Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: FORM AND FUNCTION: THE BEAUTIFUL ART FORM OF CERAMICS (BROWN)

Department: College Courses

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Clay is one of the most versatile materials in the world allowing people to create anything between a bowl to an art form. As such, people have had great successes in finding hand-building techniques that have elevated the craft. Like any other medium, artists use clay to express ideas or concepts. In particular, by combining clay with new technologies such as video, fashion, and painting, artists have set a precedent for an endless amount of possibilities for the future of ceramic art. But, in an ever-changing art world, how does the form and functionality of clay impact the art viewed by the audience? In Form and Function, students will apply ancient to modern hand-building techniques to elevate their technical and artistic abilities. Through a deep exploration of tried and true techniques, students will discover and explore their working style with clay. By the end of the semester, students will have utilized research from books, videos, pictures, exhibits, collections, and guest scholars. From this knowledge, students will examine, appreciate and differentiate the beautiful artforms that ceramics can inhabit. Instead of exams, students complete four in-class projects using different techniques taught throughout the course.