GRADUATE STUDIES

 

College of Mount St. Joseph                                 Course # & Section & credit hours  _Art 562 06__    

 

Department of _Art and Design                                              Sem.      S1                  Year         08   _

 

 

 Course Name             Sculpture Workshop:  Mixed Media                                                               

                        

                                Syllabus

 

Prerequisites:             Previous 3-D experience

 

Instructor:                 Daniel E. Mader

                                    T. O.:    513 244 4317

                                    T.  H.:   859 4412652

                                    E.:         dan_mader@mail.msj.edu

                                    F.:         513 244 4942

                                    W         http://inside.msj.edu/academics/faculty/maderd

 

Course Meets:           Thursday evenings, 6:30 – 9:20 p.m.

 

Required Texts:        A. Williams.  The Sculpture Reference: Illustrated. Gulfport: Sculpture Books Publishing, 2005.  Bring to every class.

 

DISCUSSION OF READINGS:

 

Dates

 

1.     Sept. Thur. 13: N through Z

2.     Oct. Thur.    4: A through M

 

REFERENCE:

 

            A. Williams Sculpture: Technique, Form and Content. Worcester: Davis, 1995.

            R. ColemanŐs Sculpture, 3rd Ed., 1990

            200 Years of American Sculpture, 1976

            J. U. KellyŐs The Sculptural Idea, 1974

            C. HallŐs Soft Sculpture, 1981

            W. VerhelstŐs Sculpture:  Tools, Materials, Techniques, 1987

            A Century of Modern Sculpture, 1987

            D. ReynoldsŐ Masters of American Sculpture, 1993

            C. RubinsteinŐs American Women Sculptors, 1990

            J. KoplosŐ Contemporary Japanese Sculpture, 1991

            ŇEnvironmental ArtÓ by A.R.E.A. (video)

            ŇNeonÓ (video)

           

Course Description:

 

Individual tutoring in various media that may include:  wood fabrication and carving; metal welding; figure modeling.  Emphasis on techniques and large scale.

 

MSJ Undergraduate Learning Outcomes and Performance Indicators (LO/PIs)

 

The purpose of the Liberal Arts and Science curriculum at the Mount is to provide you with a broader academic context for your learning in and outside of your major.  It is to further provide you with a learning perspective for a lifetime of study in a diverse and complex world.  By graduation with your Baccalaureate Degree, you will demonstrate your comprehension in the areas below—the areas of your e-portfolio, in which you will archive examples of work.

 

Baccalaureate LOPIs

(Approved by CCEP on 04-03-07 and by Faculty Assembly on 04/10/07)

 

 

Communication

Write and speak effectively

  1. Speak using language appropriate to the audience
  2. Write using language appropriate to the audience
  3. Document sources properly
  4. Construct a message that is relevant to its purpose

 

Critical Thinking

Develop an appropriate response to a problem or question

  1. Describe the ambiguous nature of an issue
  2. Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information
  3. Utilize data to evaluate a problem or question
  4. Support a position with appropriate evidence

 

Sociocultural Relationships

Understand the nature of human cultures

  1. Describe the influence of cultural diversity within a society
  2. Identify bias within a culture
  3. Explain how religious values influence a society
  4. Describe causes of cultural change

 

Ethics

Understand ethical responsibility from the perspective of duty, consequences, or virtue

  1. Define your personal ethical responsibilities
  2. Describe your professional ethical responsibilities
  3. Explain how Catholic teaching emphasizes social justice and social responsibility
  4. Illustrate how values inform your ethical decisions

 

 

 

 

Interdisciplinarity

Solve a problem by integrating the perspectives of multiple disciplines

  1. State the views of multiple disciplines on an issue
  2. Compare views from multiple disciplines
  3. Create a solution to a problem by integrating the perspectives of multiple disciplines

 

 

Citizenship

Recognize your responsibility to the community and the world

  1. Define your responsibilities as a citizen of the local community
  2. Define your responsibilities as a citizen of the global community
  3. Describe the relationship between community and world issues
  4. Evaluate your own involvement as a citizen

 

 

First draft distributed to Faculty on 01/30/2007

Revised draft submitted to Faculty on 03/21/07

Revised and approved by CCEP on 04/03/2007

Approved by Faculty Assembly 04/10/07

 

