(en)Katalog ECTS

Medal and small form

(en)Pedagog: prof. zw. Hanna Jelonek
(en)Asystent/ci: dr Aleksandra Mazurkiewicz

(en)Pole (en)Opis
Course type Major
Didactic methods

Due to the epidemiological threat, classes will be taught in a hybrid mode:
* in remote (online) form, using electronic communication means and tools provided by the university. Contact with the use of academic mail of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and G Suite connected to it.
** in a traditional form - stationary, taking into account sanitary regulations, recommendations and guidelines of the State Sanitary Inspection bodies and regulations of the Rector of ASP in Warsaw. In justified cases, we will enable the student to work remotely on a selected issue.
- monographic lectures */**
- conversational lectures */**
- didactic discussion */**
- didactic dialogue */**
- creative and creative exercises */**
- studio exercises *
- individual projects */**
- workshop exercises */**
- presentation of works */**
- team project */**
- E-learning: e-mail exchange; group and individual on-line meetings; selected exercises conducted in the remote mode - if a student expresses and justifies such a necessity.

Language of lecture polski;
Prerequisites

Successful completion of the second year of study in sculpture or qualification by a faculty committee based on documentation of the candidate's accomplishments.

Final requirements

Evaluation of the student's individual (artistic) work, evaluation of the level of knowledge and skills, evaluation of the presentation of his/her own work, etc. according to the grading scale provided in the Study Regulations. Obtaining credits with a grade after the 5th and 6th semester.

The form of passing the course (assesment methods and criteria)

Evaluation Criteria:
1. Evaluation of the artistic and technical level of the medallic works performed
2. Evaluation of the degree of innovation (creation)
3. Evaluation of the level of involvement in the implementation of the program, as well as the ability to effectively translate the guidance and guidelines obtained in the course of training, as a result of discussions and didactic dialogue.
4. Evaluation of the level of knowledge and logical reasoning concerning the specialization of Medalierism, (including the degree of familiarity with the workshop issues)
5. Active participation in class and cooperation with the teacher - 3 unexcused absences allowed.
6. Only finished works, preceded by a project accepted by the instructor, are subject to evaluation.


Due to the epidemiological threat of reviews, credits, and exams will be held in a hybrid mode: stationary and / or remote. Depending on the individual case, as well as developments in the pandemic situation.

Teaching goals (program content, subject description)

Number of hours per week: 4
ECTS credits and type of completion:
semester V - 4 points; zst. - credit with grade;
semester VI - 6 pts; zst. - credit with grade;


Aim of the course:
The aim of the class is to strive for the formation of an individual creative personality and the ability to realize the student's own artistic concepts; awareness of being a responsible, active artist. Interest in the art of medallion making and conveying basic knowledge in this specialization. Students after the 3rd year of studies should treat the knowledge and skills acquired within the newly learned specialization as coherent to the studied major, i.e. Sculpture. Students should be able to realize their own artistic concepts, at the same time representing an open attitude to social expectations in the field of culture and art (social dialogue, participation in exhibitions and cultural events, widely understood professional activity).

 

Course contents:
Scope of issues, addressed and implemented within the framework of the curriculum:
1. Development of a relief study from nature (Portrait study from a model or interior study; material: plasticine, plaster). Assimilation of issues connected with observation and portrait study from nature; issues concerning the illusion of the third dimension and perspective of the observed object.
2. Making negative medallion forms (plaster and silicone)
3. Preparation of realization models of own works for further use in casting techniques
4. Designing and realization of own composition (medal form) within the scope of the exercise "own topic", "assigned topic".
5. Conveying theoretical knowledge on basic issues of medallic art specialization (regarding the design sphere, substantive and formal issues; among others Definition of the concept of artistic miniature; Relief - a new dimension of space; Form of a small relief; What is a medal; Artistic medal; Casting techniques; Final treatment of casts and use of patinas).
6. Lectures on the history of medal making (including: History of the medal; Pisanella's work; Cast medals; Mint medals; International Federation of Medallic Art FIDEM).
7. Making castings in metal.
8. Finishing work on castings: grinding, patination, etc.

Compulsory literature used during classes

1. The Medal i Medailles; Periodyki Międzynarodowej Federacji Medalierskiej FIDEM:
(wydawnictwa British Museum, od 1998 roku);
2. Katalogi i materiały kongresowe FIDEM;
3. Dokumentacja fotograficzna dorobku artystycznego studentów Pracowni Medalierstwa;

Additional literature recommended for the student's self learning

1. Dzieje Sztuki Medalierskiej w Polsce, autor: Adam Więcek; wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1972;
2. Medale Mennicy Państwowej SA, 1974-1978, nakładem MP SA, Warszawa 1979;
3. Medale Mennicy Państwowej SA, 1991-1993, nakładem MP SA, Warszawa 1994;
4. Katalogi z wystaw medalierskich, m.in.:
- VI Mostra Della Medaglia e Plachetta d'Arte, katalog wystawy, Roma Palazzo Venezia, 1985;
- Medaglie e Monete - I Quaderni dell'Antiquariato, autorzy: Graham Pollard, Giuseppe Mauri Mori; Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Milano 1981;
- Taidetta Molemmat Puolet, wydawnictwo SuomenMitalitaiten Kilta, Helsinki 1990;
- Donatello, autorzy Luciano Berti, Alessandro Cechi, Antonio Natali, Art Dosier, wydawnictwo Giunti, Firenze 1986;
- Kształt Przestrzeni- Wystawa medali i monet z okazji 40-lecia pracy twórczej Ewy Olszewskiej-Borys, Muzeum Miejskie Wrocławia, Wrocław 2006;

