Introduction to Sculptural Practices |
1101 (002) |
Mindy Rose Schwartz |
Tues
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.
Prerequisites
Open to Freshmen only.
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Class Number
1382
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Furniture Design, Public Space, Site, Landscape
Location
280 Building Rm 015
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Introduction to Sculptural Practices |
1101 (004) |
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Wed
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.
Prerequisites
Open to Freshmen only.
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Class Number
2133
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Furniture Design, Public Space, Site, Landscape
Location
280 Building Rm 015
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Introduction to Sculptural Practices |
1101 (005) |
Dan Price |
Tues
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.
Prerequisites
Open to Freshmen only.
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Class Number
2350
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Furniture Design, Public Space, Site, Landscape
Location
280 Building Rm 023
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Introduction to Sculptural Practices |
2001 (001) |
Juan Angel Chavez |
Mon
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Must be a sophomore or above.
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Class Number
1374
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 015
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Introduction to Sculptural Practices |
2001 (003) |
Lindsey Dorr-Niro |
Tues
3:30 PM - 9:15 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Must be a sophomore or above.
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Class Number
1807
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 023
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Introduction to Sculptural Practices |
2001 (004) |
Stephanie Brooks |
Fri
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Must be a sophomore or above.
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Class Number
2134
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 015
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Mold Making and Casting |
2008 (001) |
Jeffrey James Matthew Prokash |
Mon
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course offers instruction in various methods of casting, including simple plaster molds, hydrocal-cement casts, simple body casts, thermal-setting rubber molds, wax, terra cotta, and paper casting. Students are advised to bring objects they desire to cast. (No hot metal casting in this course.)
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Class Number
1377
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 030
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Pattern Making for Sculpture |
2074 (001) |
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Tues, Tues
3:30 PM - 9:15 PM, 3:30 PM - 9:15 PM
In Person
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Description
Patternmaking is at the heart of metalworking, woodworking, fashion, architecture and many other disciplines. Why? Because so many materials are available in sheet form. Students in this course will investigate a range of processes by which flat sheet materials like paper, wood, metal, fabric, vinyl, and plastic can be used to make volumetric, three-dimensional forms. Patternmaking for Sculpture will teach the student digital and analogue methods of designing, cutting, and assembling 3D work. Practical strategies as well as contemporary industrial use and the history of patternmaking will be explored to give each student a range of options for making their own work, whether it be art or design.
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Class Number
1813
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Product Design
Location
280 Building Rm 127, 280 Building Rm 127A
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Foundry Basics |
2113 (001) |
Elizabeth Cote |
Tues
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course introduces the aesthetic, technical, and historical aspects of the casting process as it relates to sculpture. Students learn basic skills in waxworking, investment applications, furnace and kiln operation, metal finishing and chasing, and patination. Lost wax and ceramic shell will be the primary techniques utilized for pattern generation and molding in this course. Students develop these skills through a series of studies that culminate in a final project.
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Class Number
1375
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 030
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Installation Art |
3030 (001) |
Elizabeth Cote |
Mon/Wed
6:45 PM - 9:15 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is a structural and poststructural investigation of sculptural site activation. The students explore the theory and practice of how work gets contextualized and redefined through its placement within a larger social, political, and economic sphere of meaning. Students investigate options and determinants operative in both indoor and outdoor sites, installations, and environments. Although the focus of the class is contemporary, topics of discussion range from Rodin's Burghers of Calais to the public projections of Krzysztof Wodiczko. An indoor space is available for student use and cooperative interaction is encouraged. Prerequisite: intermediate level work in any media or consent of instructor.
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Class Number
1808
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Community and Social Practice, Interaction and Participation, Public Space, Site, Landscape, Public Space, Site, Landscape
Location
280 Building Rm 127
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Performing Objects |
3039 (001) |
Jefferson Pinder |
Tues
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This studio course explores the 'performing object' in contemporary, avant-garde, and traditional sculpture, installation, performance, and theater. Through experimentation and critical discussion, issues specific to performance art, puppetry, mask and street theater are probed, including: material, movement, sound, text, spectacle, scale, environment, and relationships among performer, puppet, and audience. In addition to in-class exercises, students build and perform a newly conceived, object-based performance piece.
