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Sculpture

Sculpture - Tools, Techniques, and Concepts

The sculpture curriculum at the University of Toledo encourages working in every imaginable material and process available to the student, from the most traditional methods of representational clay modeling, using the human figure as reference, to live performance.  Located at the Center for Sculptural Studies, the sculpture program utilizes a beautifully lit, generously equipped woodshop, a comprehensive metal working facility and foundry, and even a small gallery for viewing works in progress. Within easy walking distance is the Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden, The Glass Pavilion, and the outstanding collections of The Toledo Museum of Art.
sculpture stacked stones
cast bronze pepper and lemon
Sculpture students work in a wide variety of media and processes from the traditional to the innovative. Casting and foundry work blends with 3D printing, CNC router techniques, and vacuum forming. As always, the 3D processes are hands-on and interactive. Students also learn how to utilize sculpture-making tools from a simple screwdriver to  a laser etcher.
student building birdhouse
Cast sitting dog
sculpture face and wood base
outdoor sculpture
foundry pour
person viewing sculpture
students in sculpture class
Students working on sculpture in the TMA
sculpture student working
cast nested vessels
Gallery attendees viewing sculpture
wood strip birdhouse
Ceramic sculpture installation

figurative sculpture

Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
Scenes from "Figurative Sculpture" at UT/3D...anatomy of the head and neck using Rubin's "Anatomy for Artists", and reproduction human skulls as a reference. 

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Sculpting the head from the inside out. What is the underlying structure that holds our facial features in place and makes us who we uniquely are?
Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
Figurative sculpture - head in clay with interior anatomy
student photographing his figurative sculpture

Wearable conditions

Learn more about Wearable Conditions on the Featured Projects page.
Wearable Conditions runway show three designs and shot of program
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  • Art Ed and Art History
    • Art Museum Practices
    • Art Education
  • 2D
    • Painting
    • Drawing
    • Printmaking
  • 3D
    • Ceramics
    • Sculpture
  • D&PA and NMDP
    • Photography
    • Interactive Digital
    • Print-Based Digital
    • Time-Space-Motion
  • FAST and CAST
  • Featured Projects
  • Department of Art - Home