This class will participate in a deep investigation of the body. In the beginning, we will work from a live model to produce life size clay representations for understanding the body as a form as well as entertain complicated questions that pertain to the space between the observer and the reference model.
In the beginning the goal is for each student to clone this body accurately. We will draw and refine the clay again and again. From here we will move to other materials and project prompts that ask questions specifically related to the parameters of the body and the perceptions of the space that determine when objects begin and end. This gray area between you and me is a dynamic space to acknowledge and investigate as it expands and decreases. The project prompts will provoke specific questions about individuality and your perceived boundaries.
We will use materials such as but not limited to wood, steel, plaster, wire mesh, alginate, cardboard and clay, as well as non toxic glues and hardware and fasteners. The students will become knowledgeable of safety procedures and understand how to use the woodshop’s basic hand and stationary tools efficiently as well as the C02 laser. The class will have four directed project prompts over the period of the term. Each student will be responsible for keeping a journal/drawing that is split up per project. In addition each student will consistently propagate an organized digital folder that will contain websites, images and inspirational findings as well as documentation of their work. This practice will act as a reference for student responsibilities as well as open conversation around portfolio building. There will be regular project related presentations that will complement group critiques.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn to use the equipment for fabrication and methods of construction involving wood, metal, plaster, and clay.
2. Gain fluency in the fundamental aesthetics of three dimensional form.
3. Allows space and time to focus on specific senses.
3. Learn about the history of sculptural practices up to the contemporary moment, in its diversity of cultural perspectives and identities.
4. Become familiar with the process of transferring drawing into three dimensional form.
5. Basic understanding of how to output digital renderings through 3d printing, and C02 cutting processes.
Delivery Method: Fully in-person
Course Level: 2000-level
Credits: 4
Th 8:30AM - 12:10PM (Full-term)
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Course Frequency: One time only
Categories: 2000 , All courses , Four Credit , Fully In-Person , Sculpture , Visual Arts (VA)
Tags: body , breath , Composition , design , Drawing , embodiment , sculpture , technique