ART 531 - Sculpture

Credits: 3
Note MLA: Creative Process / Fine Arts
This course will introduce students to ancient techniques for creating three-dimensional works of art. Sculptors throughout the ages have been modeling images from clay, and subsequently, transforming them into more permanent materials. In this class students will do the same, learning how to hollow out the sculpture piece of any shape for firing in the kilns in the studio. Students will also learn how to apply “patina,” a finishing coat of paints, metal powders, and wax to make the fired clay sculpture look like bronze, stone, marble, or a painted surface. Students will complete several assignments of increasing difficulty: small-form work from observation, portrait, figure, and free composition. In the last assignment, students may elect to use materials other than clay.