Department of Visual Arts

Two year course

Second Level Graphic Art course

The main objectives of the Course is to provide specific training on the styles of contemporary art graphics in visual arts, in relation to current practices of creating and to critical discussion. The main focus is the knowledge of the rich and varied world of graphic arts, from drawing to photography, from the classical engraving of the great Masters through to digital fine art, a set of teachings aimed at going beyond providing really operative, methodological and planning and design know-how, to include cultural, instructive teachings, allowing for a greater awareness and ability in the development of one’s own artistic project.

  • your artistic research in a theoretical, critical and operational perspective
  • the study of traditional graphic techniques together with the know-how of multi media styles of expression
  • all the tools and professional skills required to create an expositive project of your artwork, also within an international exchange context.

Core Disciplines

Techniques of Engraving- Art Graphics 1 | Techniques of Engraving- Art Graphics 2 | Graphic techniques and technologies | Phenomenology of contemporary arts | Techniques of digital animation | Latest trends in visual arts | Multi media planning and design | Art anthropology | Human body semiotics | Phenomenology of image | History of contemporary art | Avant-garde chalcography techniques | History of modern art

 

Advanced and supplementary disciplines

To be chosen by the student
Additional training activities to be chosen amongst available courses together with Seminars-Workshops-Internships, Apprenticeships

Admission is automatic for those students who have graduated from the Accademia di Brera  with the First Level Academic Diploma in Graphic Arts.
A motivational interview and an assessment of any previous career and portfolio by the Commission of the School and conditional advancement on retaking failed exams if the student:

  • comes from another Accademia
  • comes from other Italian or foreign faculties
  • comes from a Four-year course (under the former education system)
     

Future Employment prospects

Second Level, Master Graduates in Graphic Arts will develop and consolidate skills enabling them to take on professional roles in different fields: from a freelance professional artist and more generally in the vast field of visual arts, to creative activities and didactics, in publishing, in the world of illustration and/or graphic design. The cultural background will be enhanced by operational skills and know-how from the history of art through to aesthetics, providing the necessary skills to successfully undertake professional careers in the varied world of art.

Study Plan

Graphic Art 2 Level

A.Y. 2023/2024

Consultazioni cambio disciplina

A.A. 2017/2018