M8-Objectives & Overview
Module 8 - Three Dimensional Media
OVERVIEW
Three-dimensional media occupies space defined through the dimensions of height, width and depth. It includes sculpture, installation and performance art, craft and product design. Two processes are responsible for all three-dimensional art: additive, in which material is built up to create form, or subtractive, where material is removed from an existing mass, such as a chunk of stone, wood or clay. The different categories we’ll examine in this module are not necessarily exclusive from each other, and we will look at some examples of three-dimensional art that arguably cross over between categories. Topics covered include:
- Types of Sculpture and other Three-Dimensional Media
- Methods
- Modern Variations of Three-Dimensional Media
OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:
- Identify and describe specific characteristics of three-dimensional mediums artist use
- Demonstrate how the advance of technology is reflected in three-dimensional media throughout the art historical record
- Explain the effects installation and performance art has on artistic experience.
- Compare and contrast three-dimensional artworks from different cultures