ART 2715C

Welding: Steel Fabrication

Catalog Description:

ART 2715CWelding: Steel Fabrication (3) (A.A.) Three hours studio/lecture per week. Prerequisite; ART 2701C or ART 1203C. This course is an advanced intensive investigation of the possibilities and construction methods of working in sheet, rods and angle iron steel stock. Assignments will focus on strength, flexibility, connections and precision of the student’s design and fabrication. Additional special fees are required.

  1. Obtain knowledge of idea generation and development, lateral thinking and problem solving skills.
  2. Generate ideas relevant to the materials through sketching, models and verbal explanation including the development of a theme.
  3. Increase experience working with specialized tools and material.
  4. Demonstrate mastery in craftsmanship.
  5. Develop a broader knowledge of the relationships between material, process, form and content.
  6. Develop improved work habits, time management and other professional qualities of practice.
  7. Provide a greater opportunity for self-expression as students take an active role in determining the direction of their work.
  8. Create opportunities to explore and discuss student work in relationship to contemporary issues in art and culture.
  9. Demonstrate an ability to combine skills learned in three-dimensional design, sculpture I, drawing and computer graphics courses.
  10. Prepare written research on contemporary artists (living) making exemplary work in steel.
  11. Utilize the basic components of three-dimensional design, specializing in steel elements.
  12. Demonstrate techniques that express personal imagery with a high degree of refinement.
  13. Develop the ability to organize compositional elements in relation to other forms, space, the viewer and the model when work is considered wearable.
  14. Expand the vocabulary, experience and ability to apply principles of three-dimensional design/sculpture to plywood, sheet metal and other materials.
  15. Obtain working vocabulary relevant to steel fabrication including material stock, process, form and content.
  16. Develop safe working practices with tools and materials.
  17. Identify elements of successful design using silhouettes.
  18. Create layered imagery in relief forms.
  19. Translate 2D images into 3D compositions using sketches, geometry and measurements.
  20. Translate paper, plywood and wire models of varying scale into final material.
  21. Manipulate paper, wood and sheet metal with control and safety.
  22. Perform various methods of connection including welding options and cold connections.
  23. Obtain working knowledge of the various tools of steel fabrication.
  24. Participate in discipline-specific techniques required for a safe workplace environment in the studio.

Original Submission Date:October 21, 2011

Date of Last Revision:January 11, 2012