Category: Sculpture – DSC

This course is aimed at expanding the student’s,modeling and casting skills and familiarity with,the figure, while building on conceptual,understanding of the role of the figure in,contemporary sculpture.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFA 130, DFA 230

This course investigates sculpture object making., Students experiment with a wide range of scale,,format, materials and media options, with,emphasis on the creation of meaning in personal,objects. Presentations and readings provide,historical and contemporary context for a deeper,understanding of sculpture as object. Readings,include Queer Phenomenology: Orientations,,Objects, Others by Sara Ahmed,.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFA 230, DFA 231 OR DFA 332

This course will introduce students to bending,birch plywood to create custom curved shapes. ,Students work through the basics of building, and,lamination processes. Paper modeling and other,hands-on processes will be used to inform design,decisions and mimic construction processes. The,plywood bending techniques allow for a wide range,of possibilities ranging from lighting fixtures to,seating and sculpture. Open to non-majors.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Take DFN-116

This course explores the theory and practice of,creative site activation through material,,technological and performance-based interventions.,Students will have the opportunity to work in,extended relationships to site and space, via,light, sound, time based technologies like video,,and performance. Students will investigate,installation as active experience between artist,and site, and site and the question of audience.,Open to non-majors with departmental approval.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFA 105, DFA 130, DFA 253

The Special Project class is offered on an,occasional basis, with course content specific to,the area being explored.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

Students research and explore sculptural methods,and materials through the exploration of both,non-representational and figurative approaches.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFN 116 DFN 121 SAC106 (formely DFA-106)

This course teaches the basics for woodworking,while introducing the woodshop and the equipment,necessary for working in wood. Students,investigate, through demonstrations and exercises,,various techniques used in woodworking.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFN 116

In this course, the systematic study of the human,figure is used as the foundation for formal,,conceptual and expressive sculptural explorations.,Students work directly from live models,,instructed in armature building techniques,,modeling from clay and direct body casting. Open,to non-majors with departmental approval.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DSC-130 (formerly DFA 130)

This course is a study in form and sculptural,language that focuses on the use of metal and,wood. The instruction gained in the course helps,students gain proficiency in the use of metals and,wood as sculptural media. Shop and materials,practices as well as safety are covered.,Students, through a series of projects, learn a,variety of techniques and methods which bring them,to a confident skill level using these two media.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DSC-130 (formerly DFA 130)

This course is aimed at providing students with,proficiency in subtractive sculpture. Students,work predominantly with stone and wood. Students,are introduced to simple and advanced carving,techniques with manual, electrical and pneumatic,tools. A variety of approaches are considered both,physically and conceptually. The place of,subtractive work in the current art environment,is explored and students are exposed to historic,and current masters. Open to non-majors with,departmental approval.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DSC 130 (formerly DFA-130)