Later in the semester, once basic principles have been grasped, students may move into larger, more complex projects. Emphasis is based on conceptual as well as formal development. Students are not introduced to highly technical processes until the 3000-level courses. However, students are expected to put into practice a high level of craftsmanship with the simplest of materials. Student work may incorporate things that float, inflate, suspend, or stretch.
Students learn techniques for creating specific physical effects in the sculptures they make.
As in ART 2706, students are not introduced to highly technical processes as these are better taught in the 3000-level courses. However, students are expected to put into practice a high level of craftsmanship with the simplest of materials. Sculptural Appetizers is a technical course that introduces students to several sculptural processes, including steel forging using a gas forge, metal fabrication using gas, arc and mig welding techniques, basic woodworking with an emphasis on jointing, and basic wiring for simple electrical objects such as lamps, motion detectors and fans. The course is designed to introduce prospective sculpture majors to some of the crafting issues that will be useful later on during the program. The course emphasizes the mastery of specific skills that are then applied to a sculpture or functional object.