Friday, November 15, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Syllabus
Jon Harty
FA 103 Design Section 3
M, W, F 10:10am - 11:50am
Office: 4011C (in the woodshop behind the back wall)
Office Hours: M & W 8:00am – 9:00am
T
& Th 8:00am – 9:00am
Email: jon.harty@email.wsu.edu
Class blog: www.wsufa103.blogspot.com
Class blog: www.wsufa103.blogspot.com
I will follow this syllabus as closely as possible but I
reserve the right to change it if necessary.
Course Objectives:
This class introduces fundamental issues in space such as
site, context, process, psychology and aesthetics of the object and the object’s
relation to the body. During the semester, 3-D Design will explore issues of
interpretation, collaboration and audience interaction. A significant component
to this class will include introductions to a variety of materials and
techniques. Both traditional (fabric, ceramics, found objects) as well as new
media (sound, video, etc.) will be emphasized. The context of this class will
be based on the investigation, interpretation, and installation of work
produced and discussions generated from it throughout the semester both
individually and as a class. Although this is a studio-oriented class with a
strong physical basis, we will also be examining these issues via readings,
slides, videos, and other material.
Requirements:
Five projects will be assigned during the course of the
semester. Completion of ALL projects is required for a passing grade, as is
regular attendance. The course will utilize readings and critiques of students’
work to focus and generate discussions, as well as to inspire. Participation in
critiques and class discussions are mandatory and are calculated into your
final grade.
Readings: Readings, discussions and writings are required
for this class. I will provide a PDF
file of each of the readings. There will be a quiz for each reading assignment.
Reading 1: Mary Stewart, Launching The Imagination, Chapter
9; Elements of Design.
Reading 2: Mary Stewart, Launching The Imagination, Chapter
10; Principles of Design.
Reading 3: Kendall Buster and Paula Crowford, The Critique
Handbook, Chapter 1; Formal Matters.
Reading 4: Arthur Berger, Seeing is Believing, Chapter 2;
How We See.
Sketchbook: Approximately 8” x 10”, blank and unlined. This
will be used to develop artistic ideas for projects, as well as technical
information, materials needed, etc. You
must have this available for every class.
Artist Research: Throughout the semester you will research 4
different artists who are doing work relevant to the project you are working on
at the time. You will hand in a one page, typed, double-spaced paper about each
artist. Include two images of their work
and two sources. Wikipedia is NOT a valid source. Papers need to be turned in
digitally (email).
Projects: All five of the project descriptions are included
in this syllabus. Projects will be
explained and assigned during class and you will have until the next class to
develop, brainstorm, and sketch ideas for the project. Sketchbooks with your
ideas and your final concept are due at the beginning of the following class
period. Projects will be graded on the following criteria: concept, critique
participation and craftsmanship. Late
projects will lose ½ a letter grade for each class period they are late.
Critiques: Participation in all critiques is mandatory.
Critiques are important in developing how you interpret the work of others and
learning to give constructive criticism on the work. Constructive criticism
does NOT include terms like: “Awesome”, “sweet” or “wicked bad dude!” Nor does
it include derogatory terms that do not give feedback to help your classmates
improve their concept or design. You
need to give a reason why you think the project is good and what could be
improved to make it better.
Participation: Participation means you show up to class on
time, have all materials and tools, and are working on your project the full
class period. There will also be
discussions in class, some of them formal and some impromptu. Reading
discussions, critiques, and video discussions are some examples. We all
interpret information differently and you will benefit from the different
points of view of your classmates and they from yours. Do not be afraid to
share your point of view.
Absences: Only THREE absences are allowed during the semester.
Any absences beyond this will lower your final grade by half a letter grade per
absence. Class will begin promptly at 9:10 am and attendance will be taken at
the beginning and the end of each class period. Showing up late, or leaving
early, from class is not acceptable and THREE occurrences will count as an absence.
Again, critiques are mandatory and, without a valid reason, attendance is
required. Missing more than FIVE classes can result in a failing grade. There are
no excused or unexcused absences you are either in class or you are not.
