Clay Figure Sculpture

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to ceramic figure sculpture using clay as the medium. The class is a study of the human body represented in three dimensions. Content includes building, surfacing and firing ceramics plus processes of hand forming clay including: pinch, coil-building, slab building, modeling, and carving . The class format will included, Key Note and video presentations , movies and videos available on the university site, two life model sequences, demonstrations, critiques and team firings. The course includes three themes, each differing in focus; the "perceptual" the "gestural", and the "interpretive". Group "lab work" loading, firing and unloading class kiln firings is required and integrated into the structure of the course. Components: Class Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ART 1010 Typically Offered: Fall