ART 103 - 3D Processes

Units: 3
Introduction to three-dimensional art, design and spatial composition, including the elements and organizing principles of design applied to space and form in traditional and digital media. Students design, analyze, and produce objects and sculpture through studio projects and written assignments.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: ART 102.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify and understand the formal elements and organizing principles of three-dimensional art and design;
Independently produce objects, forms, and problem-solving projects that successfully incorporate the basic elements and organizing principles of three-dimensional art;
Discuss, describe, analyze and critique three-dimensional works of art through references to the formal elements and principles of design;
Make individual aesthetic decisions and judgments related to their own design work;
objects using both formal and conceptual approaches;
Recognize the presence of specific design elements and principles in works of art as well as in the everyday physical world around them, throughout history and across cultures;
Compose in three dimensions and work with a variety of media which may include but is not limited to clay, wood, metal, paint, plaster, paper, fibers, mixed media, and in the use of digital technology such as 3D scanners and printers in an appropriate and safe manner.