Grades: Grades will be based on: 1. Effectively using
materials to create a dialogue connecting your work to the assigned project
subject. 2. Improving your concept and technical use of materials over the
course of each project. 3. Participating by attending class and critique,
asking questions, commenting during discussions, completing assigned work, and
maintaining cleanliness in the classroom and other work areas. 4. Careful
attention to detail and craftsmanship in your use of materials. 5. Your work
shows you understood the parameters of the assignment and made an intentional
effort to develop and investigate the underlying concept. 6. Pushing your work
beyond the assigned parameters. Did you do more than was assigned? Did you
think outside the box? Did you try using different or unusual materials in your
project?
Grading:
Projects - 60%, Quizzes - 10%, Participation – 20%,
Sketchbook & Artist Research – 10%
A 93
– 100
A- 90 – 92
B+ 87 – 89
B 83 – 86
B- 80 – 82
C+ 77 – 79
C 73 - 76
C- 70 – 72
D+ 67 – 69
D 63 – 66
D- 60 – 62
F 59 and below
Note: Assignment grades drop 1/2 a letter grade every class
day it is late.
Grading Standards:
A Excellent. Fulfills all of the course requirements and
performs at a level so far above the average as to be visibly outstanding. It is assumed that the student does more than
is required, demonstrates true originality, and works out of class 6 or more
hours per week.
“A” is awarded only for exceptional performance.
B Good. Fulfills all of the course requirements and
performs at a level measurably above the average and averages 3-5 hours out of
class each week. “B” is a grade awarded
only for a high level of accomplishment.
C Average. Fulfills all of the course requirements,
works out of class at least an average of 3 hours per week and performs
adequately in so doing. This is the
standard of competence. “C” is a worthy grade denoting satisfactory
performance.
D Poor. Fulfills all of the course requirements, but
performs at a level
measurably
below the average. “D” is a passing
grade, not a failure.
E Failure. Does not fulfill all of the course
requirements, performs inadequately, has excessive absenteeism or all
three. “E” is a failing grade.
Grading Sheet
For each assignment I will return a grading sheet similar to
this:
Name__________________________
Assignment________________________
Effective use of materials 10 pts ________
Understanding of Assignment 10 pts ________
Overall Craftsmanship 10
pts ________
Effort (Did you go beyond the parameters of the
assignment?) 10 pts ________
NIOCOA (noticeable improvement over course of
assignment) 10 pts ________
Participation 10 pts ________
Sketchbook 10 pts ________
Artist Research 10 pts ________
Total Pts: ________
Comments:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dropping/withdrawing: Drop and withdraw dates are listed on
the class calendar and can be found at
wsu.registrar.wsu.edu/registrar/apps/acadcal.aspx. YOU, the students, are
responsible for knowing these dates NOT your instructor.
There will be NO INCOMPLETE GRADES without official
notification of illness, family tragedy or some other emergency and only if you
have completed most of the course work.
Please notify me as soon as possible to avoid a failing grade.
Materials:
Some of your materials are supplied and some you will have
to purchase. I will let you know when and what materials you will need.
Be sure to get the kit set aside for you at the bookie. You
should have these materials with you when in class. You can buy these
individually or as a kit
Material
List /103 Foundations (Bookie)
Small tool
box
One X-Acto
knife
One Utility
Knife
One Pair of
scissors
One roll of
masking tape
One pair of
Needlenose
Sketchbook
Safety:
Unless otherwise mentioned, come to class prepared to work.
This means:
Work
clothes
Closed-toed
shoes (if working in the sculpture area or using machinery)
No loose
hair or loose jewelry (if working in the sculpture area or using machinery)
Wear gloves
when appropriate
All
students and visitors MUST wear industrial quality safety glasses when using
machinery or
while engaging in any activity which might endanger the eyes.
Cleaning up
after yourself! Being a slob will lower your grade!
Lift heavy
objects carefully and with assistance
Use
materials and tools safely
Students
may use the machine tools ONLY after individual instruction and approval by the
instructor.
