ARTS 241 Ceramics Studio: Sculptural Form

This course is designed for experienced ceramic students who wish to build upon knowledge acquired in ARTS 124 or ARTS 240. Students will develop a personal artistic direction through interpretation of assigned projects that explore a variety of sculptural construction techniques such as tile relief, coil, figure modeling, slab, and solid construction. This course will emphasize an in-depth study and practice of various fired and non-fired decoration techniques. Students will have the opportunity to learn glaze mixing, kiln-loading, and firing. Faculty may modify the major topics of the course each semester in order to present students with new approaches deemed pertinent to the practice of ceramics and sculptural form.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ARTS 124 or ARTS 240, or ARTT 151

Hours Weekly

4

Course Objectives

1. Plan and construct complex multi-stage and multi-part sculptural ceramic forms using a variety of hand-building techniques.
2. Decorate clay forms using a variety of multicolored clays, decorative underglaze, ceramic slip, glaze, and non-fired surface treatments.
3. Explore advanced forming techniques, glaze testing, and kiln firing to achieve the desired aesthetic for one’s personal vision.
4. Analyze the relationships between design elements and explore an artist’s intent to arrive at an overall evaluation of a work of ceramic art through verbal and written critiques.
5. Research and present information about a ceramic art period or a contemporary ceramic artist’s work by identifying the techniques employed, communicating a concise critique of the work, and analyzing and describing the role that the specific ceramic artist or artwork plays within a culture.
6. Demonstrate mastery of course objectives through an original body of sculptural work that displays creativity, craftsmanship, and technical competency.

Course Objectives

1. Plan and construct complex multi-stage and multi-part sculptural ceramic forms using a variety of hand-building techniques.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

2. Decorate clay forms using a variety of multicolored clays, decorative underglaze, ceramic slip, glaze, and non-fired surface treatments.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

3. Explore advanced forming techniques, glaze testing, and kiln firing to achieve the desired aesthetic for one’s personal vision.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

4. Analyze the relationships between design elements and explore an artist’s intent to arrive at an overall evaluation of a work of ceramic art through verbal and written critiques.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

5. Research and present information about a ceramic art period or a contemporary ceramic artist’s work by identifying the techniques employed, communicating a concise critique of the work, and analyzing and describing the role that the specific ceramic artist or artwork plays within a culture.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. Demonstrate mastery of course objectives through an original body of sculptural work that displays creativity, craftsmanship, and technical competency.

   This objective is a course Goal Only