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Art

ART 031 Sculpture 3.0 Units ART 035A 3.0 Units
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English standard. Introduction to Wood-Fired Ceramics
Transferable to UC/CSU Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and
Hours: 32-36 lecture, 64-72 lab. Math standards.
Introduction to sculpture methods and materials. Emphasis Transferable to UC/CSU
on principles of three dimensional design and the Hours: 32-36 lecture, 64-72 lab.
interrelationship of form, content and context. Sculpture Covers the ancient and contemporary art of wood-fired
methods to be covered include modeling, mold making, ceramics. Topics include techniques of forming clay,
welding, assemblage, and construction with a variety of the formulating of clay bodies and glazes for wood fire,
materials. Various sculpture methods are practiced with kiln construction, wood firing techniques, Eastern and
attention to creative self-expression and historical context. Western aesthetics and the history of wood-fired ceramics.
Field trip may be required. (C-ID ARTS 240) The course will not cover basic ceramic construction
techniques. Students should already be familiar with basic
ART 032 Sculpture: Human Figure 3.0 Units hand building or wheel throwing techniques.
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English standard.
Transferable to UC/CSU ART 036 2.0 or 3.0 Units
Hours: 32-36 lecture, 64-72 lab. Ceramics Surfaces - Drawing and Painting on Clay
Study of the human form in sculpture. Students will create Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and
both realistic and abstract sculpture of the human form in Math standards.
a variety of materials. Field trip may be required. Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 16-36 lecture, 48-72 lab.
ART 033 Intermediate Sculpture 3.0 Units A ceramic surface design exploration of the vast range
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C in ART 031, ART 032 of artistic expression possible with ceramic slips, stains,
or ART 034. glazes and firing techniques at low medium and high
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English standard. temperature ranges. The course will not cover basic
Transferable to UC/CSU ceramic construction techniques. Students should already
Hours: 32-36 lecture, 64-72 lab. be familiar with basic hand building or wheel throwing
Further development of concepts and skills presented in techniques. Field trip may be required. Students who wish
ART 031 and ART 032. Emphasis is placed on individual to transfer must enroll in the 3-unit section.
expression. A variety of materials, methods, and sculptural
concepts are explored. Field trip may be required. ART 037 2.0 or 3.0 Units
Clay and Glazes for the Ceramic Artist
ART 034 Ceramic Sculpture 3.0 Units Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C in ART 023 or ART 026.
Course Advisory: SCC minimum English standard. Course Advisory: SCC minimum English and
Transferable to UC/CSU Math standards.
Hours: 32-36 lecture, 64-72 lab. Transferable to UC/CSU
Introduction to basic sculpture concepts, materials, and Hours: 16-36 lecture, 48-72 lab.
approaches with an emphasis on ceramics. Subjects to be Covers and investigates the theoretical and practical
covered include: Historic and contemporary approaches aspects of clay and glaze formulation. Topics covered
to ceramic sculpture, slab construction, coil building, include: Clay/glaze fit, glaze calculation, testing strategies,
mold making, extruded fabrication, modeling from the the development of color, the development of texture,
figure, introduction to ceramic color, characteristics and kiln types, kiln temperatures and kiln atmosphere. Field
limitations of ceramic materials. Field trip may be required. trip may be required. Students who wish to transfer must
enroll in the 3-unit section.

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