Ceramics of Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Bauhaus, Art Deco and Memphis design movements are included. Comparisons and contrasts to the ceramics of the U.S. are drawn. Demonstrations, assigned readings and slide lectures introduce a teapot assignment. The most complex of pottery forms, in addition to the demands of function, students are asked to consider the teapot in terms of compositional concerns and sculptural potential. Assigned readings, demonstrations and slide lectures support an assignment to construct a sculpture from modular units.
Students design the units to be produced using plaster molds.
A lecture introduces the use of plaster as a tool material for duplication of ceramic forms. Through individual consultation with the instructor, students formulate an extended individual project. Outside research is a component of the project and will be presented with the finished work at the end of the semester. Each student will submit written personal objectives to be achieved through the project and will write a self-appraisal upon completion. V. Students participate in group critiques at the completion of each assigned project and periodically during the extended, individual projects.