ART 116 - Ceramics I

Taught by: Gabriel Parque

Content: Ideas and basic techniques exploring clay as an art material: pinch, coil, slab, modular construction, and wheel throwing, with focus on nonfunctional art. Introduction to glaze techniques, kiln loading, firing, and basic concepts of three-dimensional design. The aesthetics of form, visual thinking, the history of ceramics.

Prerequisite: None.

Semester Credits: 4

Meeting Times: MTWTh 11:10-2:40 p.m.