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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ART 34A | Title:
CERAMIC SCULPTURE |
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| Full Title:
Ceramic Sculpture |
| Last Reviewed:3/24/2025 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 4.00 | 17 min. | Lab Scheduled | 70.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 105.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Basic concepts and techniques of clay as a sculptural material. Self expression is encouraged and special emphasis given the interpretation of the human figure.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Art 3, 5, 12
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Concepts/techniques of clay as sculptural material.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Art 3, 5, 12
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Explore the use of clay and glazes by means of a variety of methods.
2. Develop a working vocabulary of ceramic terms and a firsthand under-
standing of their meanings.
3. Employ creative thinking skills (nonverbal and abstract forms of
thought) and exercise decision-making skills (aesthetic judgements)
inherent to the visual arts.
4. Develop visual perception skills to recognize forms and surfaces
found in nature and the man-made environment and utilize them in the
formation of ceramic sculpture.
5. Examine cultural and historical examples of ceramic sculpture and
sculpture created from other media.
6. Practice aesthetic criticism and form analysis by participating in
class discussions of work.
Topics and Scope
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1. Manipulate clay by means of a variety of forming methods.
2. Decorate clay sculpture with colored clays, glazes and non-fired
surfaces.
3. Study ancient and contemporary ceramic sculpture by means of books,
periodicals, slides and actual objects when available.
Assignments:
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1. Use a variety of methods (slab, pinch, coil) to create sculptural
objects: animals, figures, architectural and non-representational
forms.
2. Utilize various armatures to support clay.
3. Use clay as a decorative surface: scraping, incising, sprigging,
applying colored slip.
4. Use glazes as a decorative surface; dipping, pouring, spraying.
5. Overglaze with oxides; brushed, spatered, poured.
6. Experiment with unfired surfaces; acrylic paint, enamels.
7. Examine books and magazines devoted to ceramic art and artists.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
75 - 100% |
| A final exhibit of completed work will be the major basis for course grade Other factors: attendance, effort, artistic growth, and class participatio | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Understanding Three Dimensions, Johathan Block, Jerry Leisure
Ceramics, 5th Ed. Glenn Nelson
Images in Clay Sculpture, Charlotte Speight
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