Course Details
The Enigma of Photography: Origins, Debate and Directions
12 Jun 2014
Personal Interest
Photography
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
This course is only offered in Wellington
Full Day
Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$110.00
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $99.00 incl GST
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $99.00 incl GST
Overview:
Do you have difficulty accommodating photography as art? Are you somewhat bewildered by the rising profile of photography in the art world? This one-day seminar examines the scientific, historical and cultural background of photography. It charts the development of art photography in New Zealand and looks to the future in terms of the rise of digital photography and the nature of collecting. The seminar combines short formal presentations with time for questions and discussion to ensure an accessible, stimulating and enjoyable learning experience.
Target audience:
This course will appeal particularly to those with an interest in art who feel unsure as to where photography fits into the wider picture. Also, anyone with an interest in art history or social history.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have gained:
•a framework within which to place photography
•an historical account of the medium that will illuminate current practice
•some idea of the market forces involved currently
Course format:
This one-day seminar of lecture sessions and discussion is held on a Saturday.
Tea and coffee are provided at morning and afternoon tea breaks, but you will need to bring or buy your own lunch.
Course outline:
Part I: What is this thing we call photography about?
9.00am – Session one: In 1979, in the Evening Post, Wellington art critic Neil Rowe described the art world’s interest in photography as a ‘fad’, and the whys and wherefores of his saying this will be a useful starting point for the seminar
10.00am – Session two: The background of art photography’s development in New Zealand from circa 1950 to the present day and its growing acceptance by the art world since the early 1970s
11.00am – Break for morning tea
Part 2: Where did photography come from and why?
11.30am – Session three: A brief background to the scientific, historical and cultural reasons for the birth of photography in the 1820s and 1830s
12.30pm – Break for lunch (participants to bring own)
1.30pm – Session four: A brief outline of more relevant art-related strands in the development of photography in New Zealand to circa 1950
Part 3: Where is photography going?
2.30pm – Session five: Current digital practice and current debate
3.30pm – Break for afternoon tea
4.00pm – Session six: The nature of art collecting: public and personal
5.00pm – Provision of reading list and close
Overview:
Do you have difficulty accommodating photography as art? Are you somewhat bewildered by the rising profile of photography in the art world? This one-day seminar examines the scientific, historical and cultural background of photography. It charts the development of art photography in New Zealand and looks to the future in terms of the rise of digital photography and the nature of collecting. The seminar combines short formal presentations with time for questions and discussion to ensure an accessible, stimulating and enjoyable learning experience.
Target audience:
This course will appeal particularly to those with an interest in art who feel unsure as to where photography fits into the wider picture. Also, anyone with an interest in art history or social history.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have gained:
•a framework within which to place photography
•an historical account of the medium that will illuminate current practice
•some idea of the market forces involved currently
Course format:
This one-day seminar of lecture sessions and discussion is held on a Saturday.
Tea and coffee are provided at morning and afternoon tea breaks, but you will need to bring or buy your own lunch.
Course outline:
Part I: What is this thing we call photography about?
9.00am – Session one: In 1979, in the Evening Post, Wellington art critic Neil Rowe described the art world’s interest in photography as a ‘fad’, and the whys and wherefores of his saying this will be a useful starting point for the seminar
10.00am – Session two: The background of art photography’s development in New Zealand from circa 1950 to the present day and its growing acceptance by the art world since the early 1970s
11.00am – Break for morning tea
Part 2: Where did photography come from and why?
11.30am – Session three: A brief background to the scientific, historical and cultural reasons for the birth of photography in the 1820s and 1830s
12.30pm – Break for lunch (participants to bring own)
1.30pm – Session four: A brief outline of more relevant art-related strands in the development of photography in New Zealand to circa 1950
Part 3: Where is photography going?
