217: Intro to Sculpture
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
During Art Basel
Thursday, Dec. 1 is the Design District night, there are lots of free events--go see these:
Architecting the Future: Design Miami Satellite Fair in the Palm Lot in the Design District
Bas Fisher Invitational (2nd Floor of Buena Vista Building) Richard Haley solo exhibition
Locust Projects: Ruben Ochoa, Cores and Cutouts
Wynwood:
UM Wynwood Project Space: UM Graduate MFA candidates will new work
Hotbed at New World School of the Arts' Artseen Space is across the street
David Castillo Gallery
Gallery Diet
Cristina Lei Rodriguez at Fred Snitzer Gallery
Wynwood Walls
Dorsch Gallery
Miami Beach:
Art Basel Miami Beach at the Miami Beach Convention Center (student tickets $23)
NADA Fair
Architecting the Future: Design Miami Satellite Fair in the Palm Lot in the Design District
Bas Fisher Invitational (2nd Floor of Buena Vista Building) Richard Haley solo exhibition
Locust Projects: Ruben Ochoa, Cores and Cutouts
Wynwood:
UM Wynwood Project Space: UM Graduate MFA candidates will new work
Hotbed at New World School of the Arts' Artseen Space is across the street
David Castillo Gallery
Gallery Diet
Cristina Lei Rodriguez at Fred Snitzer Gallery
Wynwood Walls
Dorsch Gallery
Miami Beach:
Art Basel Miami Beach at the Miami Beach Convention Center (student tickets $23)
NADA Fair
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Metal Project: Constrain, Support, Display
This project is about creating a relationship between two parts of one sculpture. You will need to bring an everyday object that fits in your hands. You will learn to braze metal, and with this technique, build second object no larger than 2'x2'x2x. Your second object will have 3 functions: it will constrain, support and display the other object. The finished sculptures will be displayed on a table, no part of the "everyday object" may touch the table.
WEEK 13
Tuesday 11/15 INTRO
Thursday 11/17 Work Day, sketches due, bring "everyday object"
WEEK 14Tuesday 11/22 Work Day
Thursday 11/24 no class, Thanksgiving break
WEEK 15
Tuesday 11/29 Work Day
Thursday 12/1 Work Day
FINAL EXAM
STUDIO CLEANUP DATE TBD (Participation is mandatory)
NOTE: Attendance at the final critique and cleanup is required. Make sure you do not buy your plane ticket to go home before the final exam.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Multiples (collboration) crit 11/15
You will work as a class to create a sculpture consisting of several parts. First, as a group, come up with a category of objects. You will each make one object from this category, which you will reproduce by making one-part molds and then slip-casting the objects. As a group, you will strategize and construct a display mechanism/concept that SUBVERTS the object-category you chose while unifying the individual pieces to make one object or installation.
WEEK 9
Tuesday 10/18 Work Day: Make objects
Sketches due
Joy Pullias--Robert Smithson--Week 9, Tuesday 10/18
http://www.robertsmithson.com/essays/interviews.htmThursday 10/20 Work Day: Make plaster mold
WEEK 10
Tuesday 10/25 Work Day: Slip casting
Alex Becker--Rachel Harrison--Week 10, Tuesday 10/25
http://bombsite.com/issues/105/articles/3178Thursday 10/27 Work Day: Slip casting
WEEK 11
Tuesday 11/1 Work Day: Finish objects & build display mechanism
Nicole Lopez--Los Carpinteros--Week 11, Tuesday 11/1
http://www.loscarpinteros.net/english_press/english_sculpture.htmlThursday 11/3 Work Day: Finish objects & build display mechanism
WEEK 12
Tuesday 11/8 Critique 3rd Project: Multiples
Intro to final project: Metal
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Allan McCollum
Allan McCollum The Dog from Pompeii (1991)
Your homework is to watch the Art 21video on Systems, which you can find here:
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/allan-mccollum/
Do some additional research on Allan McCollum's work and his influences, and come prepared to have a class discussion on Thursday. We will be doing a large-scale collaborative project involving a casting process for the next project.
Bring to class on Thursday: plastic bags (to cover clay), any tools you can use to shape clay, yogurt containers or plastic container for water.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Soft Sculpture (crit 10/11)
Using textiles, create a soft version of an everyday object that is normally hard. Work from an existing object, choose an object that has interesting contours.
Homework for next week 9/20:
1. Collect materials you will use and bring them to class. You will need fabric (any kind, thick or thin, old or new), stuffing (old pillow, packing peanuts, crumpled newspaper, shredded paper), needles and thread.
2. Detailed drawings of the object you will create. Study and draw all sides of the object. Think about the planes and contours that make up the form.
Come prepared to work. You will have two in-class work days, and will be graded on preparedness, time management and class participation as well as your final project.
Project requirements:
Minimum size 6'
No glue
Design and construction well-planned
Considerations
Scale: Blown up, shrunk, or 1:1
Choice of materials
Surface details (you can finish the sculpture however you want, by adding things to the surface, painting, it's up to you)
Calendar
Tuesday 9/20 Introduce 2nd Project: Soft Sculpture (Self Portrait)
Sewing & textile demo, practice sewing
Student Presentation
Thursday 9/22 Work Day
Sketches due
WEEK 6
Tuesday 9/27 Work Day
Student Presentation
Thursday 9/29 Work Day
WEEK 7
Tuesday 10/4 Work Day
Student Presentation
Thursday 10/6 Work Day
WEEK 8
Tuesday 10/11 Critique Soft Sculpture
Claes Oldenburg pictures for inspiration
Claes Oldenburg's Club Sandwich
Upside Down City
Ice Bag
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sculpture Lab Hours
Fall Semester 2011
Shop Monitor Hours
These are the hours when there will be a graduate student in the wood/ metal area, and it will be open for you to use the tools.
M & W 2:30-5:30 pm (Valeria)
T & Th 1:30-4:30 pm (Colin)
Fri & Sat 12-6 pm (C or V)
Shop Monitor Hours
These are the hours when there will be a graduate student in the wood/ metal area, and it will be open for you to use the tools.
M & W 2:30-5:30 pm (Valeria)
T & Th 1:30-4:30 pm (Colin)
Fri & Sat 12-6 pm (C or V)
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