2012-2013 Academic Catalog

Apr 25, 2024

2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ARTS 137 - Sculpture Projects

Type of Course: Studio, Lecture, Discussion

Intermediate course focused on contemporary issues of sculpture and objects in a spatial environment. As the semester progresses we will move from solid form to space and environment. This class will look closely at some of the most current artists and their projects. We will examine the world around us and discover how objects and people interact and the meaning described by this interaction. Open to nonmajors. ARTS 136 recommended.

SPRING 2013 TOPIC: What and Where

Students will explore the social, cultural, and personal implications of using found and domestic objects in their work. We will discuss the multidimensional relationship between form and meaning when potentially disparate objects exist within a work. From bringing the world of objects into our work, we will then examine the possibilities of bringing our work out into the world. What are the contextual relationships when a work is placed in a dark alleyway, on the beach, in the woods, in an old basement, or on the ceiling? Does the environment in which the work exists merely inform it or does it become a part of the work itself?

The class will take a learning-by-doing approach, emphasizing process. Students will be taught basic techniques of fabrication and construction. In addition, we will look at examples of work, both historical and contemporary, to broaden our understanding of what sculpture is and what it can be.