ART 3401 - [Sculpture: Sculptural/Artistic Practice]

(CA-AAP, LA-AAP)

Fall or Spring. Not offered: 2020-2021. Next offered: 2021-2022. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: ART 2401, or architecture design studio, or permission of instructor.

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This class will concentrate on the development of a studio practice that is autonomous and based on the artist’s material and intellectual interests. Students will be encouraged to experiment with different research/production methodologies to develop a practice that is self-sustaining and flexible. Sculpture here should be taken in its least restrictive sense to the point where it implies merely an awareness and integration of spatial relations. In this sense, sculpture can imply the use of any artistic medium. Critiques, discussions and student presentations will comprise a large portion of class time. Readings will be assigned according to the needs and interests of the individual students. The class will be receptive to collaborative practice in the realm of production, but also, and most importantly, in the sense of fostering a mutually supportive and intellectually engaged artistic community.