Welcome to Sculpture!

Students in sculpture engage in sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and production and lead to the creation of portfolio quality works. In the area of:

• art history, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work through an in-depth analysis of historical and contemporary sculpture from a variety of cultural groups identifying relationships between context, form, and function;
• art criticism, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work by critically examining the relationships between context, form, function, and meaning in their own work and in historical and contemporary sculpture;
• aesthetics, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work by: (1) formulating evaluations of historic and contemporary sculpture, (2) responding to personal questions about the nature of sculpture, (3) reflecting on their changing definitions of sculpture, and (4) assessing their ideas in relation to the art community; and
• production, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work by choosing and evaluating subject matter, symbols, and ideas that communicate intended meaning in their artwork. Students also use organizational principles and functions to solve specific visual problems and develop skills in applying media, techniques, and processes with sufficiency to communicate intended meaning. Using materials such as plaster, clay, metal, paper, wax, and plastic, students create portfolio quality works. Students at this level produce works for their portfolios which demonstrate a sincere desire to explore a variety of ideas and problems. Students create realistic and abstract sculptures utilizing subtractive and additive processes of carving, modeling, construction, and assembling. In addition, students: (1) reflect upon the outcome of these experiences, (2) explore historical connections, (3) write about the process, (4) make presentations about their progress at regular intervals, (5) work individually and in groups, (6) find a direct correlation to other disciplines, and (7) explore career options related to sculpture. Art museums, galleries, studios, and community resources are utilized.

• Prerequisite: Introduction to 3-D Art
• A Core 40 and AHD course
• The nature of this course allows for successive semesters of instruction at an advanced level provided that defined proficiencies and content standards are utilized.
• A two-credit course – 1 year

 

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