about the membrane
Course Description
Summary
This course focuses on the additive construction methods essential to contemporary sculpture. Students will embark on independent projects that hone their skills in constructing armatures and exploring innovative skinning techniques. Throughout the term, participants will learn to build and manipulate forms using primarily additive processes, developing their own sculptural vocabulary in a studio environment. There will be two personal independent projects in this class that will ultimately converge into a dynamic, large-scale collaborative sculpture. There will be attention placed on critical thinking and problem solving during the individual projects. This independent design and research will be shared to lead a discussion for conceptualizing the final group project. The goal is to expand the thinking around creative skinning methods that enhance surface textures and forms. The students will refine their technical abilities and engage in a community-driven project that demonstrates the power of the individual's vision merging together.
Learning Outcomes
- 1. Learn how to think about armature structures that fight gravity..
2. Gain fluency in the fundamental aesthetics of three dimensional form.
3. Allows space and time to focus on specific senses.
3. Learn about the history of sculptural practices up to the contemporary moment, in its diversity of cultural perspectives and identities.
4. Become familiar with the process of transferring drawing into three dimensional form.
5. Basic understanding of how to output digital renderings through 3d printing, and C02 cutting processes.
6. Understanding multiple welding techniques/ chemical and thermal.