Course Title: Art 450 Sculpture III
Term: Spring

Course Description (Catalog) 

Major, Elective credit. Prerequisite: ART 150, ART 250. This course provides advanced research and technology and methodologies in sculpture techniques, personal content, and public art.

Lab fee.

 

Course Objectives

1. Students will begin to intensify personal ideas and technical processes.

2. Students will experience the process of public art collaborations.

3. Students will be introduced to historical/contemporary public sculptural works as they relate to the student’s individual and collaborative art projects.

 

Course Outcomes

1. Students will propose independent project contracts with conceptual technical goals.

2. Students will be able to diversify/enhance their portfolios with a public art work.

3. Students will be able to reference historical/contemporary/ public artists that support their personal development at each historical and contemporary cast metal artists in their final presentation.

 

Final Digital Portfolio

All art and design students are required to establish and maintain a Digital Portfolio in which all artwork created during your time at Converse is documented. Documentation techniques will be covered in the class and students are expected to document all projects created in the course. The work and portfolio will be reviewed and graded for accuracy and quality.

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Skill Building Exercises

Students will create 3 projects, and document them as per content (metal, wood, assemblage, etc.).

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Course Projects

Rod /Metal Sculptures Independent Study

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Criteria and Field Work

• See slides showing rod and metal sculpture 

• Demo armature and skins with concrete

• Practice using joinery tools: welding, wire, screws and bolts

• Introduction to the qualities of different metals, patinas

• Practice safety in the welding area

• Learn about welding, use of the plasma cutter and other power tools in the shop

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Explore alternative and additional ways to use your creations in other mediums such as photography, painting, printmaking, etc.

Project should take 25-30 hours of class time not including demos (demos of using bolt cutters, chop saw, plasma cutter, grinders, using diamond mesh to create a concrete skin or for use as a substrate for other objects to be welded or wired). If student is finished early, they should expand their project or start another small project.

 

Objectives

• Gain comfort with tools such as welders, plasma cutter, chop saw, etc.

• Gain comfort with large-sized sculptures

• Gain knowledge about balance and structural integrity 

• Explore Sculptors working primarily in metal, steampunk, etc.

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Evaluation:

Your grade for this project is based on composition, visual aesthetic, creativity, originality, craftsmanship, field work, journeling, choice of materials employed and classroom professionalism (attendance, participation, work ethic) as according to the universal rubric used in class.