Art 365
Intersection: Landscape, Architecture, Sculpture

“…..an ongoing experiment for long term creative growth……”

The goal of this course is to:

Expose you to a variety of artist, architects and landscape architects who work between the disciplines of Art, Architecture, Sociology, Science, and History.
Enable you to creatively respond to the environmental and community issues we face.
To design spaces that are ecologically sound as well as beautifully constructed.

The artists/architects work we will discus and meet work within the zone of Sculpture/Landscape/Architecture. They focus on the creation of space, place and green building materials.

The first part of the course will focus on built architectural forms.
We will read Krause’s “Sculpture in the Expanded Field” and From margin to center: the spaces of installation art by Julie H. Reiss to understand the history of Installation and architectural projects as works of art from the 1960 to the present. Martin Heiderger’s “Building Dwelling Thinking” will be central to the idea of making place.

The second half of the class will focus on the issues of ecology and landscape.
Between Rachael Carson’s “Silent Spring” published in 1962 and the first Earth Day celebration in 1970, environmental consciousness was changed forever. Artist/architects have been at the for-front of that change.

In order to understand this field, we will first read scholarship from the 1960 to the present that defined earthworks, land and Installation art. The text Land and Environmental Art will provide a guide for you. Additionally numerous readings and web sights have been gathered so that you can begin to see how the “Intersection” of these fields and innovative ideas are changing the way we think and make our world.

William McDonough’s Cradle to Cradle will give us a new perspective on Eco-building practices.

Please note if you wish to take this class you must:
Have woodshop skills and or welding skills.
Have taken one or more sculpture class before and know basic handling of sculpture materials.
Have read, “Sculpture in the expanded field”
Have taken courses in postmodern theory,
and be ready to work really hard.

PART I: Hospitable Space

We will consider the language of Architectural space in order to design a “Hospitable Space” or a space for gathering and human interaction. We will closely consider the phenomilogical language of materials and become versed in green and reused materials.

The class will visit “Green Building Services” and will purchase materials at the “Rebuilding Center”. You will build a model of this project or in the case of portable or smaller form the actual piece. Models will be made prior o the final work as well as research, drawing and surveys to understand the issues you are addressing.

The internationally renowned artist LUCY ORTA will be with us for several days in early FEBUARY. Her lecture, discussion of works done will give us first hand knowledge of architectonic sculpture that is also highly politically charged.

Our readings will cover the work of Steven Holl, Alan Werner, and Siaham Aramajani, Alan Wexner, Andrea Zittel as well as the architectural philosophy of Martin Heidegger in his essay “Building Dwelling Thinking”.

More info on PART I: Hospitable Space...

PART II: The Field

We will focus on the tradition of landscape architecture and the ecological impact of making a work upon the earth. The studio component will be an analysis of the East Meadow of campus and the possible implications of development. The class will draw the landscape, consider the natural and man-made features, discuss future development with those who use the space and conduct a design Charrett. Your final proposal for the meadow will include a written statement about future development, a drafted and or drawn proposal and a scale model.

The class will visit Zenger Farms to look at the landscape design and utilization of the earth. Each professional will give us a lecture on his or her profession as well as insights into thinking through the problems of the East Meadow.
The readings for this section will include the Ian Hamilton Finily, Mel Chin, Buster Simpson, Agnes Denis.

Resources such as Bruce Mau Design and the Institute for Massive Change, Dirt Studio and McDoungh partners will provide a reference base.

More info on PART II: The Field...

FINALLY

Since each project will be rather large in scale and scope, assisting each other or collaborative projects are encouraged. Because-

“Collaborative design has the synthetic power to create layered places.”
(Bruce Mau)

Class Calendar

January

29.Introduction “The Expanded Field” + LUCY ORTA. Present our 1st problem,
”A Hospitable Space”
Reading: LUCY ORTA
The Anti-aesthetic: essays on postmodern culture / edited by Hal Foster
“Sculpture in The Expanded Field” Krause

31.Discussion ORTA- +Hospitable
Food/ Building/ Lesson in Materials

February

1. SHOP TIME
Reading:
From margin to center: the spaces of installation art / Julie H. Reiss
Introduction, chapter 3
Assignment: Work on Dinner

5. Discuss work with ORTA
LUCY ORTA LECTURE 7PM VOLLUM
6. Dinner with Lucy ORTA + your guest. PNCA
8. SHOP TIME
Reading:
“Building dwelling thinking” Heidegger
Making place / Zapatka
Assignment: Make Site Visits

12. Discussion of works slides of Architecture/Sculpture,
planning places we will work. Demo- Building models.
14. Site Visits -47th street & Lewis
15. Shop Times. Visits
15.Nick Cave- Lecture 6:30 Vollum Lounge
16. JAMES TURRELL PNCA 7PM
Reading:
Siah Armajani: Anarchistic Contribution 1964-1994- “Communal Spaces”
Assignment:
Work on drawings. Interview people- send out email questions.
Find Materials.

