| Description | This studio course examines the resurgence of the
figure in contemporary sculpture practice and
provides a critical lens with which to explore
how the human form can be represented. Through a
series of assigned and self-directed projects,
students will learn about the many ways in which
contemporary sculptors are revisiting and
remixing historical eras and figurative
traditions and conventions to address a range of
critical issues that inform contemporary
sculpture practice. Students will be introduced
to methods such as casting and moldmaking,
modeling and armature production, and to
materials that may include clay, plaster, and
concrete and alternative materials as a means of
producing figurative work through the support of
relevant production areas. The historical and
theoretical content of the course will provide
students with the necessary grounding to broaden
their ideas about how figurative work can by
approached with a focus on contemporary issues.
Research and critiques will be an integral part
of this course. |
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