Workload:
Class hours alone are inadequate to provide the degree of
involvement expected. Plan on spending a minimum of three hours a week beyond
class hours to work on your projects.
Classroom Use:
You are welcome to use the facility during the hours when
other classes are not in session.
Class schedule is posted on the doors of each foundations
room. Please leave your area clean and store your projects in a locker or on a
storage shelf.
Lockers:
See Kathy Parkins in the art office to get a locker. Please
do not use any tape on your locker. At
the end of the term, you must clean out your locker, place all unwanted but
usable scrap in the appropriate containers, discard any junk, and remove all
your projects from the studio. You must remove all projects, supplies,
padlocks, and any other personal items from the classroom by Finals Week.
All items left after this time will be recycled!
Cell Phone ringers must be turned off during class — no text
messaging, no earphones, iPods, laptops or otherwise unless required for the
assignment! We can listen to music as a class, on a radio or computer.
Academic Honesty
WSU is committed to principles of truth and academic
honesty. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication in
the process of academic work, and can result in suspension or dismissal from
the university. In this class, academic dishonesty will result in failure of
the course and will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct.
See
http://www.studentaffairs.wsu.edu/conductOffice/academicIntegrity.asp for more
information.
Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations are
available for students with a documented disability. If you have a disability
and may need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please visit
the Disability Resource Center (DRC). All accommodations MUST be approved
through the DRC (Washington Building, Room 217). Please stop by or call
509-335-3417 to make an appointment with a disability specialist.
Emergency and Safety Statement: Washington State University
is committed to maintaining a safe environment of its faculty, staff and
students. The university has developed a resource to ensure this safety, the
Campus Safety Plan, which can be found at http://safetyplan.wsu.edu. It contains a comprehensive listing of
university policies, procedures, statistics, and information relating to campus
safety, emergency management, and the health and welfare of the campus
community. In addition, the University emergency management web site at
http://oem.wsu.edu/emergencies provides additional campus safety and emergency
information. All students are requested to bookmark in their computers and
become familiar with the WSU ALERT site (http://alert.wsu.edu to read about warning and emergency
notification procedures.
All students are requested to register their emergency
contact information for the Crisis Communication System (CCS). To do so, go to
the myWSU portal at http://my.wsu.edu, enter your network ID and password and,
once you are on your myWSU main webpage, look for the Emergency Notification
box on the right side of the page and click on Register. You will be asked to
enter you cell, landline, and email contact information to ensure you receive
any notification as soon as possible. Finally, if you need help evaluating your
area in terms of safety and emergency management or have any recommendations, contact
Chris Tapfer, University Emergency Management Coordinator at tapfer@wsu.edu or
335-7471 or visit the Office of Emergency Management site at
http://oem.wsu.edu.
Class Schedule:
This schedule is subject to change
For University Academic Calendar see: www.registrar.wsu.edu
Week One
Monday. 8-19
Introduction to the course
Project #1 introduced: wire containers
Demo: Forming wire
Wednesday. 8-21
Work day
Project #1 sketches due
Have tools and materials ready for project #1
Friday. 8-23
Work day
Week Two
Monday. 8-26
Work day
Reading #1: Launching the Imagination: Chapter 9, Elements
of 3D Design
By Mary Stewart
Wednesday. 8-28
Work day
Quiz on reading #1
Artist research introduced
Friday. 8-30
Work day
Week Three
Monday. 9-2
No Class Labor Day
Wednesday. 9-4
Work day
Artist research #1 due
Friday. 9-6
Work day
Project #2 introduced: soft sculpture/skin sculpture
Demo: hand and machine sewing
Week Four
Monday. 9-9
Critique on project #1.
Wednesday. 9-11
Work day
Project #2 sketches due
Have project #2 materials ready
Begin reading #2: Launching the Imagination chapter 10,
Principles of 3D Design
Friday 9-13
Work day
Quiz on reading #2
Week Five
Monday 9-16
Work day
Tuesday 9-17
Last day to drop without record.