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Class Number
1811
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Animation
Location
280 Building Rm 127
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Site/Environment/Communities |
3044 (001) |
Juan Angel Chavez |
Fri
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course will examine strategies for working on site, gaining an understanding of the complex intersection of the social, cultural, built, and natural environment that is so essential to the creation of artist's interventions, independently or in collaboration with others, in and out of the art world. Working individually and in groups, students will conduct research, critically and creatively analyze site, identify opportunities and issues, and develop and present project proposals. The specifics of location, materials, communities, participants, partnering institutions, funding and facilitation will be identified throughout this process. This course provides pragmatic preparation for actually undertaking projects outside of the studio.
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Class Number
1810
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Art/Design and Politics, Community & Social Engagement, Sustainable Design
Location
280 Building Rm 127
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Moldmaking: Replication and Translation |
3057 (001) |
Stephen Reber |
Thurs, Thurs
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course is designed for students who have prior moldmaking and casting experience. Students investigate in-depth project development, implementing and articulating ideas through class discussions and proposals. This course also aims to offer a deeper understanding of the social, historical, and aesthetic implications of replication. Such subjects as the instability and significance of object/material relationships, and the complex and expansive nature between the authentic, the surrogate, and the copy are explored.
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Class Number
1812
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 030, 280 Building Rm 032
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Twist and Rout |
3060 (001) |
Paul Martin |
Fri
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
The history and techniques of bending and shaping wood are explored, from the stage coach wheel to the sculptures of Martin Puryear, from the cambered truss to the violin. Projects include a variety of practices such as laminate bending, form fashioning, steam bending, and vacuum pressing.
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Class Number
1380
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Furniture Design
Location
280 Building Rm 023
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Metalworks |
3063 (001) |
Dan Price |
Mon
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
Metalworks is a let’s-get-to-basics class for working with steel. Join the class to learn basic metal fabrication, including: cutting, forming, forging, welding and finishing. This class will guide you as you build your projects in steel. You’ll learn about structural systems and histories relevant to art and design with an emphasis on techniques and methodologies relevant to metalwork. You will integrate your learning to produce a set of finished works using historic and contemporary technologies. If it’s metal, It’s here. Designing, Fabricating, Forging, Finishing. Make it in metal.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: SCULP 1101 or SCULP 2001
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Class Number
2332
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Digital Fabrication
Location
280 Building Rm 127
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Permanence and Ephemerality |
3076 (001) |
Stephanie Brooks |
Wed
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This studio course explores the multiplicity of meanings inherent in the objectness of sculpture practices. Our weekly classes address such issues as monuments, earthworks, and performance; history and temporality; materiality and dematerialization; research, manufacturing, and consumption; tensions and connections between sculpture, architecture, and designed objects; and the ways new media, especially the internet and other virtual sites, alter our notions of the permanent and the ephemeral. Each week we'll discuss readings from contemporary and art historical texts and critique student work. Students will be given assignments and projects to be completed and critiqued throughout the semester.
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Class Number
2362
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 023
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Sculpture: Multi-Level Projects |
3085 (001) |
Lindsey Dorr-Niro |
Thurs
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course provides students with a semester-long concentration on a sculptural project of their own choosing. Students are encouraged to focus on a cohesive body of work that shares a material or conceptual framework. Multiple individual critiques will enhance their ability to identify, develop and clearly express their artistic intentions. Image and video presentations will expand students' familiarity with a range of sculpture practices. Individual research methodologies are emphasized and structured to take advantage of the institution's resources. Class discussion of contemporary sculpture and theory will underscore students? understanding of the social production of meaning and help them to contextualize their work.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: SCULP 1101 or SCULP 2001
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Class Number
1814
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 127
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Hybrid Objects |
3113 (001) |
Andrew Hunter |
Thurs, Thurs
3:30 PM - 9:15 PM, 3:30 PM - 9:15 PM
In Person
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Description
This studio course explores the interconnected nature of our physical and digital realities and their implications as technical, physical, and conceptual tools for understanding and presenting spatial ideas. This course teaches students to integrate the digital and the analog through process demonstrations including 3D modeling, 3D scanning, digital visualization, 3D printing, CNC output, mold making, pattern making, as well as metal and wood fabrication. This course covers planar and spatial construction methodologies. This course engages themes of identity and place in sculpture and presents the idea that these concepts are expressed uniquely via this hybrid process. However, students in this course are free to choose the content of their own work. Practical application of technical demonstrations build on lectures and discussions considering works by Tauba Auerbach, Macarthur Freeman, The Long Now Foundation, Charles Ray, Spurse, Rokudenashiko (Megumi Igarashi), Amanda Williams, and Wim Delvoye among others. Students will work individually to create 3 artworks to be presented in a final critique. Students will share these artworks in-process in 2 or 3 informal critiques. Each student will also complete a short written research project.
