Course
| code | AR324 |
| credit_hours | 2 |
| title | Introduction to Sculpture |
| arbic title | - |
| prequisites | None |
| credit hours | 2 |
| Description/Outcomes | The course introduces the students to the fundamentals of art in three-dimensional form. Students learn relevant terminologies and are introduced to basics of shape, volume, light, texture, color and value. During the course, they are introduced to materials: clay, plaster, wood, stone, metal …etc., techniques, tools and their ion, proper usage and finishing. |
| arabic Description/Outcomes | |
| objectives | • Develop a sense of creation through sculpting. rn• Increase the student`s awareness of the art of sculpting and of the importance of malleable materials. |
| arabic objectives | |
| ref. books | • FRANKFORT, Henri, The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient, New Haven:rn Yale University pr.,1996.rn• KARNOUK, Liliane, Contemporary Egyptian Art, Cairo: American University in Cairorn Pr. - 1995.rn• OCVIRK, OttoG. Art Fundamentals, Theory & Practices, 8th Ed. Mcgraw Hill. U.S.A - 1998. |
| arabic ref. books | • مجموعة كتاب Ù…Øيط الÙنون (1) الÙنون التشكيلية, دار المعار٠|
| textbook | N/A |
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| course file |
46_AR324_Introduction to Sculpture.pdf |
Course Content
| content serial |
Description |
| 1 |
Introduction to the art of sculpture, its techniques and its development through the ages.
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| 2 |
Practical training forming geometric volumes (cones, spheres, cylinders)
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| 3 |
Modeling study of human portrait
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| 4 |
Modeling study of standing figure in plasticine using an armature.
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| 5 |
Modeling study of ed natural element, fruits, bones, shells……etc
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| 6 |
Modeling study of animal forms
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| 7 |
Free expressive study on a ed subject (related to the previous studies)
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| 8 |
Study of the process of plaster casting
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| 9 |
A free modeled project in plasticine with previous sketches and design
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| 10 |
Study of direct modeling in plaster of Paris on a special armature
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| 11 |
Study of Relief sculpture definition, types and historical development
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| 12 |
A practice on relief modeling with plasticine
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| 13 |
Study of sculptural relief by cutting directly in a plate of plaster
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| 14 |
Designing and executing relief for restricted geometric planes
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| 15 |
Free modeling project (every student has the choice of any of the previous techniques & material for the final estimation)
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