Course Objectives within the framework of MSJ Undergraduate LO/PI:  (At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to):

 

 

  1. Demonstrate the ability to think critically after examining professional sculpture from text and slide discussions, and applying lessons learned (Critical Thinking 1-4);
  2. Demonstrate the ability to think creatively after using visual problem solving necessary to complete each sculpture project, and going one step further (Communication 1 and 2; Critical Thinking 1-4);
  3. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively through active participation in informal class discussion and student group critiques (Communication 1 and 2; Critical Thinking 1-4);
  4. Demonstrate the ability to express or respond to aesthetic qualities through completion of projects, and class/fieldtrip discussion of work examined in gallery, museum, and/or fieldtrip visits (Citizenship 1 and 4; Communication 1,2 and 4; Critical Thinking 1-4);
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of the central beliefs, practices, and heritage of cultures other than their own, and integrate knowledge gained from two or more disciplines through participation in group critiques and evaluation dialogue at final individual critique (Citizenship 2 and 4; Interdisciplinarity 1 and 2; Sociological Relationships 3);
  6. Demonstrate knowledge of technical processes in design through successful completion of focused exercises, and projects (Critical Thinking 1-4).

 

 

 

 

E-Portfolio

 

As part of college assessment process, you must keep an electronic file for each class and/or term with examples of your art/written work.  The visual pieces must be jpeg images taken with a digital camera. You are responsible for taking the images and storing them, until uploading them to your e-portfolio. Your are responsible for maintaining your e-portfolio throughout your college years.

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching Methodology (Learning Strategies):

 

Studio demonstrations of technical processes, work sessions, group critiques, and final individual critique

Special

 

From time to time you may be directed to special information for this class at

<  http://inside.msj.edu/academics/faculty/maderd/  >.

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Method of Evaluating Achievement of Outcomes:

 

During the final individual critique, performance will be determined, based on:  student self-evaluation of art; and teacher evaluation of the complexity of problems set, and the resultant design maturity and craftsmanship of selected solutions.  In general, the final grade will be weighted as follows:

á      Outside studio time qualifier, quantity/quality of projects                     80%

á      Quantity/quality of reflections in journal                                              10%

á      Quantity/quality of photographs of project                                           10%

 

 

 

Attendance Policy:

 

Attendance at all class sessions is required.  One exception may be made in extreme circumstances at the discretion of the instructor; however, instructor must be notified of the need to be absent prior to the beginning of the class session.  Students are expected to arrive on time and remain the entire class session.

 

Academic Integrity:

 

When we use the information and language of others to enrich our reflection and research papers we must:

 

  1. tell the reader when we are quoting and indicate the source (person, book, article, etc.) of the quotation.
  2. tell the reader when we are paraphrasing and indicate the source (person, book, article, etc.) of that information

 

Quoting or paraphrasing the information and/or language of a course without naming the source is plagiarism.  Plagiarism is unacceptable in an academic institution and is subject to penalty.  Please consult the College Catalogue and the Student Handbook for additional information and policies regarding academic honesty.

 

Tentative Course Outline:

 

Deadlines        - Sept. Thur. 20,   Project plans due

                        - Oct.   Thur 11,    group crit

                        - Nov.  Thur. 1,     Journal due   

- Dec.  Thur. 6,      individual crit, time log, and photographs

Field Trips:

 

                        -  Sept. Thur. 13 Tri-State Neon, Covington, KY

                        -  Sept. Sat.    29 Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, Hamilton, OH  

 

 

FOUND OBJECT MATERIALS TO BE EXPLORED:  rubber, vinyl, plaster, wood,

            plastic sheet, sheet aluminum, sheet steel, and electrical devices.

 

POTENTIAL TECHNIQUES TO BE INVESTIGATED:  construction with adhesives, nuts and bolts, welding, nails, screws, pop-rivets, cutting with power tools, cutting with oxyacetylene torch, sanding, painting.

 

NOTE:  Students are expected to perform appropriate to their level of experience. 