Wednesday 9-18
Work day
Friday 9-20
Work day
Artist research #2 due
Week Six
Monday. 9-23
Work day
Project #3 introduced: Rube Goldberg device / Kinetic
sculpture
Wednesday. 9-25
Critique on project #2
Friday. 9-27
Work day
Project #3 sketches due
Have project #3 materials ready
Week Seven
Monday. 9-30
Work day
Begin reading #3: Kendall Buster & Paula Crowford
Wednesday 10-2
Work day
Quiz on reading #3
Friday 10-4
Work day
Week Eight
Mon. 10-7
Work day
Wed. 10-9
Work day
Artist research #3 due
Midterm grades posted
Friday 10-11
Work day
Project #4 Introduced: Stop Animation/Time Lapse
Week Nine
Monday.10-14
Critique on project #3
Wed.10-16
Work day
Project #4 sketches/story boards due
Have Project #4 materials ready
Friday.10-18
Work day
Begin reading # 4: Arthur Berger, Seeing is Believing
chapter 2, How We See
Week Ten
Monday.10-21
Work day
Quiz on reading #4
Wed. 10-23
Work day
Project #5 introduced: Negative Space
Friday 10-25
Critique on project #4
Week Eleven
Monday.10-28
Work day
Project #5 sketches due
Have project #5 materials ready
Wed. 10-30
Work day
Friday 11-1
Work day
Artist research #4 due
Week Twelve
Monday.11-4
Work day
Final project introduced: Student Proposed
Wed. 11-6
Critique on project #5
Friday 11-8
Presentations for final projects
Week Thirteen
Monday 11-11
Work day
Continue final project presentations if necessary
Wed. 11-13
Work Day
Fri. 11-15
Work Day
Last day to withdraw from a course.
Week Fourteen
Monday.11-18
Work day
Wed. 11-20
Work day
Friday 11-22
Work day
Week Fifteen
Nov. 25 – Nov. 29
No classes Thanksgiving Break
Week Sixteen
Monday.12-2
Work day
Wed. 12-4
Final critique
Friday 12-6
Final critique
December 17
Final grades posted
Project 1 | Wire containers
Sketches
(5) due: Aug. 21
Due: Sept. 9
Sketches:
Draw out 5 (approximately 3x5) studies of possible
containers. Experiment with blind contour drawings, abstract representations.
Description:
Construct a form made out of bailing wire to contain
something. It could be to contain a specific object or several objects. This
can be abstract or representational. It needs to be at least 2 feet in any one
direction and must be at minimum 80% wire. Also, ask yourself will it be placed
on a table, or hung from a ceiling.
Objectives:
Use line to
give value to a form. This
assignment functions as an introduction to the elements and
principles
of design or form in three-dimensional space, as well as a starting
point towards conceptual development.
Materials:
Baling wire
and needle nose pliers
Artists:
Alexander Calder, Allen Bukoff, Martin Puryear
Project 2 | Soft Sculpture/Frame with skin
Sketches (5) due: Sept. 11
Due : Sept. 25
Description:
This project has two options. Option 1: using one or more of
the phrases below construct a 3-dimensional form using fabric, plastic bags,
paper or other “soft” material representing the phrase chosen. Option 2: using
one or more of the phrases below construct a frame out of wood, wire, metal,
plastic or other material then cover the frame using fabric, plastic bags,
paper or other material that will act as a “skin” for your frame. Your piece
must be 24” in any one direction.
Objectives:
To
introduce new materials traditionally used in craft.
Materials:
Fabric,
wood, wire, metal, plastic, paper, glue, tape, etc.
Artists:
Martin Puryear, Lee Bontecou, Wolfgang Stiller, Do ho suh
Phrases:
Color as
content
Constructed
from as least 10 found objects (assemblage)
From a red
object
Relating to
your body
A shelter
A specific object broken and re-assembled with the material
used for re-assembly becomes a
feature of the piece.
Something
stretched beyond its normal shape.
