Course: AR Sculpting And Art Metals Studio 2

Grade: 11, 12

Subject Area: Art

Type: Standard

Credits: 0.5

Course Information:

Sculpture and Art Metals 2 will learn higher level  technical skills, different media and techniques,  as well as furthering their expressive skills within the field of sculpture and art metals. We will focus on additive and subtractive sculpture as well as rivets, stone setting, and sweat soldering metals.

Outcomes:

Knowledge:

• Understand and utilize the different definitions, supplies, rules, and techniques and safety requirements relevant to sculpture and jewelry making techniques

Technique:

• Understand and safely demonstrate basic metal-smithing techniques; including cutting, filing, sanding, polishing, soldering, enameling, and casting

• Understand and demonstrate the ability to create artwork with a high level of craftsmanship

• Successfully apply additive and subtractive sculpture techniques to artwork which embodies personal ideas and voice

• Understand the concept of visual communication and create work which communicates with the viewer

• Create bases and mountings to display sculptures

Analysis:

• Critically analyze and evaluate and compare personal work with the work of other in a written format as well as becoming familiar with participating in group critiques

Prerequisites:

AR120 – Art Foundations

AR345 - Sculpture & Art Metals Studio 2

Notes:

Students will need a sketchbook. Seniors may be exempt from prerequisite with instructor approval