 

TENTATIVE SESSION PLAN:

 

Aug.    Thur. 30    Introduction to course; slide overview

Sept     Thur. 6      Project plans; material plans; map to neon shop

            Thur. 13    neon demo field trip (meet at site)

            Thur. 20    Work session; reading discussion; project plans due

            Thur. 27    Work session; welding/stone/wood carving demo

            Sat.    29    Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park field trip (meet at site)

Oct.     Thur. 4      Work session

            Thur. 11    Work session; reading discussion

            Thur. 18    Work session; mid-term group crit

            Thur. 25    Work session

Nov.     Thur. 1     Work session; journal due

            Thur. 8      Work session

            Thur. 15    Work session

            Thur. 22    Thanksgiving (No Class)

            Thur. 29    Work session

Dec.     Thur. 6      Final individual evaluation; studio clean-up; tallied time sheets

            Thur. 13      Exam meeting: course/teacher evaluation

 

 

PROBLEM FORMAT:

 

            Each student must plan 2-4 projects according to techniques selected and anticipated scale.  At least one of the pieces should be gallery or ŇSalonÓ scale.  Direction in techniques will be through research, by tool demonstrations as needed for the class and/or on individual basis.  Along with continuous assistance, one group critique is scheduled with a final individual critique on the second to last class meeting -- Thursday, Dec 6**  At this time, the student will have available at least 4-6 black and white hard copy photos of her/his sculpture with dramatic lighting. 

 

            Each student is required to make thumbnail sketches as a four (4) view preliminary drawing prior to beginning each piece.  "Preliminary Drawing" sheets requiring notes on scale and materials are available for this purpose.

 

        ** Late projects are not accepted! No post facto (after the fact) excuses are accepted.

 

 

 

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

            1.         No power tool may be used without signed waiver and student "checked-out" by instructor.

2.              Projects:  Must be worked on, and critiqued in class.  They should reflect outside studio time week

to week.

3.              Completion of course necessitates the successful finishing of projects begun.  Intermediate critiques should reflect appropriate progress.

4.              Outside studio time:  academic policy holds that the student may expect up to 2 hrs. outside work for every credit hr. taken per week.  You are expected to spend 6 hours outside of class per week on sculpture reading, research travel/purchase of materials, and actual studio work.  For the 15 weeks of the semester, this equals 90 hours to qualify you for a minimal grade of "C".  A log sheet is provided for you to record time.  These totaled sheets will be examined on Thursday, Dec 6.  In addition, any class miss adds 3 outside hours to the 90 hours of outside work required. 

5.              Journal:  As part of your outside time requirement, you are to keep a journal containing your reflections about sculpture you must visit at a minimum of three (3) different sculpture sites that may be on the street, in parks, in museums, and/or in galleries.  Also, you must visit a minimum of four (4) different manufacturers, web sites, hardware warehouses, flea markets, lumberyards, junkyards, and/or liquidator stores to study, photograph, sketch, and jot down notes on ŇpartsÓ, mechanical fasteners, and adhesives.  This research material should give names of places, dates, and times.  It all should be collected in a notebook that will become a personal sculpture handbook.  On Thursday, Nov 1, this journal is due to be turned in for evaluation.  It will be judged on the quality/quantity of the sketches/information and reflections on the work of the course.

6.              Photographs:  As part of your final critique on Thursday, Dec 6, you are to bring  4-6 black and white hard copy photographs of your pieces that present them effectively using dramatic lighting.

                       

MATERIALS:

 

            The art fee for sculpture class is used for purchase and maintenance of hand tools and power tools, for purchase of plaster, wax, alginate, and for other related items.  The student is expected to salvage or

            purchase all else, especially fasteners and finishes.

 

            Suggested resources are as follows:

 

            1.  Adhesives, nails, screws, etc. plus lumber: Hobby Lobby, MichaelŐs, Big Lots or K-Mart

            2.  Acrylic Plastics:  Hader, Home Depot, Lowes, or Cincinnati Plastic

            3.  Marble or Limestone:  Monument companies or Ohio Tile and Marble (Northside)

            4.  Steel:  junkyards, e.g. Levine or a distributor

            5.  Urethane, silicone:  Synair (visit their web-site)

            6.  Found Objects/Misc.:  Richwood Flea Market (just south of Florence

                on I-75), Fantasy in Frosting (Newport, and/or TraderŐs World (north of Cincinnati)

            7.  Miscellaneous (especially for finishes):  MichaelŐs

 

            (Check also scrap steel behind welding/stone carving shack behind Harrington Center)