Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for Art 20
ALL MEDIA SCULPTURE
Catalog Description:
20 - All Media Sculpture
(May be repeated 3 times)
3 units
Concentrated individual studies in sculpture, designed to provide opportunity for continued investigation in
the possibilities of a particular sculptural medium for the purpose of creating individual expression.
Repeatable for credit if medium is changed and appropriate recommended courses are completed.
2 hour lecture, 4 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, studio 70]
Prerequisite Skills: None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. compose a limited number of carefully considered and constructed works of personal
expression;
2. apply self-motivated design and/or formal concepts to the previously experienced introductory
course experiments;
3. develop their skills in craftsmanship and better understand the capabilities and limitations of
the mediums chosen;
4. employ alternative materials beyond traditional media such as wood, stone, and metal.
Course Content (Lecture):
1. limited number of carefully considered and constructed works of personal expression. Slides
and video of a variety of well known artists will be shown as examples of what personal
expression can be;
2. employ self-motivated design and/or formal concepts to the previously experienced
introductory course experiments;
3. skill development in craftsmanship and understanding the capabilities and limitations of the
mediums chosen. A variety of examples through lectures, slides and video will be given.
Course Content (Studio):
1. use of alternative materials such as wood, stone, and metal or recyclable material
beyondtraditional uses.
Methods of Presentation:
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Formal lecture and demonstrations
Slide and video presentations
Library references
Individual guidance
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Create a relief sculpture 14" x 12" minimum, made from at least 10 different materials. A
demonstration will be done with unfamiliar materials
b. Use ready-made objects that add rhythm through repetitive motifs, examples of these
types of artwork will be shown during a lecture
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Course Outline Art 20, page 2
Fall 2010
c.
Create a piece involving imagination based on concepts developed from a collection of
objects that tell a personal history.
d. Prepare an individual oral presentation about a note worthy sculptor who has used
alternative media.
2. Methods of Evaluation
a. Measure improvement of craftsmanship using portfolio of class projects.
b. Evaluate of creative application of personal style through a comparison of styles of
masterworks with student work.
c. Individual and group critiques of assigned projects.
d. Final oral critique of a portfolio of assignments completed
Textbook(s) Typical: None
Special Student Materials:
Depending on the medium chosen, the students may have to purchase clay, wood, stone, bronze,
aluminum, steel or whatever else would be needed to complete their objectives.
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