Modultype: elective module
Modul ID: DK.BA_+FO_FA1.25
ECTS: 3
Competences: Material & Practice
Duration/Contact study
9. – 12. September 2025, all day, 23. September – 25. November 2025, 10 x 18:00-20:30
Lecture(s): Ursula Bachman
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Knowledge of the representation of the human figure is fed by various sources: observational drawing, knowledge of anatomy and imagination acquired through physical exercises and perception of one's own body.
- Observational drawing in front of the model
- Use of different drawing materials and representation sizes
- Quick sketching and persistent drawing and painting
- Drawing experiments
- Acquiring anatomical knowledge using scripts, 3D representations and the skeleton
- Own physical exercises
- Calm and persistent work in front of the model, vs. quick reactions in sketching
CONTENT
From the foot to the crown of the head, the human body is experienced and analyzed as a whole and in its partial aspects. What forces act on the feet and how is mobility achieved with simultaneous stability in the pelvis? How can I show that the figure is actually sitting on the chair and where does the impulse start when getting up from the chair? We will address these and other questions in the course and approach them through drawing and painting. The focus will be on posture, body tension and coordination of movement. There is no one correct approach, but trial and error, experimentation and persistent practice are required.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Module in German
ASSESSED ASSIGNMENT(S)
Presentation of a series of papers, attendance of at least 80% of the module over both semesters.
GRADING OF ASSESSED ASSIGNMENT(S)
Evaluation criteria
1. intensity of the drawing
2. knowledge of the basic anatomical knowledge
3. implementation of the basic anatomical knowledge
4. flexibility and openness in the pictorial approach
5. pursuit of an own development goal
RECORD
Students learn about the most important aspects of the human figure and are able to depict them using artistic means. The knowledge was acquired through observational study and the study of anatomy and perception on their own bodies. Students are familiar with the most important forces affecting the human body. They developed their own visual language in order to make these visible and tangible and to depict the figure in an expanded context. Their own repertoire was compared with examples from illustration, art and animation.
