University of Southern California

Course Details

Number Title Units Offered Prerequisites
106 Sculpture I 4 Fall, Spring None

Sculpture I is a practical and theoretical introduction to sculpture as dimensional manipulation. This course will guide you through an exploration of form, mass, gravity, surface, structure and associative recognition in three-dimensional art. Primary materials and their attendant techniques used will be clay, paper, plaster, cardboard, found objects (including found material) and wood. Basic material acquisition and manipulation along with a complete introduction to the wood shop are the technical goals of the course.