ART 404
ADVANCED SCULPTURE

  1. Catalog Entry

Art 404. Advanced Sculpture
Two hours lecture, demonstration or critique; three hours studio (3).

Prerequisite: Art 204

Exploration of advanced concepts and methods of sculpture (3-D). May be taken multiple times for credit.

  1. Detailed Description of Content of Course

Students in Art 404 are engaged in the process of planning and making sculptures. This also involves researching, thinking and talking about three-dimensional art. As the students learn the necessary skills, personal directions and expression are encourage.

  1. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

Decisions about materials, methods of working and about style and content are made by the individual student with the help of the professor and group critiques with other students in the class. Each semester one assignment will be given to the whole class in the form of a sculpture problem or theme. Research, written and oral reports will be used to develop individual directions and to increase the student's depth of understanding of sculpture.

  1. Goals and Objectives of the Course

The student will make sculptures and demonstrate an understanding of three-dimensional art.

  1. Assessment Measures

Grades will be based on the quality of the student's participation in the planning process, making, and critiquing of sculptures and on the quality of the sculptures completed by the student.

  1. Other Course Information

None

  1. Review and Approval

DATE ACTION APPROVED BY
March 25, 2005 Reviewed by Steve Arbury, Chair