ART 1061 - Sculpture I

1. Historical/cultural overview
2. Traditional and contemporary concepts
3. 3D Design Principles Unity and variety Balance Scale Proportion Emphasis Repetition and rhythm
4. Elements Plane Volume Mass Form Texture Line Color Space Light
5. Form and content
6. Materials and meaning
7. Properties and characteristics of materials (possible materials listed below) Stone Clay Metals Wood Glass Fiber Plastic Found objects
8. Additive and subtractive techniques
9. Construction Methods Concept sketching Model making (and pointing-up to scale) FAB LAB and digital applications Thumbnails
10. Studio and materials safety
11. Physical considerations: weight, gravity, balance, mass, strength, volume
12. Tension and Torsion
13. Types of sculptures
    1. Relief
    2. Free standing
    3. Environmental
    4. Public
    5. Assemblage
    6. Installation
14. Convergent and divergent thinking strategies
15. Creative process and concept development
16. Critiquing projects using terms and criteria common to art

1. apply 3D design concepts and elements toward an aesthetic and/or technical end.
2. manipulate a variety of materials common to sculpture.
3. describe the physical properties and functions of a variety of materials common to sculpture.
4. safe studio procedures.
5. describe safety hazards related to a variety of materials.
6. create sculptures using both additive and subtractive techniques.
7. construct sculptures that are structurally sound.
8. evaluate projects using terms and criteria common to art.

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