Topic outline

  • General

    This course allows you to explore visual art and its relationship to anatomy and medicine through practical artistic engagement. You will be encouraged to explore your artistic influences and experiment in any and all media.

    The course will involve weekly  lecture/seminars on key artists/concepts that might influence your work. You will create an artistic portfolio and reflect on influences and feedback and document progress towards a final exhibition.

    There will also be visits to support the students planning the exhibition and they will make the arrangements for this exhibition. Hopefully there will be future opportunities to have virtual exhibitions and display actual work.

    Course coordinator Dr Leeanne Bodkin leeannebodkin@abdn.ac.uk

    • What skills does this course develop?

      • An alternative perspective upon medicine/health to that normally provided on medical course
      • A capacity for independent, conceptual and creative thinking including
      • idea generation and creative development of these
      • An intellectual curiosity and a willingness to question accepted wisdom and to be open to new ideas exploration of visual outcomes through a range of drawing and mixed media techniques
      • Observation and critical skills
      • A capacity for self reflection, self discovery and personal development including formulating reasoned responses to the critical judgement of others
      • Time management and working with others to complete the collective tasks
      • An appreciation of the approaches of the arts towards medicine/health
      • An ability to participate in the creation of new knowledge and understanding through creation of works of art

      • What will the timetable look like?

        •      LIVE SESSIONS (Mandatory) on occasions may be online

        o   Introductory session on course and portfolio development

        o   Weekly  2hr interactive seminar on topics in art and anatomy including Local Artist talks and Q&A


        ·       LIVE 1:1 FORMATIVE FEEDBACK (Mandatory attendance)

        o   One to one portfolio discussion sessions with course coordinator twice during course week 3 and 5


        ·       ASYNCHRONOUS TASKS (Optional)

        o   Weekly practical guided art tasks including life drawing, anatomical drawing using mixed media techniques

        o   Weekly supportive videos and recordings on topics in art and anatomy approx. 1.5hrs

        o   Contribution to course discussions sharing images, ideas and reflections                                                                                           

        ·       VISITS (Optional) to local exhibitions and galleries to consider both the work and how it is exhibited


        ·       DROP IN SURGERIES (Optional) with course tutors to discuss your work

        The live sessions will take place on Mondays usually.

        Alongside timetabled sessions you will be required to work independently developing your artistic portfolio and exploring your particular area of interest developing your ideas to create final exhibition

        • How will the course be assessed?

          Formative

          1. Feedback will be provided each week during sessions through tutor and peer critique of work
          2. Submission of portfolio (week 3)
          3. Submission of plan for final piece (week 5)

          Submissions will be given oral 1:1 feedback and written comments from course tutors

          Summative

          1. Artistic reflective portfolio  including 300 word summary (50%)
          2. Final outcome(s), exhibition labels and artist statement (200words) podcast (50%)

          Further information about the assessment criteria will be given out during the course


          • What did previous students think?

            This 15credit version of the course is new 23-24 please see comments on ME33AM 30 credit course

            • Anything else I should know?

              You need to have a degree of artistic experience and Higher or A Level art is an advantage in terms of how to document your processes but please discuss with course coordinator if you are interested but do not have formal qualifications.

              You will need an A4 Sketchbook as the basis for your artistic portfolio and basic inexpensive materials will suffice.  Purchase of other artistic materials to work with independently and for preparation of final pieces and exhibition is at your own discretion.  Please discuss with course coordinator if you have any concerns regarding this.


              • What art have students priduced?

                You can watch virtual exhibition from 21-22 Me33AM (30credit)

                https://abdn.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=31468fc3-f1fa-49c0-9a70-aea500db078e

                See ME33AM 30 credit option for more examples