography • Physical, optical & whilst simultaneously broadening the social, chemical properties of gemstones cultural and visual fields of students. Origin & synthesis of gemstones Subjects in the final and of the Positive, non-destructive identification 4. fourth year COURSE of gemstones in a laboratory the course are: Jewellery Design, Metal Evaluation & care of gemstones In second year the subjects for this Techniques (includes work in Platinum), We guide our students toward developing a holistic 2. intermediate level of the course in Production Techniques (includes work in understanding of the critical discourse, role and Visual Studies Creative Jewellery Design and Metal Platinum), CAD/CAM and Theory of Art. At possibilities of jewellery. Our course in creative jewellery Identity construction & Ons program in Skeppende Techniques are: Jewellery Design, Metal this level, the course culminates in self- Juweelontwerp en Metaaltegnieke design and metal techniques focuses on teaching students representation Techniques, Production Techniques, reflexive integration of theory and practice in bied omvattende opleiding, wat to create jewellery based on sourcing, understanding Race • Gender • Nationality ontwerp is vir studente wat wye Ethnicity • Society Drawing, Visual Studies, Philosophy of its various forms. Through an expanded self- and organising various types of conceptual and visual blootstelling aan ateljeepraktyk Ideological institutions Culture and Gemmology. The aim of motivated body of work, students respond information within specific contexts and concepts. verlang en terselfdertyd ondersoek Philosophy of Art Gemmology is to help students acquire to a theme, concept, idea and/or problem wil instel na die historiese en Philosophy of Culture a holistic knowledge of cut and uncut of their choice by positioning themselves sosiokulturele bewegings wat aan Knowledge of both historical and contemporary gemstones, so as to facilitate their within an appropriate theoretical framework juweliersware betekenis, vorm developments in jewellery design and technique, paired Theory of Art en seggingskrag gee. Intersection between correct identification, use, handling and in relation to their practical work within the with a critical understanding of socio-cultural theories, theory and praxis evaluation in jewellery. scope of a research article. Ikhosi yethu inenjongo enables students to understand a larger world of ideas, Contemporary discourses yokufundisa abenzi bezihombiso whilst challenging their own assumptions and approaches. and theories ezinamatye anqabileyo abanobuchule abanokuba negalelo kwinkqubela yesi Our course aims to educate creative jewellers who can siza kwinkqubo nakwincoko/ contribute to the advancement of the discipline, both in nakwingxoxo. Sikhuthaza form and discourse. We encourage students to express abafundi ukuba bazicacise themselves in their own specific style, whilst adopting ngesimbo sabo esisodwa, an investigative and reflective approach towards their career ekubeni besamkela indlela OPPORTUNITIES ephandayo necingisisayo profession. Taking up a critical position empowers students yomsebenzi wabo. Ukuthatha to conduct their creative practices with the necessary The course in Creative Jewellery Design and Metal Techniques indawo ebalulekileyo kuhuhlisa confidence and accountability. Dit is nie ongewoon vir prepares our graduates to work in almost any field imaginable. Many abafundi ukuba benze izenzo ons graduandi om hul eie of our graduates find themselves in established professions, such as zabo zobuchule ngokuzithemba The programme in Creative Jewellery Design and Metal werkwinkels/ateljees te open jewellery design and sales, the retail jewellery industry, academia or nangoxanduva, zinto nie, terwyl ander by beroemde ezo ziyimfuneko. Techniques evolves continuously, whilst preserving the juweliers soos Jack Friedman, teaching, whilst others work as professional jewellery artists. Some core design methodology of critical thinking, theory, Shimansky en Charles Greig as graduates choose to refine their particular undergraduate interests practice and exploration. Both traditional and emerging ontwerpers gaan werk. by furthering their expertise through postgraduate studies, both technologies are integrated into the curriculum. The nationally and internationally. course guides students to identify their particular strengths Kuqhelekile ukuba izithwala- zidanga zethu zizivulele and nurtures individual design interests, sensibilities iindawo zazo zokusebenzela Our graduates contribute to the jewellery industry across a broad and skills. Solid grounding in design principles and / izityudiyo zokuyila, ekubeni spectrum, making an impact on, showcasing and shaping the unique visual language skills, paired with mastery of a range of ezinye zisebenza njengabayili South African jewellery design tradition through their versatile, techniques, enables students to confidently push their babarhwebi ngezihombiso creative and entrepreneurial skills. ezinamatye anqabileyo abanje boundaries, whilst remaining aware of the consequences ngoJack Friedman, Shimnansky of their creative output. noCharles Greig. For more information, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/JewelleryDivisionStellenboschUniversity
