Chabot College
October 1993
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Art 20
ALL MEDIA SCULPTURE
Catalog Description:
20 - All Media Sculpture
May be repeated 3 times
2 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.
1 hour lecture, 3 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 17.5, studio 52.5]
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should:
1. be able to concentrate in depth on a limited number of carefully considered and constructed works
of personal expression;
2. be able to apply self-motivated design and/or formal concepts to the previously experienced
introductory course experiments;
3. have an opportunity to more completely develop their skills in craftsmanship and better
understand the capabilities and limitations of the mediums chosen.
4. have explored alternative materials beyond traditional media such as wood, stone, and metal.
Course Content:
1. Relief sculpture 14" x 12" minimum made from at least 10 different materials
2. Assignment involving ready made objects that add rhythm through repetitive motifs
3. Assignment involving imagination based on concepts developed from a collection of objects that
tell a personal history.
4. Individual oral presentations about a note worthy sculptor that has used alternative media.
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture/demonstrations
Slide and video presentations
Library references
Individual guidance
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Presentation of creative, not imitative, work
2. Craftsmanship and the completion of the projects
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.
SE:kh Art20.15
Revised: 10/18/93