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Class Number
1809
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 127, 280 Building Rm 127A
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Foundry: Industrial Morphologies |
3115 (001) |
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Wed
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
Advances in metallurgy and foundry practices provided the spark for the Industrial Revolution that transformed the world. In this intermediate level metal casting course, students explore how technological developments, material innovations, principles of mass production and distribution, and the mechanization of work have influenced the shape of contemporary social, economic, and political structures. While emphasis is placed on foundry techniques in this course, a variety of industrial materials and processes are explored including computer scanning, data manipulation and rapid-prototyping technologies. Students learn to access industrial services via the internet and off-campus field trips.
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Class Number
1383
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Product Design
Location
280 Building Rm 030
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Advanced Sculpture: Interdisciplinary Projects |
4002 (001) |
Rebecca Keller |
Tues
3:30 PM - 9:15 PM
In Person
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Description
This advanced, interdisciplinary course provides a generative space for developing and understanding creative projects through the discourse of the field of Sculpture. Students in this course come together from various departments to enrich the content of their work through critique and conversation with Sculpture faculty and other advanced level students from across the school. Weekly readings inform the development of self-directed creative projects which form the basis for discussion and may form the basis for a thesis body of work.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: 3 credits SCULP 2000 or SCULP 3000-level; open to Juniors and Seniors only.
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Class Number
2138
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 015
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Knowledge Lab: Craft Ecologies |
4018 (001) |
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Thurs, Thurs
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
Knowledge Lab: Craft Ecologies will trace the life cycles of materials from their genesis in the earth to utility in human hands. In this studio seminar, students will take up traditional craft practices in a contemporary art context to explore entanglements between the natural and human-built worlds. Using the 280-Building’s living laboratory as a classroom and research site, we will look closely at the complex systems which bring material into being. We will undertake readings and research, learn from makers and miners, forage Chicago clay, and grow our own fibers. Through these investigations, we will consider the correspondence between maker and material in the age of the Anthropocene.
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Class Number
1378
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Area of Study
Community & Social Engagement, Art and Science, Sustainable Design
Location
280 Building Rm 010, 280 Building Rm 015
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Advanced Sculptural Practices Studio |
4020 (001) |
Kelly F. Kaczynski, Stephen Reber |
Mon/Tues
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions within the context of sculptural practice. Both technical and conceptual input will be given on a tutorial basis. Group discussions, readings, slide/video presentations, field trips and visiting lecturers may augment this class. Enrolled students will be assigned a studio space in the Columbus building. A maximum of 15 students will be admitted per semester. Enrollment is by application only.
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Class Number
1376
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Credits
6
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 032
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Advanced Sculptural Practices Studio |
4020 (001) |
Kelly F. Kaczynski, Stephen Reber |
Mon/Tues
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
This course provides a forum for in depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions within the context of sculptural practice. Both technical and conceptual input will be given on a tutorial basis. Group discussions, readings, slide/video presentations, field trips and visiting lecturers may augment this class. Enrolled students will be assigned a studio space in the Columbus building. A maximum of 15 students will be admitted per semester. Enrollment is by application only.
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Class Number
1376
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Credits
6
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 032
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Foundry: Advanced Projects |
4113 (001) |
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Fri
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In Person
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Description
Advanced students pursue individual casting projects while continuing to develop and refine casting skills. Alternative investment techniques are explored. Emphasis is placed on individual experimentation and development.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: SCULP 2113 or SCULP 3113
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Class Number
2136
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Credits
3
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Department
Sculpture
Location
280 Building Rm 030
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