ART 211 Beginning Sculpture (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Course Description
A studio lab course that introduces students to materials, processes, and tools for the creation and consideration of sculptural design, with an emphasis on the use of non-hazardous and sustainable materials.
Course Content
A. Selected elements and principles of sculptural design, such as mass, volume, and texture, balance and scale, figure and ground
B. Basic tools and techniques in sculptural design
C. Non-hazardous and sustainable materials for sculptural design
D. Material and tool safety in the studio
E. History of sculptural design
Student Outcomes
1. Use principles of mass, volume and texture, balance and scale, figure and ground to create and critique sculptural designs.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of basic tools and techniques, including mold making, to create sculptural designs.
3. Demonstrate awareness of non-hazardous and sustainable materials for the creation of sculptural designs.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of safe practices for handling tools and materials in the studio.
5. Demonstrate awareness and appreciation of history of sculptural design to create and critique sculptural designs.
Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions.
Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Lecture Contact Hours 35
Lab Contact Hours 30
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 65
Potential Methods
A. Individual projects
B. Class critiques
C. Instructor critique
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