Designs, Materials and Techniques in Sculpture

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. understand the elements of the three-dimensional order; 2. understand the principles of the three-dimensional order; 3. approaches to sculpture; 4. sculpture in relation to space; 5. sculpture in relation to craft; 6. truth to material dialectics; 7. the sensory and structural properties of materials; 8. understand the tools of the discipline; 9. appreciate studio work ethics personal ethics and organisation; 10. understand safety conducts; and 11. practice environmental ethics.

The course is a survey history of sculpture. It provides a forum for understanding the nature of design by analysing the language of form in sculpture and its laws of formal organization. The course provides detailed knowledge on sculptural materials, including their chemical properties, safety conditions of their use, their potentials and adaptation to the sculptural medium, and the “truth to material” debate, the new media platform, and its vast possibilities ethics of practice and studio professionalism. 400 Level Sculpture