Faculty Name

Allison Baker

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

ART

Course Subject

ART

Course Number

1510

Course Section

1

Course Title

Beginning Sculpture

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2017

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

F, O

Area of Study

ART, ARTH

Course Description

Casting, Carving, Construction, and Steel Fabrication. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of sculpture, concept development, and safe, productive working habits. Students will learn basic mold making and metal casting techniques, fundamental wood construction, carving, and essential steel fabrication. As a class, we will work together to promote concept development in conjunction with voracious production of work. Students will start to develop their own visual language and explore their conceptual interests moving towards a larger, nuanced body of work. Goals: To learn technical sculptural skills that allow you to confidently execute. To thoroughly develop the basic stages of creating: ideate->sketch->test->construct->reflect. To synthesize craft and concept. To advance individual visual vernacular using sculptural methods and technique. Content: The fundamental elements of sculpture, concepts of form and space, aesthetic theory, mold-making and casting, development of the individual aesthetic. Emphasis on skill building. Credits: 4

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