Art 1130, 3-D Design, Foundations
KA165, first floor
Professor Suzanne Kanatsiz, Skanatsiz@weber.edu
Office: Rm 329, 626-8672
Schedules: Fall | Spring

"Educaton is about hanging around until you've caught on." Robert Frost

Textbook: "Shaping Space: The Dynamics of Three-Dimensional Design" Author: Paul Zelanski, Mary Pat Fisher
publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 3rd edition, 2006, ISBN #0534613934

Goals:
This course will teach students basic vocabulary in the fundamentals of 3-D design.
Students will develop a solid understanding of traditional principles and elements of 3-D design.
Projects are assigned to build student skills in a diversity of 3-D media that incorporate constructive, subtractive, additive and conceptual techniques. 
Students will cultivate abilities in critical thinking and constructive criticism of 3-D forms.
Students are encouraged in directions that enhance self-esteem in aesthetics and the creative process.
                       
Materials:
Mixed media materials are used including any and all commercially available materials.  The following is a partial list:  wire, plastics and resins, cardboard and paper, fiber, glass, plexi-glass, metal, wood, stone, clay plaster, found objects, computer, light (laser, incandescent, fluorescent), electronic media (video, audio, etc.), natural/earth (rocks, sticks, watert, fire, wind, etc.)  Student will be introduced to basic shop techniques in wood and metal.  Hand tools and stationary power tools will be employed in the fabrication of 3-D projects.

Health and Safety:
Equipment and safety information is available on the website: www.programs.weber.edu/sculpture.  Operations taught are shop safety, studio protocol, self-protection in the form of respirator, eye protection, skin protection, hearing, and ventilation.  All students will be trained before using any manual or power tools.  Students will be required to sign a release before using any tools.  Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are linked to the sculpture website and can provide the student with information on products purchased for use in class and if there are toxic properties to protect against. If a student does not feel he/she has been adequately trained on any tool in the shop, please report this immediately to the professor and refrain from using the tool(s) in question. Announcements will be made when students need specific safety equipment. Cleaning: Students must clean up after themselves after every class period; i.e. remove all materials, put tools back in their proper location, sweep floor and clean table tops. If a student does not abide by the above, he/she will not be allowed to work in the lab.

Methodologies:
A total of six projects are assigned to address different aspects of fabrication.  A diversity of processes are covere including the following:
a )   Additive:  constructing, assemblage, building. Subtractive: carving, chiseling, deconstructing, employing abrasives.
b )   Reconfiguration:  taking objects apart and rearranging the components without adding or subtracting anything.
c )   Replacement:  transformation, manipulation, modeling.
d )   Electronic Media: computer, audio, video.
e )   Conceptual:  content emphasized rather than material application.
f  )   Collaboration:  projects devised by two or more persons in collaboration with one another.
g )  Interdisciplinary:  crossing disciplines such as philosophy, literature, geology.

Terminology: 
The elements and principles of 3-D Design are covered.  Required reading is assigned every week. Weekly class discussions cover the contents of the reading assignments further assist students in developing their 3-D projects. The vocabulary of design is committed to memory through vocabulary exams, essay writing, and oral critiques of completed student projects. Contemporary design content is covered as well as references to art history, critical thinking and cultural context.  Narratives, analysis, intention and integrity of design are explored.

Attendance Policy: 
Roll is taken at the beginning of each class.   Please let the professor know if you arrive late.  Exchange phone numbers/e-mails with fellow students so you can get the assignment and work on it before you come back.  Grade will drop one full grade for each absence after three.  The professor’s record of attendance is final. If a student leaves before class is formally dismissed, an absence can accrue.

Grading
                        Three vocabulary exams                                              20 pts
                        Five essays                                                                     10 pts
                        Six design projects                                                        60 pts
                        Attendance and class participation                            10 pts
                        Extra credit                                                                         5 pts
                        Total amount of points possible for class:              105 pts

91-100 pts. = A     Excellence in all aspects of class. Completion of all course requirements.
81-90 pts. =   B     Above average projects, excellent effort. Above average completion of all course requirements.
71-80 pts. =   C    Satisfactory achievement and completion of all course requirements, some absences and tardiness.
61-70 pts. =   D    Less than satisfactory achievement, missing projects, more than 3 absences, tardiness.
51-60 pts. =   E    75% or less of course completed. Unofficial withdrawal.

Grade Reduction:
1) Not spending enough time outside of class on projects.
2) Consistently arriving late and/or leaving early. Turning in projects late.
3) Turning in underdeveloped projects executed with poor craftsmanship.
4) Silence during class discussions and class critiques. Lack of engagement.
5) Not prepared or having materials to work in class on lab days. Not reading assigned materials.
6) Not progressing steadily on a project, but rather putting it together at the last minute for the due date.

Personal Equipment Use:
Please do not use personal stereos in the classroom, and turn off all cell phones before entering the classroom. Respectful student conduct is an essential part of the classroom experience.

Attached Class Schedule: 
This is a tentative class schedule and may be subject to change during the semester.

Final clean-up: All materials, projects and evidence of projects must be removed after the last day of class. Some projects may have to be removed immediately. If so, the professor will notify the student. Points can be deducted from the final grade for lack of removal.

University Policy:
Any student requiring accommodations or services due to a disability must contact Services for Students with disabilities (SSD) in room 181 of the Student Service Center. SSD can also arrange to provide course materials (including syllabus) in alternative formats if necessary. Instructor will not , at any time, modify course requirements or standards to award a passing grade to a student with a disability(ies). Plagarism: If a student engages in plagarism, breaching copyright law, using and copying material from research as their own, they will lose the full amount of points on written projects. Course content: This course may deal with material and that is relevant to the discipline taught but may conflict with personal core beliefs, or opinions. Please refer to PP-MJ6-22 for WSU policy on this subject.