This course is designed for the advanced student ready to form a personal style in sculpture. The personal styles of master sculptors are studied. The relationship of the artist’s personal style and historical happenings are explored. Technical proficiency in selected media is encouraged. The emphasis of this course is on the production of an interview-ready portfolio and/or body of work ready for exhibition. Course topics include 1) the elements and principles of design as they apply to sculpture; 2) historical and cultural styles of sculpture; 3) an exploration of clay, plaster and wood as sculpture materials; 4) further exploration of truth to materials and artful deception; 4) the relationship of form to meaning and feeling; 5) use of the human body as form source for sculpture; 6) the difference between organic and geometric form; 7) sculpture as nexus between the sense of sight and touch; 8) how sculptor finds source material; 9) developing sequences strategies; 10) further implications of additive and subtractive approaches; and 11) safe use and care of tools.