Something
made from the first 2 things you find discarded
Articulated
from something recalled from your youth
A space
that comforts you
A space
that makes you feel uncomfortable.
An object
that is longer than it is wide by ten
An object
that is architecture
A sculpture
that contains something else
Two
opposite things joined
A Terribly
Thin Object
Relating to
a cube
A flying
machine
Impossibly
large
Incredibly
small
Project 3 | Rube Goldberg device / Kinetic Sculpture
Sketches
(5) due: Sept. 27
Due: Oct. 14
Description:
Mixed media project with kinetic (moving) elements. Choice
#1: Using found object(s) assemble them to create a chain reaction between the
pieces. This portion should be videotaped to show at critique. Choice #2: Build
a kinetic sculpture powered by wind, gravity, water, a battery powered motor,
you, etc.
Objectives:
To combine found objects and other materials into a kinetic
or moving sculpture. This project will expand your thinking on what
3-dimensional sculpture can be beyond a static inanimate object. It will also
push you to think about how place is important in displaying your work. Think
about what will make your piece kinetic. Will the piece itself move or will it
be a platform for some other moveable object? You need to think about how your
piece will be powered, where the power comes from and where will the best
location be to take advantage of that power.
Materials:
Found objects, wood, plastic, gears, screws, wire, etc. The
sky is the limit on this one!
Artists:
Brad Litwin, Alexander Calder (circus), Arthur Ganson, Chris
Burden (Metropolis II), Rube Goldberg
Project 4 | Stop Animation
Sketches Due: Oct. 16
Due: Oct. 25
Description:
Make a stop animation video using a personal media device
(smartphone, cellphone, tablet, etc). In this project you will be creating a
digital piece of artwork. The video must be at least two minutes long. Use the
prompts below to help you come up with an idea.
Objective:
To use additive and subtractive methods of 3-dimensional
design where the end result is not a tangible 3-dimensional object. To
introduce you to New Media concepts in art.
Prompts:
Grow Die Explode Shrivel Reduce
Add Choreograph Build
Destroy Narrate Story
Autobiography Turn
Stretch Throw Draw
Biography Erase Shrink Season
Extrude Metamorphosis Fold Crumple Hatch
Birth Illustrate Cook Shower Fall
Carve Wind Spin Peel Clothing Animate Demonstrate Prepare Remove Fill
Plastic Inanimate Rubber Cartoon Swell
Materials:
Personal media device with a camera. Video or photographic
imaging software. Whatever other materials you will need for your video.
Artists:
Tim Burton, Ray Harryhausen, Nick Park (Wallace and Gromit)
Project 5 | Negative space
Sketches (5) due: Oct. 28
Due: Nov. 6
Description:
To construct a form to fill an existing negative space.
Objectives:
To engage with the shape and volume of a specific negative
space.
Materials:
Wood, fabric, paper, foam, metal, recycled material
Artists:
Bruce Nauman, Rachel Whiteread
Assignment 6 | Student’s Choice
Presentations due: Nov. 8
Projects due: Dec. 4 - 6
Description:
Consider a piece or series that has both form and concept.
In this project you will draft a proposal for your concept and present it in a
digital format (preferably Powerpoint or keynote). This presentation should
include the following:
Timeline – when you will start, what you will do each day
and when you will be finished.
Materials list– what will you need to complete the project.
Budget – an itemized list of what everything will cost
including the cost for your time, travel, tools, etc. You will have $1000 in
Monopoly (fake) money to work with for your proposed budget.
Sketches – five DETAILED sketches of your concept.
Portfolio – five examples of previous work or five example
of the work of others if you do not have any previous work.
Objectives:
The ability to create a piece of work which represents a
culmination of what you have done during the semester. Combining elements from
previous projects can result in some very interesting projects. Your
inventiveness and creativity will be put to the test. This project will also
give you some insight into what it takes to be a practicing artist.
Materials:
Materials used are up to you within reason. No Styrofoam,
plaster, resin, or harmful materials please.
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