Course Description
Refinement of technical and expressive skills in construction in
metal and mixed media.
Athena Title
Contruction in Metal
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Through this hands-on course, students will develop an understanding of a variety of cutting and fabrication techniques in metal construction.
- Students will expand their knowledge of historical and contemporary sculpture using metal construction.
- Students will develop diverse problem-solving skills.
- Students will generate ideas and expand conceptual expression applying the techniques of metal construction.
- Students will develop language to engage the concepts and techniques of metal construction through intense discussion at studio critiques occurring regularly throughout the semester.
Topical Outline
- Metal Construction Tools and Techniques: Students work at the beginning with small metal constructions and progress to larger, more ambitious sculpture.
- Understanding Materials: Understanding various metals and their appropriate applications in sculptural construction.
- Ideation: Understanding the process of metal fabrication and how and when it is best utilized, develop their creativity in problem solving, and acquire a notion of appropriateness of craft and idea.
