IPLUSO 12709

Art and Nature

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  This curricular unit explores the relationship between art and nature, promoting artistic experimentation, ecological awareness, and critical reflection based on the legacy of land art and environmental art.
• ProgramaProgramme

  The theoretical and practical course explores artistic responses to the poetics of natural space and environmental sustainability. It promotes the web of interrelations between art and the physical, biological, cultural, political and historical aspects of ecological systems. It questions the relationship between man and nature from three points of view: materiality, incorporation/wandering and ecological awareness. Module I (theoretical) . From Landscape Painting to Land Art; . Drift Theory and Psychogeography; . Environmental Art, Sustainability and Activism. Module II (practical) . Formal and material exploration of elements associated with natural forces such as wind, water or sunlight; . Visual essay linked to the poetics of the natural place; . Proposal for a site-specific project involved in a critical reflection on the theme of sustainability.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  This course aims to autonomise the students' sense of project applied to the relationship between art and nature. Starting from the artistic legacy linked to land art and environmental art, the theoretical-practical course develops, through the proposed exercises, the capacity for experimentation, intellectual curiosity, ecological awareness and attentiveness to the poetics of place, leading to a demanding critical attitude within artistic practice and culture. Specific objectives: . To develop the ability to establish relationships between the poetic and/or political dimension of natural space and the plastic properties of the materials of that same place; . To develop a formal and critical vocabulary by analysing and discussing works of art that deal with environmental themes. . Focusing visual analysis and interpretation on the forces of nature (wind, rain, etc.). . To develop creative skills and create visual work based on nature/sustainability/ecology themes.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  BACHELARD, G. (2012) A Água e os Sonhos - Ensaio sobre a Imaginação da Matéria. São Paulo: Martins Fontes BENNETT, J. (2010) Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things. Durham: Duke University Press BERGSON, H. (1990) Matéria e Memória: Ensaio sobre a relação do corpo com o espírito. São Paulo, Martins Fontes CARNEIRO, A. (2015) Alberto Carneiro: Árvores, Flores e Frutos do Meu Jardim. Lisboa, Sistema Solar - Documenta CIVARDI, G. (2021). Drawing- A Complete Guide: Nature. Kent, Search Press GIL, J. (2005). A imagem nua e as pequenas perceções: estética e metafenomenologia. Lisboa: Relógio d' Água KASTNER, J. (ed) (1998). Land and Environmental Art. Nova Iorque, Phaidon Press KAUPELIS, R. (1980). Experimental Drawing. New York: Watson-Guptill Pubications TUFNELL, B. (2019). In Land: Writings Around Land Art and its Legacies. City of Winchester, Zero Books WALLIS, C. W. (ed) (2017). Stones, Clouds, Miles: A Richard Long Reader. Londres, Ridinghouse
• MetodologiaMethodology

  In this course, theory and practice are articulated in an integrated way, leading to the realisation of two visual works, an essay and a sitespecific intervention proposal. The theoretical classes aim to broaden visual culture, curiosity and knowledge of the relationship between art and nature. They should lead students to understand the main themes of contemporary environmental art practice through research, viewing works and discussing them, paying special attention to how artists engage with the natural place, its poetic power and its fragility in the Anthropocene. Active student participation is encouraged, with students expressing their opinions on the topics covered. The theoretical component is accompanied by practical drawing exercises and small three-dimensional constructions. Plastic experimentation is promoted alongside a conceptual approach to the theme of nature.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  5
• NaturezaNature

  Optional
• EstágioInternship

  Não