2.30pm – Session five: Current digital practice and current debate
3.30pm – Break for afternoon tea
4.00pm – Session six: The nature of art collecting: public and personal
5.00pm – Provision of reading list and close
Do you have difficulty accommodating photography as art? Are you somewhat bewildered by the rising profile of photography in the art world? This one-day seminar examines the scientific, historical and cultural background of photography. It charts the development of art photography in New Zealand and looks to the future in terms of the rise of digital photography and the nature of collecting. The seminar combines short formal presentations with time for questions and discussion to ensure an accessible, stimulating and enjoyable learning experience.
Target audience:
This course will appeal particularly to those with an interest in art who feel unsure as to where photography fits into the wider picture. Also, anyone with an interest in art history or social history.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have gained:
•a framework within which to place photography
•an historical account of the medium that will illuminate current practice
•some idea of the market forces involved currently
Course format:
This one-day seminar of lecture sessions and discussion is held on a Saturday.
Tea and coffee are provided at morning and afternoon tea breaks, but you will need to bring or buy your own lunch.
Course outline:
Part I: What is this thing we call photography about?
9.00am – Session one: In 1979, in the Evening Post, Wellington art critic Neil Rowe described the art world’s interest in photography as a ‘fad’, and the whys and wherefores of his saying this will be a useful starting point for the seminar
10.00am – Session two: The background of art photography’s development in New Zealand from circa 1950 to the present day and its growing acceptance by the art world since the early 1970s
11.00am – Break for morning tea
Part 2: Where did photography come from and why?
11.30am – Session three: A brief background to the scientific, historical and cultural reasons for the birth of photography in the 1820s and 1830s
12.30pm – Break for lunch (participants to bring own)
1.30pm – Session four: A brief outline of more relevant art-related strands in the development of photography in New Zealand to circa 1950
Part 3: Where is photography going?
2.30pm – Session five: Current digital practice and current debate
3.30pm – Break for afternoon tea
4.00pm – Session six: The nature of art collecting: public and personal
5.00pm – Provision of reading list and close
Overview:
Do you have difficulty accommodating photography as art? Are you somewhat bewildered by the rising profile of photography in the art world? This one-day seminar examines the scientific, historical and cultural background of photography. It charts the development of art photography in New Zealand and looks to the future in terms of the rise of digital photography and the nature of collecting. The seminar combines short formal presentations with time for questions and discussion to ensure an accessible, stimulating and enjoyable learning experience.
Target audience:
This course will appeal particularly to those with an interest in art who feel unsure as to where photography fits into the wider picture. Also, anyone with an interest in art history or social history.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have gained:
•a framework within which to place photography
•an historical account of the medium that will illuminate current practice
•some idea of the market forces involved currently
Course format:
This one-day seminar of lecture sessions and discussion is held on a Saturday.
Tea and coffee are provided at morning and afternoon tea breaks, but you will need to bring or buy your own lunch.
Course outline:
Part I: What is this thing we call photography about?
9.00am – Session one: In 1979, in the Evening Post, Wellington art critic Neil Rowe described the art world’s interest in photography as a ‘fad’, and the whys and wherefores of his saying this will be a useful starting point for the seminar
10.00am – Session two: The background of art photography’s development in New Zealand from circa 1950 to the present day and its growing acceptance by the art world since the early 1970s
11.00am – Break for morning tea
Part 2: Where did photography come from and why?
11.30am – Session three: A brief background to the scientific, historical and cultural reasons for the birth of photography in the 1820s and 1830s
12.30pm – Break for lunch (participants to bring own)
1.30pm – Session four: A brief outline of more relevant art-related strands in the development of photography in New Zealand to circa 1950
Part 3: Where is photography going?
2.30pm – Session five: Current digital practice and current debate
3.30pm – Break for afternoon tea
4.00pm – Session six: The nature of art collecting: public and personal
5.00pm – Provision of reading list and close
Teacher:
Peter Ireland has had a close interest in photography since the early 1970s as a curator and critical writer. He was the former National Art Gallery's first photography curator. Since the early 1980s he has published widely on and spoken around the subject.
Peter Ireland has had a close interest in photography since the early 1970s as a curator and critical writer. He was the former National Art Gallery's first photography curator. Since the early 1980s he has published widely on and spoken around the subject.