Learning outcomes
SkillsKnowledgeSocial competences

SKILLS - the student/graduate should be able to:
Graduates should be able to apply their artistic knowledge and experience from the Medallion Studio, primarily;
- In terms of artistic expression:
1. The student shall have the basic skills and experience to record concepts, projects, artistic intentions, in the implementation of the so-called obligatory subjects (e.g. study from nature) and in the development of own subjects.
- In terms of creative skills:
2. Graduates have gained experience in creating their own artistic concepts, using their imagination, intuition and emotionality (working on a study from nature, portrait study in a medal). Ability to seek and apply new formal solutions.
- in the realization of artistic works:
3. Has acquired the ability to consciously use the basic tools of the medallic specialization workshop.
4. He/she acquires skills of conscious use of proper technique and technology during realization of his/her own works (first medallion making exercises - looking for technological solutions according to project needs).
5. Is able to take independent decisions concerning design and realization of own works within the framework of so called author's creations.
- In terms of workshop skills:
6. Possesses basic workshop skills that enable him/her to carry out his/her own tasks within the framework of obligatory subjects (including exercises in plasticine, making negative and positive forms, making realization models) and to realize his/her own artistic concepts (new techniques and materials, including: casting in metal, processing and patination, working with power tools).
7. Awareness and ability to continuously and systematically improve workshop proficiency through independent work.
- In terms of verbal skills:
8. The student should be able to define and present, e.g. in a drawing project and in a verbal commentary, his creative assumptions and the course of realization of a task.
K_U01, K_U02, K_U03, K_U04, K_U07, K_U08

KNOWLEDGE- The student/graduate should achieve knowledge in:
The student should acquire basic knowledge in the specialization of medal making:
- In terms of realization of artistic works:
1. Has knowledge concerning basic issues of medallion specialization, (theoretical knowledge concerning design sphere, substantive and formal issues; among others definition of the concept of artistic miniature, relief - new dimension of space, form of small relief, artistic medal. Assimilation of issues connected with observation and making a portrait study from nature, in the form of a medal). Possesses the ability to create their own artistic creation (in terms of medal form) on a given topic - they are able to think abstractly and think in terms of form.
- He knows the context of fine arts. 2:
2. Has knowledge of workshop requirements, basic techniques and technologies used in medal making, (including health and safety rules).
3. Knows and understands the basic trends in the art of medal making (including current artistic events concerning specialization; e.g. congresses and exhibitions of the International Medal Making Federation FIDEM).
4. Demonstrates knowledge of the most important facts from the history of Polish and world medal making (e.g: Pisanello - the creator of medal-making; Old medal-making techniques; Contemporary Polish medal-makers: Demkowska. Jarnuszkiewicz, Olszewska-Borys, Stasiński; the State Mint in Warsaw).
K_W01, K_W02, K_W04, K_W05, K_W06, K_W08, K_W09, K_W011

SOCIAL COMPETENCES -student/graduates should be able to:
1. Students after the third year of the Bachelor's degree should treat the knowledge and skills acquired in the learned specialization as coherent to the Sculpture major studied. Above all, as another important experience, very helpful in defining their own identity and artistic independence, motivating them to further study.
2. The acquired skills are also to help in opening up to artistic events, i.e. participation in competitions and exhibitions of medals, both domestic and foreign. Realization of works that respond to a given topic, "from the outside", e.g. related to a competition, exhibition. Works that address social issues and also become a form of recording and commemorating important events.
3. The ability to refer, in a conscious and critical manner, to the developed projects and original realizations (concerning artistic, substantive and technological issues)
4. The graduate knows and understands basic terms and principles of the copyright law.
K_K01, K_K02, K_K03, K_K04, K_K05

Valuation on a scale of 1:3
Skills + +
Knowledge + +
Attitudes + +

Means of checking the achievement of the intended effects:
Each semester is assessed in the form of a review of works and a pass mark.
Percentage share in the final evaluation - sculpture realizations (originality of expression, technical and technological skills, realization of the exercise) - 40%
- attitude, commitment and diligence - 30%
- knowledge - 30%

Description of the requirements for the studio, workshop or teaching aids

Requirements for didactic aids:
- design studio (approx.90m²), with full equipment and materials (appropriate workstations; tables, chairs; tiles, relief work bases; studio materials and tools, including plasticine, plaster, knives, chisels, equipment for making plaster and silicone casts);
- non-ferrous metal foundry (with full equipment and materials);
- materials for processing casts: files, sandpaper, power tools (drills, side and bench grinders);
- reagents and chemical materials (patinas, solvents, technical spirit, shellac, silicones for moulds;
- photographic equipment for documenting works;
- multimedia projector.
Recommendation: due to the epidemic situation in the country, it is recommended to use your own tools, such as chisels, files, tools for making models in plasticine, sandpaper, etc.

The weekly number of hours of classes or lectures, the number of ECTS points assigned to the subject and information on the form and completion of the subject are included in the study program and Course Cataloque (information is displayed in Akademus system)


(en)Lista studiów

(en)studia status (en)czas[h] ECTS (en)forma pass
Sculpture / rzeźba s.5 (en)o 60 4 exercise 60h
exercise [pass with grade]


(en)Semestr 2021/22-WS (en)(Z-zimowy,L-letni)
(en)Kod kursu: #38.17358