| Sculpture 1 |
Sculpture 1 is an introduction to the visual world of three-dimensions. I have become increasingly interested in the problems of observation and how they can relate to art in the new millenium. I begin the class with basic three-dimensional problems which are designed to encourage people to closely inspect the forms they are making. I later move into directly looking at the human figure. I approach the figure as both an historical coonvention and as a phenonemon newly created each moment. We end the class with a series of independent projects which draw from formal and personal sources. |
| Sculpture 2 and 3 |
Sculpture 2 and 3 are held simultaneously. I have found this to be a interesting way to provide a lively studio environment. The class evolves in response to the students' need and can vary from a concentration on lifesize figures to a focus on the design and creation of fountains and waterfalls. |
| Living Artists |
Living Artists was an experimental course taught during Fall 98. Four artists and two art critic/historians were invited to campus to participate with the students. Each artist would arrive on campus, give a public lecture and spend the evening with the students talking over dinner. The following day the artists would introduce a studio project and work in the studios for the afternoon. Each artist would return two weeks later to critique the results of the work. The arts and critic/historians suggested readings which were introduced before each visit and discussed in class. Visitors for the fall of '98 were vieo artist, Mary Lucier; painter, Graham Nickson; photographer, David Graham; sculptor, Tom Butter; art critic Jed Perl; and curator, Barbara Haskell. |