Course detail

Art Techniques – Sculpturing

FA-VMO-NEAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course of sculpturing introduces sculpting clay as a material enabling students to express their ideas fast, which is suitable to create first ideas and models of buildings. The course of sculpturing is divided into two thematic parts. The first part of assignments is focused on technical mastering of working with clay (still life, organic shapes, augmented detail etc.) and leads students to understand the possibilities and restrictions of the material. In the second part of semester, students are assigned topics relevant to their professional instruction, and which require creative mastering of the assignment (abstract composition).

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Jan Šebánek, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Drawing (UZ)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluation includes attendance in practicals, submitted collection of photographs from the practicals (only digital form in PDF format) where all blocks are represented, at minimum 10 photographs. The grading evaluation reflects the quality of submitted photographs (in terms of content and technique), the development throughout the semester including students´ interest and creativity.
Students will attend the introductory lecture and it is compulsory to attend the practical classes. Two absences from practicals are tolerated; more absences in case of serious health problems must be discussed with the pedagogue. The lesson can be compensated in a parallel study group.
In the case of a student's apology and with approval of the subject guarantor, personal attendance may be substituted with online attendance in the classes.

Aims

The aim is for students to learn the basic art methods for working with sculpting clay, and to understand the spatial relations and principles for designing abstract spatial composition on an assigned topic.
  • Students will acquire practical skills of working with the sculpting clay at the relevant level (higher education of arts).
  • Students will acquire the ability to accurately represent their spatial architectural ideas with adequate aesthetic quality.
  • Students will acquire the ability to represent spatial situation from observed schema or oral assignment.
  • Students will learn to choose from various possibilities of inspirational approaches to acquire the intended expression.
  • Students will understand the overlap of sculpturing with other parts of the life, and will learn to use them as an inspiration for their architectural thinking.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BROOKS , Pfeiffer. Frank Lloyd Wright. Taschen 2014 ISBN 978-3-8365-5598-2 (EN)
MIGAYROU, Frederic . Frank Gehry. Prestel 2015 ISBN10 3791354426 (EN)
PALLASMAA, Juhani. The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses. Wiley, 2012. ISBN: 978-1119941286. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

2 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Jan Šebánek, Ph.D.

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Jan Šebánek, Ph.D.