Course Outline for Art 17B
Beginning Sculpture 2

Effective: Fall 2022
SLO Rev: 08/05/2021
Catalog Description:

ART 17B - Beginning Sculpture 2

3.00 Units

Further development of the technical skills of three-dimensional sculpture and bas relief. Development of style in surface decoration, using various glazing techniques and methods of slip decoration are continued. Designed for art majors as well as general education students.
Prerequisite: ART 17A.
1002.20 - Sculpture
Optional
Type Units Inside of Class Hours Outside of Class Hours Total Student Learning Hours
Lecture 2.00 36.00 72.00 108.00
Laboratory 1.00 72.00 0.00 72.00
Total 3.00 108.00 72.00 180.00
Measurable Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. demonstrate mastery of advanced construction techniques, including hand-building and plaster mold-making techniques;
  2. use clay to further develop personal authentic expressions through a variety of themes, both figurative and abstract;
  3. load kiln and program ramp cycles for bisque firing in an electric kiln;
  4. mentor and collaborate with Beginning Sculpture students.
Course Content:
Course Content (Lecture):
  1. Advanced exercises that develop three-dimensional awareness and require exploration and manipulation of the basic three-dimensional elements.
  2. Further development of a variety of three-dimensional materials and techniques that teach the dynamic relationships of three-dimensional elements and organizing principles of design.
  3. Current knowledge of:
    1. contemporary trends
    2. materials
    3. approaches in three-dimensional design

Course Content (Studio):
  1. Load kiln and program ramp cycles for bisque firing in an electric kiln
  2. Mentor and collaborate with Beginning Sculpture students
  3. Further develpment of personal style in hand building techniques for hollow construction of clay forms:
    1. Coil building a cone, dome or sphere
    2. Slab building a box or cylinder
    3. Plaster mold making
    4. Hollow constructed or solid armature 
  4. Further develpment of personal style in surface decoration techniques:
    1. Creating texture while clay is still plastic by modeling, pressing stamps or other objects into wet clay.
    2. Carving or faceting clay forms when leather hard
    3. Decoration with slip, engobe, glaze, underglaze on greenware or bisque
    4. Creating a graphic image using slip and sgratifito
 
Methods of Instruction:
  1. Lecture/Discussion
  2. Hands-on Activities
  3. Demonstration/Exercise
  4. Presentation of audio-visual materials
  5. Field Trips
  6. Studio
  7. Distance Education
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
  1. Design sculpture using a technique inspired by an established master.
  2. Explore new approach to glaze firing and create a firing schedule log of your results.
  3. Build an Abstract torso (hollow construction).
  1. Quizzes
  2. Portfolios
  3. Class Work
  4. Critique
Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. Produce three-dimensional sculptures using advanced hand-building techniques with surface decoration that shows an understanding of ceramic glaze and firing technology.
  2. Critique masterpieces and student sculptures incorporating elements and principles of three-dimensional design using ceramic terminology.
  3. Express creative concepts.
Textbooks (Typical):
  1. Joshi, Gita (2020). Show Your Art: How to Build an Art Career Without a Gallery Independently Published.
  • The bookstore has assembled the necessary tools and materials in a kit that is available only in the bookstore.
Abbreviated Class Schedule Description:
Further development of the technical skills of three-dimensional sculpture and bas relief. Development of style in surface decoration, using various glazing techniques and methods of slip decoration are continued. Designed for art majors as well as general education students.
Prerequisite: ART 17A.