Master artists use varying techniques such as brush strokes, geometrical shapes, abstract objects or silhouettes to do all their art pieces.
MA Visual Art
Admission requirements:
Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Art. BA Hons (Visual Art ) or B Hons (Fine Art) or, BA Hons (Fine Art), or BA Hons, with an average mark of at least 65 % or an equivalent qualification at an equivalent standard, as recommended by a Status Committee and approved by the Faculty Board. A portfolio of selected practical work in visual art is required for candidates who intend specialising in any aspect of visual art practice.
Selection Criteria: Selection is based on academic merit and a preliminary research proposal, as approved by the Departmental Admissions Committee.
Duration of programme:
Nature of programme: Two-year research programme.
Minimum number of months for registration: 24 months.
Maximum number of months for registration: 24 months full-time, 36 months part-time.
The research component comprises 100% of the programme but can be configured as follows:
- Exhibition and Dissertation (50%/50%) Practical component: On-going studio production, culminating in a public exhibition of artwork: quantity and quality should be of a professional standard, reflecting an in-depth exploration into chosen area of focus. (Can include: Photography, video and new media art, environmental art and related practice) A catalogue of practical work is required. Theoretical component: A dissertation of approximately 60 pages (15-20 000 words), excluding footnotes, endnotes, illustrations and appendices. Its content could comprise two parts i.e., (a) a theoretical contextualization and critical analysis of an approved research topic, and (b) an explication and visual documentation of the practical component
- Theoretical Research by Dissertation (100%) A dissertation, of approximately 120 pages (30-40 000 words); excluding footnotes, endnotes, illustrations, documentation and appendices. Can include research related to or drawn from the fields of art history, art theory, art criticism, and/or visual culture.
- Community-Based participatory research (CBR) by dissertation (100%) Research report motivating a participative methodology within a socio-economic context. The 100% research component should be approximately 120 pages text (25-30 000 words), excluding footnotes, endnotes, illustrations, documentation and appendices. The practical component can be an annotated catalogue of the outcomes of the research project.
- Socially engaged art practice by dissertation and exhibition or catalogue (100%) Focus areas can include art education or art therapy research; or can include an analytical investigation into, and the arguing of, a theoretical position in relation to a social or educational context artifactual and artistic production. Annotated catalogue of community practice work required.
- Practice-led Research (100%) Practice mode can be in the form of an annotated catalogue, research report or documentation of visual practice and the arguing of a theoretical position in relation to artifactual and artistic production.
Contact details: Name: Mrs Adele Maritz
Tel: 011 559 1126 / Email: fadapg@uj.ac.za