ARTS 266 - Sculpture Studio

May be repeatable for credit.

Spring 2024 Topic: Materiality in Thought                      

This course tackles the conceptual indexes of object making, function to non-function, ornamental, and assemblage. Working primarily in the wood, metal(s), and plastics, students will explore usages of craft, composition, repurposed objects, deconstruction, and intervention. The body, architectural, film, and sociopolitical investigations will be explored, through the works of Terry Adkins, Ana Mendieta, Alberto Giacometti, Ruth Asawa, Constantin Brancusi, Claes Oldenburg, Betye Saar, Martin Puryear, Marisol Escoba, George Nakashima, Harry Bertoia, Louise Nevelson, Anthony Gromley, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Barbara Hepworth and Theaster Gates among others. Requirements include regular attendance, active participatory discourse, and four projects. This is an intermediate to advanced level course.

Prerequisites: Any ARTS course

Anticipated Terms Offered: Periodically