Methods and Languages of Sculpture

Code:

MLE302

Acronym:

MLE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Fine Arts/Sculpture

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fine Arts Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Fine Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
AP	24	Official Study Plan 2011	2	-	3	34	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

i - Promoting and consolidating knowledge regarding the last century’s art, considering the artistic practices roughly designated as sculpture, installation, performance, site-specific and public art, emphasizing the master pieces and authors which greatly influenced the practice and thinking of the contemporary culture.
ii - Promoting and consolidating critical assessment skills directed to the most emblematic movements occurred during the first half of the twentieth century and following decades, in the United States of America. Movements and main protagonists, master pieces and authors in economical, cultural and political context.
iii - Promoting and consolidating, whenever necessary, knowledge of Art History focusing on the sculpture practice, favoring some of the notorious case studies (master pieces and authors), particularly the aspects regarding the artifacts productions in civilization context.

Program

i - The turn of the century: 1900;
ii - Between wars period;
iii - Art dehumanization;
iv - The global master piece ;
v - The ready-made;
vi - The object, the insatllation, the performance, the site-specific and the public art.

Mandatory literature

Judd Donald; Complete writings 1959-1975. ISBN: 0-919616-42-9
Serra Richard; Writings interviews. ISBN: 0-226-74880-4
Krauss Rosalind E.; Passages in Modern Sculpture. ISBN: 0-262-61033-7
Causey Andrew; Sculpture since 1945. ISBN: 0-19-284205-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

i - Exhibition classes and debate sessions based on different kinds of didactic material (literature, p.points, aphorism and artist texts, among others);
ii - Report completion with additional research, based on the subject matter;
iii - Research work oriented by the Professor to be presented at the end of the semester, according to the student proposal;
iv - Progress reports.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

Not apply

Calculation formula of final grade

Besides what already mentioned above (Métodos de Ensino field), it is also considered the students assiduity and active participation during classes, research autonomy and critical views of the subject matter

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not apply

Observations

Note: see bibliography Portuguese edition.