Stellenbosch University / Visual Studies
VISUAL STUDIES Visual Studies is a BA subject provided by the Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University. Visuele Studies is ‘n BA vak wat by die departement van Visuele Kunste op Stellenbosch Universiteit aangebied word. IziFundo zobuGcisa beZandla (isiFundo se-BA) ISebe lobuGcisa beZandla, kwiYunivesiti yaseStellenbosch
what is VISUAL STUDIES? entry REQUIREMENTS Visual Studies is a relatively new discipline that brings critical theories Enige student wat by die Any student admitted to Stellenbosch University can Dit is ʼn relatief nuwe from a wide array of fields including Art History, Media Studies, Sociology, Universiteit Stellenbosch register for Visual Studies. You do not need to have taken dissipline waarin Cultural Studies and Philosophy to bear on a host of visual objects. The ingeskryf is, kan vir Visuele art at school and the course comprises only theoretical Studies registreer. kritiese teorieë vanuit ʼn interdisciplinary nature of the programme allows one to analyse objects work (no practical art classes). verskeidenheid gebiede, originating from a variety of contexts such as fine arts, mass media, film, soos kunsgeskiedenis, corporate communication, visual communication design, and architecture. mediastudies, sosio- logie, kultuurstudies, filosofie, en so meer op In a world increasingly mediated by the visual, to understand the production, visuele voorwerpe circulation and reading thereof is essential. Visual Studies will help you to toegepas word. interpret the world as a visual domain and equip you to master the complex Ngumngxilo wezifundo languages of visual culture that are fundamental to being an active and ezintsha kakhulu odib- engaged citizen of the 21st century. anisa iithiyori zengqiqo on a ezivela kwiindima POST-GRADUATE LEVEL zophandonzulu ezahl- Visual Studies offers a comprehensive post-graduate ukeneyo eziquka iMbali programme all the way through to doctoral level. Our yobuGcisa, iziFundo zoS- Visuele Studies bied ʼn asazo, iziFundo zeNtlalo, intensive year-long Honours course attracts students omvattende nagraadse iziFundo zeNkcubeko, who are interested in pursuing careers in the arts sector program tot by doktorale as publishers, curators, art critics, journalists and media iFilosofi, njalo njalo vlak. Ons intensiewe jaar zingqina ukuba nezinto lange honneurskursus specialists. As part of the yearly programme we offer ezidibanisa nobu- lok studente wat special curricula themed around: photography and self- gcisa bezandla. the belangstel in loopbane representation, subjectivity, art criticism and curatorship. COURSE in die kunssektor as Visuele Studies sal jou help Visual Studies courses tend to adopt an overarching uitgewers, kurators, om die wêreld as ʼn visuele critical focus such as Marxist, post-colonialist or kunsresensente, joernaliste en mediaspesialiste. domein te interpreteer gender theory under which umbrella popular cultural en sal jou toerus om die (film, advertising, photography, social media) or so- komplekse tale van visuele called high art images may be explored. kultuur, wat grondliggend is aan aktiewe en betrokke burgerskap in die 21ste The highly popular undergraduate offering poses eeu, te bemeester. questions that resonate with student’s experience of their complex life-world: the LECTURERS » How does rapidly changing Die dosente wat Visuele The people offering Visual Studies are experienced art Studies aanbied, is ervare technology impact human identity? historians, media theorists and cultural commentators. kunsgeskiedkundiges, They have extensive know-how in terms of the visual » How is our embodiment as raced, mediateoretici en kulturele sexed and gendered persons kommentators. sphere and are deeply invested in producing content that negotiated by the visual? is locally relevant but in touch with international trends. » How do inherited cultural and political persuasions encode meaning in visual images? For more information, please visit the website of the Department of Visual Arts: » How can images subvert dominant http://www.sun.ac.za/visualarts western ideologies? THAAKIERAH ABDUL | JENNA ANTROBUS | CHRISTINE BESTER | EMMA BURGER | JADE CLELLAND
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