ARTS 132
Sculpture: The Human Form in Contemporary Art Fall 2019
Division I
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The figure has an intrinsic relationship to us and our lives and has provided artists with creative challenges throughout time. This course uses the human form as the subject to introduce students to the three-dimensional world of sculpture. It combines the traditional study of figure modeling in clay, with a more contemporary approach to how the figure is used in art today. The first part of the semester has you working from observation while learning how to realistically construct the human figure in the third dimension. You will work in clay, gaining skills in modeling, anatomy, the study of proportion, gesture, texture, negative and positive space and balance and gravity. We begin aiming for realism and move towards abstraction. The second part of the term will provide the opportunity to explore a more open and contemporary approach to how sculpture utilizes the figure to express meaning, explore materials and employ form. You will be introduced to a variety of skills, materials and concepts as you learn to work in the round making a form interesting from all views. Ultimately you will begin to explore and develop the ability to communicate your ideas in a visual manner as well as comment on the human condition.
The Class: Format: studio
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 1259
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: graded on your ability to speak powerfully in this language; grading also takes into account: effort, attitude, creativity, studio responsibility
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Art Studio majors have priority
Materials/Lab Fee: $175 to be charged to term bill
Distributions: Division I

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