ood Carving, Constructed, Welded and Assemblage Sculpture

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. master the art of carving; 2. execute compositions in wood; 3. weld metals and alloys using the arc and gas welding; 4. brace metal surfaces; 5. explore other forms of bonding; and 6. realise three-dimensional forms in any option above or their combination.

The course explores carving as a process of sculpture in the round and relief as a hands-on approach. Types of available wood in the tropical forest and finishing and preservation techniques are introduced to the students. Sculpture in relation to wood and metals and various approaches to bonding and welding techniques and bracing surfaces using oxygen and acetylene and arc welding. It further explores the complex processes of mixed media compositions, modelling and assemblage. Assignments cover sculpture in the round and relief sculptures, wood assemblages and possible binding techniques. The course incorporates the theory and characteristics of wood, metals such as iron, brass, copper, and alloys, led, tin, and ready-mades as part of the theory of the course. New Media Art 300