19. Discussion Armajani and meetings about work.
21.Presentation of maps- Written notes, drawings, interviews ect.
Reading: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things / William McDonough & Michael Braungart. Chapter 3 “Eco-Effectiveness”
Review: Rural Studio, Scraphouse
Assignment: Begin construction

26. Mc Donough Film, Student presentations-Rural Studio, Scraphouse.
28. Work time and individual meetings.
29. Jacques Rancière PNCA 7pm
Jacques Rancière
http://www.upress.umn.edu/books/r/ranciere_disagreement.html
http://www.radicalphilosophy.com/default.asp?channel_id=2190&editorial_id=10429
Reading: Review the work of Steven Holl and or chose an architect/artist.
Phenomenology of perception. Translated from the French by Colin Smith
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice
Assignment: Work

March

4. Discussion-Work Time
6. FARM TRIP Work Time

11.Critique
13.Critique/ Present next project: “A Field, A Garden”
Reading:
Land and environmental art / [edited by Jeffrey Kastner; survey by Brian Wallis.] “SURVEY”
“One Place After Another: Notes on Site Specificity” Miwon Kwon
Rachel Carson

Break

25.Slides- Land and Enviromental Art
Presentation: “A Field A Garden….”
27. Meet with Zac about landscape at Reed College
discussion of where you may wish to work.
Reading: Dirt Studio, Dennis Oppenheim, Maya Lyn, James Turell

April

1. Discussion: Student lead- Select an artist/ movement
3. Brain storming. Visit Sites
Assignment: Begin brainstorming-drawing building.
Reading: Art Form Essays- Focus: Rirkrit Tiravanija

8.Discuss Tiravanija.
Write/ Draw/Plan.
Bring ideas to class.
10. Models/Plans.
Assignment: Model for projects.
Reading: Cradle-to-Cradle “Putting Eco-Effectiveness into Practice”

15.Discussion: Chapter 6 “Putting Eco-Effectiveness into Practice”
17. Individual meetings.
Assignment: Beginning work on your piece.

22. Discussion and Presentation of your project, work in progress, models, drawings, plans.

24. Work time /Shop open.

29.Work time/ Shop open
31.Work time /Shop open

May

6.Final critique. With invited guest artist/architects.
Final Exhibition 7pm

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WEB Sites Visiting Landscape Architects, Architects, Artists

Lucy and Jorge Orta- Studio Orta
http://studioorta.free.fr/

Nick Cave
http://grandarts.com/exhibits/NCave.html
http://www.jackshainman.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=23
http://www.arts.wisc.edu/artsinstitute/air/page.php?get=nick_cave.html

Rural Studio
http://cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural%2Dstudio/

AZ
http://www.zittel.org/

Scraphouse
http://www.scraphouse.org/

Dirt Studio- Julie Bargmann
http://www.dirtstudio.com/dirtindex.htm

Buster Simpson
http://www.bustersimpson.net/

Mel Chin
http://www.satorimedia.com/fmraWeb/chin.htm

James Turell
http://www.conversations.org/story.php?sid=32
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/turrell/index.html

Maya Lynn
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/lin/
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/lin0int-1

Materials for this course

The Anti-aesthetic : essays on postmodern culture / edited by Hal Foster
Reserve Main -- BH301.M54 A57 1983 c.4 --

The Anti-aesthetic : essays on postmodern culture / edited by Hal Foster
Reserve Main -- BH301.M54 A57 1983 c.6 --

Art of the twentieth century : a reader / edited by Jason Gaiger and Paul Wood
Reserve Main -- N6490 .A7175 2003 --

Building dwelling thinking
Heidegger, Martin
Reserve Main -- Art Folder # 13 --

Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things / William McDonough & Michael Braungart
McDonough, William
Reserve Main -- TD794.5 .M395 2002 --

Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things / William McDonough & Michael Braungart
McDonough, William
Reserve Main -- TD794.5 .M395 2002 c.2 --

Designing the future
Underwood, Anne
Reserve Main -- Art Folder # 12 --

From margin to center : the spaces of installation art / Julie H. Reiss
Reiss, Julie H
Reserve Main -- N6537.N5 R45 2000 -- ON HOLDSHELF

From margin to center : the spaces of installation art / Julie H. Reiss
Reiss, Julie H
Reserve Main -- N6537.N5 R45 2000 c.2 --

Idea and phenomena
Holl, Steven
Reserve Main -- Art Folder # 10 --

Land and environmental art / [edited by Jeffrey Kastner ; survey by Brian Wallis.]
(no author)
Reserve Main -- N6494.E27 L36 1998 c.2 --

Making place
Zapatka, Christian
Reserve Main -- Art Folder # 9 --

One place after another : notes on site specificity
Kwon, Miwon
Reserve Main -- Art Folder # 3 --

Phenomenology of perception. Translated from the French by Colin Smith
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, 1908-1961
Reserve Main -- B829.5 .M413 7 --

Sculpture in the expanded field
Krauss, Rosalind
Reserve Main -- Art Folder # 2 --

Written in water
Holl, Steven
Reserve Main -- Art Folder # 5 –

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Additional Hand Outs:

Kardon, Janet. Siah Armajani: Bridges, Houses, Communal Spaces, Dictionary for Building. Exh. cat., Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1985.
“Siah Armajani: Anarchistics Contribution”

Amman, Jean-Christopher. Siam Ramayana. Ex. cat. Knothole, Basel and Steely Museum, Amsterdam, 1987.
“Notes”

“Biographical Notes” Ian Hamilton Finley/Abrioux

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Art 365 Intersection: Landscape, Architecture, Sculpture