ART 1130 Introduction to Art in Three Dimensions
Discover how ideas take shape in physical space. This course introduces the core principles of three-dimensional design through hands-on exploration with traditional and unconventional materials. Students investigate object, form, and space while developing creative problem-solving skills, refining craftsmanship, and learning to communicate using the language of art and design. Emphasis is placed on the iterative process—experimenting, testing, and revising—as students expand their ways of seeing, thinking, and making in three dimensions.
Course Types
Expression; Art History Elective
Notes
Materials Fee: $150
Course Outcomes
- Demonstrate working knowledge of visual and verbal vocabulary relevant to three-dimensional design, using appropriate terminology to analyze, discuss, and reflect on their own work and the work of others.
- Organize and produce effective three-dimensional objects and compositions, showing intentional use of form, space, structure, and surface.
- Employ a range of materials, tools, and processes with increasing technical competence, demonstrating attention to craft, technique, and material decision-making in three-dimensional work.
- Apply the elements and principles of three-dimensional design in the critique of objects and spatial compositions.
- Select and implement appropriate methods for presenting and staging three-dimensional work, considering scale, context, audience, and environment.
- Analyze the contextual, compositional, and conceptual relationships among three-dimensional works, including historical, cultural, and contemporary perspectives.
- Articulate and reflect upon personal motivations, intentions, and values as a maker, developing an emerging sense of individual voice and presence within three-dimensional design practice.