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Objectives and competences

- Familiarise students with various theories and practices related to the subject of the course, - train students for individual artistic work relevant to the course, - train students for pedagogic work relevant to the course.

Content (Syllabus outline)

Theoretical subjects: - analysis of sculptural portraits with emphasis on modern (A. Rodin, G. Manzu, A. Giacometti, ...) and contemporary sculptural portraits (M. Quinn, D. Tršar, M. Begić, …), - sculpture in public space (site-specific sculpture, environmental art, land art, street art, …), - object art (found object, readymade) with emphasis on the analysis of sculptures by Constantin Brancusi, Marcel Duchamp, Alberto Giacometti, Joseph Beuys, Daniel Buren, Claes Oldenburg/Coosje van Bruggen, ...), - technological foundations of traditional and contemporary sculptural techniques related to carving (direct carving, 4 axis CNC carving, ...). Creative exercises: - sculpting a portrait after a photograph, - creating a computer animation and a model of an individual proposal for a sculpture in public space, - object-based sculpture, - creating a sculpture on the basis of a carving technique, - final exhibition.

Learning and teaching methods

- Lectures - analyses of theoretical and visual material - exhibition visits - class discussions - individual consultations and feedback sessions - creation, presentation, and defence of own artistic proposals and works of art.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

- Knowledge and understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of portrait sculpture, object-based sculpture, sculpture in public space, and sculpture made with various carving techniques, - knowledge and understanding of important artists and their artworks that relate to the subject of the course, - ability of critical analysis and presentation of selected theoretical treatises and works of art, - ability to individually create artistic proposals and works of art that relate to the contents of the course.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Technical skills – using different working methods Ability to transfer some skills into collaborating processes and vice versa Searching for possibilities to directly proclaim primal creativity.

Readings

- Različne monografije kiparjev ter umetnostno-zgodovinska dela / various monographs of sculptors and art historical texts - internetna baza podatkov in arhivov / online resources and archives - Tuck Langland: From Clay to Bronze: A Studio Guide to Figurative Sculpture. Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999 (izbrana poglavja / selected chapters) - Skulptur 4, Die Moderne: 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Köln, Taschen, 1996 - M’ARS, letnik / vol. 1, številka / issue 3, 1989 (izbrana poglavja / selected chapters) Dodatno literaturo bo nosilec predmeta določal sprotno v vsakoletnem učnem programu. / Additional literature will be chosen according to the requirements of each year's study programme.

Prerequisits

None.

  • red. prof. spec. DARKO GOLIJA

  • Oral examination: 60
  • Solving literature problems: 40

  • : 60
  • : 45
  • : 165

  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • FINE ART EDUCATION - 2nd