ARTS 132
Introduction to Sculpture: From Multiples to Inflatables Fall 2024
Division I

Class Details

This hands-on studio course will introduce students to techniques in three-dimensional making including cutting and joining wood, bending and welding steel, casting with plaster, and making inflatable forms. Technical workshops will be augmented with museum visits and presentations on contemporary artists who explore a diverse range of subjects including the body as a site for socio-political negotiation (A K Burns), art as a site for healing (Guadalupe Maravilla), sculptures as tools for performance (Tamar Zohara Ettun), using found material rich with personal and cultural associations (David Hammons), and exploring issues of ecological sustainability (Mary Mattingly). Through prompt-based assignments, students will be encouraged to develop their own visual and material poetics by exploring themes of importance to them.
The Class: Format: studio
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 1409
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: This is an intensive hands-on studio course, requiring working in the sculpture studio outside of scheduled class hours. Grading takes into account the quality and quantity of work produced, depth and quality of investigative process, participation in critiques, and attendance.
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Art Studio majors have priority
Materials/Lab Fee: $500-$600 to be charged to term bill. Lab and materials fees for all studio art classes are covered by the Book Grant for all Williams financial aid recipients.
Distributions: Divison I

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