Undergraduate Course: Metal Casting (LLLA07007)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course will consider the techniques and methodologies of metal casting and the role of the process in contemporary art. The focus will be on investment casting, considering how this has been utilized and modified for centuries in many cultures. Through practical demonstrations, presentations and group discussion students will explore a range of technical processes leading to the creation of a final cast metal piece suitable for exhibition. This introductory class is intended for students with an interest in foundry practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
generate ideas from research through text and haptic means to develop 3D visual ideas to cast as sculpture.
PRACTICE
demonstrate a practical and aesthetic use of investment casting methodology, rubber mold making and wax modeling, metal chasing and metal finishing patination
PRESENT
explore ways to present and resolve sculptural works developed from casting techniques into a range of coherent finished sculptural works.
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual art works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved art works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class. Typically, this will comprise:
Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Skills in working with metal casting techniques and processes
Knowledge of designing sculptures with metal casting
Abilities in making sculptures, mould making and patination
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of foundry practice within visual culture
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| Reading list |
Recommended
MEILACH, D., 2001, Direct metal sculpture : creative techniques and appreciation, Atglen, PA: Schiffer
HUGHES, P., 2008, Raising the bar : influential voices in metal, Ruthin: Denbighshire County Council
BARKER, R., 1968, David Smith, 1906-1965 : small sculpture of the mid-forties, London: Marlborough Gallery
BARKER, R., 1976, Netsuke : the miniature sculpture of Japan, London: Marlborough Gallery
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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