INTRO TO SCULPTURE (AR1032)

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For students who have little or no previous experience. Students learn how to see in three dimensions and work from observation. Mastery of structure and the architecture of form in space are acquired by the building up technique in clay. Work from plaster copies, nude models (male and female), and imagination are followed by an introduction to the carving technique. There is an additional fee in this course for materials.

Code: 
AR1032
Name: 
INTRO TO SCULPTURE
Discipline: 
AR (Art)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
Yes
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Learning subtractive and additive sculpture techniques
  2. Students begin the life-long path of self-express through the discipline and freedom of Art
  3. Students will build a clay sculpture from an axis and middle line with geometrical planes, understanding proportions and the architectural form in space
  4. Students will learn how to identify, describe, and resolve sculptural challenges in space including proportion, light and shadow, solid and void
  5. Students will learn to identify different artistic traditions from different cultures and will do many drawings, thanks to museum visits
  6. This class will serve students who will continue in the field of sculpture, graphic arts, creative advertisement, decoration, architecture, painting, fashion design, industrial design as well as art media
  7. To become familiar with the basic material and processes of sculpture
  8. Understanding and applying the architectural form in space with geometrical planes
  9. Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (LO1CCI)
  10. Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions (LO2CCI)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 AR1032A INTRO TO SCULPTURE
Fall 2024 AR1032B INTRO TO SCULPTURE
Spring 2025 AR1032A INTRO TO SCULPTURE
Spring 2025 AR1032B INTRO TO SCULPTURE

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