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Studio Art: 3-D Design

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Course Summary

Explore a 3-D approach to problem-solving through a variety of media and materials, including paper, plyboard, clay, plaster, wood, wire, metal, and stone. Students engage with an assortment of techniques such as modeling, carving, assemblage, casting, and paper folding. Participate in a range of experiences using additive and subtractive sculptural techniques that are designed to build artistic and creative confidence. 

In this course, students study elements of art and principles of design through art history,  focusing on historical and cultural sculptures, and create original items that can serve as functional products or be works of fine art.

Curriculum

This is a 2-semester course. We do not recommend taking both semesters simultaneously.

Unit 1: Elements of Art: Line, Texture, Shape, Form
  • Lines and Drawing
  • Lines and Texture
  • Shape and Form
Unit 2: Elements of Art: Value, Space, Color
  • Value and Space
  • Color
  • Colorists
  • Major Sculptors
  • Review of Elements
Unit 3: Balance, Pattern, Contrast, Emphasis
  • Balance
  • Pattern, Repetition, Rhythm, and Movement
  • Contrast and Emphasis
Unit 4: Principles of Art: Movement, Rhythm, Unity
  • Terms in Sculptural Art
  • Quality, Concentration, and Breadth
  • Artistic Integrity
Unit 5: Art History
  • Art Before the 1800s
  • Art and Architecture Before the 1800s
  • Art in the1800s
  • Art in the 1900s
  • Art in the 2000s
Unit 6: Space, Void, and Meaning in 3D Art
  • Space and Void
  • Wire Sculpture
  • Casting Techniques
Unit 7: Clay
  • Composition of Clay
  • Clay Tools
  • Handbuilding: Pinch Pot
  • Coil Method
  • Slab Method
Unit 8: 3D Art, Interpretation, and Innovation
  • Art is Everywhere
  • Sugar Art
  • History of Paper
  • Paper Sculpture
Unit 9: Recycled Art - 3D
  • Curation and Exhibits
  • Green Art
  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  • Famous Recycled Pieces
Unit 10: Porcelain Clay
  • Review of Handbuilding Techniques
  • Porcelain Clay
Unit 11: Modern Art
  • Modern Art Forms and Artists
  • Architecture
  • Emotion and Art
  • Art and Architecture: Connections, Relations, and Applications
Unit 12: Art for Everyone
  • Kinetic Sculpture
  • Realism and Romanticism
  • Wood Carving
Unit 13: 3D Art and Social Movements
  • Artists in the 1800s
  • Artists in the 1900s
  • Artists in the 2000s
Unit 14: Thinking Outside of the Box
  • Abstract Art
  • Careers in Art
  • New Age Art
Unit 15: Thematic Art
  • Themes in Art