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COLL 135 002 (CRN: 14721)
FORM AND FUNCTION OF CERAMICS
Long Title: FORM AND FUNCTION: THE BEAUTIFUL ART FORM OF CERAMICS (BROWN)
Department: College Courses
Instructors:
Meeting: 5:30PM - 6:29PM R (22-AUG-2022 - 2-DEC-2022)
Part of Term: Full Term - No WL Purge
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 8
Section Enrolled: 6
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 18-APR-2024 5:33PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
13-DEC-2022
2:00PM - 5:00PM T
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.