Sculpture and the Everyday Object Monday

Course Title: Sculpture and the Everyday Object

There are two aspects to this course that will run concurrently, the first is regarding the history and contemporary use of everyday objects in artworks and the second is individual creative development. The learners for this course will be required to select a small object from their everyday life to use for inspiration. They will explore this object through various methods of drawing and making. They will further their understanding of language and context throughout the course through presentations, handouts and discussions and if possible a gallery visit. Learners will also be required to keep a visual journal to map their process, develop ideas and present new knowledge for their own personal development.

‘An Appreciation of the Everyday Object within Sculpture’. This is aimed to introduce the learners to a range of artists working with everyday objects with various approaches to scale, material and subject matter. Finishing this element of the course the learners will be able to:

1. Have an understanding and appreciation for the domestic object in artworks;

2. Identify how various materials and different spatial contexts influence the reading of a work;

3. List the formal elements of sculpture;

4. Build their own canon of art;

5. Apply knowledge to their own practice, and

6. Identify concepts and theories pertaining to artworks.

The second Part of this course is ‘A Visual Investigation of the Everyday’. The aim of this aspect of the course is to facilitate the learners in exploring their chosen domestic object through a range of skill based applications, from drawing, basic 3D modelling (using soft pliable material such as clay and a firm material such as card). Upon completion of this aspect of the course learners will be able to;

1. Draw their chosen object in a range of techniques i.e. line, tonal, sculptural; develop drawings for 3D work;

2. Research relevant resources with regards to their own process.

3. Be able to problem solve through making and drawing.

4. Relate their process to theory and concepts; critique a work of art;

5. Develop a working process, and make an artwork based on their original object.

6. Consider the formal elements of sculpture when developing their own ideas.