University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts Department of Art and Design Fall 2015 Syllabus Art 261: Introduction to Sculpture Section 802 Fall 2015, Mon/Wed 12:30pm - 3:15pm Location: Arts Building 51 INSTRUCTOR’S INFORMATION: Instructor: Glenn Williams Office: Art B31 Office Ph.: 414-229-6862 Email: williagw@uwm.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to introduce students to basic experiences in various sculpture media with an emphasis on the aesthetic interrelationship of techniques and concept. Students will be introduced to traditional and nontraditional methods employed in the 3-D arts in an effort to expose them to the various directions occurring in the discipline of sculpture. COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. Expand the student’s knowledge of materials and tools utilized in the production of sculpture. 2. Further develop the student’s understanding of three dimensional space and movement. 3. Expand the student’s visual vocabulary and knowledge of historic and contemporary practitioners in the discipline. CONTENT: 1. Object Sculpture/Direct Observation/Reduction Process 2. Biomorphic Forms/Abstraction/Woodworking and Metal Fabrication Processes 3. Figuration/Metaphor/Plaster Processes 4. Artistic Service/Art as Action/Performance Processes METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: 1. Lecture, presentations, and group discussions on various principles and modes of production occurring in the field of Sculpture. 2. Demonstrations on sculpture techniques and processes. 3. Group and individual critiques. TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING: A textbook is not required for the class. Instructional information and readings will be posted online or sent directly to your university email account. A collection of Sculpture magazines will be available to you for reference materials during classroom and open shop hours. The periodicals must remain in the classroom! MATERIALS: Some materials will be provided as communal studio materials and will be covered by a studio materials fee. Students will be responsible for purchasing any non-communal studio materials that they need to complete their assignments. Safety equipment list Safety glasses* Dust mask Earplugs * = Required Studio Course Fee: A $95.00 course fee will be charged for use of consumables and communal materials provided by the studio. Any additional materials needed to complete projects will be the responsibility of the student. COURSE EVALUATION: Projects: Projects will be introduced during class, followed by a group discussion and individual meetings to discuss project ideas. All projects are to be completed by the assigned due date. Unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor, projects handed in after the assigned due date will be reduced by 5 points for each day late. Do not expect to finish all projects during the assigned class time. Students will need to put in additional hours outside of class to complete their projects in a timely manner. Projects will count for 80% of your overall grade. Project grades will be based on the following: 1. Creativity 2. Craftsmanship 3. Completion of assignments on time 4. Sketchbook 5. Participation in class critiques 6. Shop maintenance 7. Use of classroom time and open studio hours Research Journal Weekly Assignment: Pick two artists to research from the list provided each week. For each artist, you must type at least a page discussing the direction of his/her work. You may include a biographical paragraph, but the majority of the paper should be focused on the work of the artist. Your research assignments must be submitted by electronic file each Wednesday by 11:00 pm to receive full credit. The journal will count for 20% of your overall grade. Attendance: Students are expected to attend all class sessions. Those who are absent, for any reason (excused or unexcused), from class in excess of three days will have their course grade reduced by one letter grade for each excessive absence. Absence from any class meetings in which critiques, demonstrations, lectures and/or examinations are held will result in a similar reduction of the course grade. Excessive tardiness will also cause a reduction in a student’s final grade. Critiques: Students are expected to attend all scheduled group critiques, even if their work is not finished. Missing a critique is equivalent to missing an exam. Critiques will be conducted at the end of each project. After the critique, students will be given one week to make modifications to their project, based on the feedback they received from the group discussion, before the grading process begins. Critiques are designed to be an opportunity to discuss the work and receive constructive criticism from the instructor and the student’s peers concerning how the work is received and should not be viewed as a personal attack. Please be honest but respectful to each other during critiques. Shop Maintenance: Because multiple classes share the shop, students must clean up communal work areas at the end of each work session. Any work left in communal work areas without permission will be discarded. Works in progress must be placed in designated storage areas. It is a good practice to place your name on your projects and working materials so they are not mistaken for communal materials. Shop maintenance will be factored into your final grade. Open Studio Hours: Most projects will require students to spend additional hours outside of scheduled class time to get projects done in a timely manner. Students will be given access to the sculpture labs and tools during the open shop hours. The scheduled open hours will be list on the shop entrance door. Mr. Joseph Johnson is the Sculpture Lab Technician. Students must follow Joe’s shop policies and safety directives. Anyone not complying with the rules will lose access to the lab. Mr. Johnson is available to assist you with technical questions and the proper operation of equipment. He is not responsible for fabricating your work. Your use of outside studio hours will be factored into your final grade. Grade Scale: A (100-94) A- (93-90) Work Exceeds expectation B+ (89-87) B (86-83) B- (82-80) Work is good, but could be developed further C+ (79-77) C (76-73) C- (72-70) Work is average; meets expectations D+ (69-67) D (66-63) D- (62-60) Work is below average F (< 60) Work has failed the requirements for the assignment Plagiarism Policy: All written assignments must have full bibliographic references given at appropriate points. Assignments that plagiarize will not be accepted; the assignment will automatically receive an “F” (0 points). Students found guilty of plagiarism will fail the course and be reported under the guidelines on academic honesty. Copyright: Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to use their materials. You must get permission to use copyrighted original works of authorship if you plan to make your project available to the public in any way. For more on gaining permission see: http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/copyright/getting-permission.cfm ARTIST NOW! (Guest Lecture Series) It is highly recommended that students attend these lectures that take place on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in the Arts Center Lecture Hall on the UWM campus. The lectures are free and open to the public. Students who attend at-least 75 % of these talks can earn extra credit points toward their final grade. CREDIT HOUR POLICY: The credit hour policy states: “Study leading to one semester credit represents an investment of time by the average student of not fewer than 48 hours for class contact in lectures, for laboratories, examinations, tutorials and recitations, and for preparation and study; or a demonstration by the student of learning equivalent to that established as the expected product of such a period of study.” To meet the minimum requirements of the course, the average student should expect to spend approximately 144 hours on activities in and outside of class. 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