A wide shot of a ceramics studio, featuring students working with pottery wheels and other tools.

Daniel Gordon Baird

Lecturer

Bio

BFA, 2007, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. MFA, 2011, the University of Illinois at Chicago. Exhibitions: The Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Göteborg (SE), Leeds University College of Art, Leeds (UK), the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, MI (US), ‘Singing Stones,’ organized by Palais de Tokyo (US), ‘of the water’, GRIMM (NY/NL) and ‘murmur’ at PATRON (Chicago) and 'murmurings' at Salon ACME (CDMX). Publications: Artforum, the SEEN, Brooklyn Rail.

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

This course is an introduction to the materials, methods, and concepts of sculpture. We will investigate making in relation to material, time and space. We will consider aspects of sculpture such as meaning, scale, process, social engagement, ephemera and site; and explore the formal properties and expressive potential of materials including mold making and casting, wood, metal and experimental media. We will combine the use of materials and methods with ideas that reflect the history of contemporary sculpture. Demonstrations and authorizations will provide students with experience and technical proficiency in sculptural production while readings and slide lectures venture into the critical discourses of sculpture.

Class Number

1793

Credits

3

Description

Patternmaking is at the heart of metalworking, woodworking, fashion, architecture and many other disciplines. Why? Because so many materials are available in sheet form. Students in this course will investigate a range of processes by which flat sheet materials like paper, wood, metal, fabric, vinyl, and plastic can be used to make volumetric, three-dimensional forms. Patternmaking for Sculpture will teach the student digital and analogue methods of designing, cutting, and assembling 3D work. Practical strategies as well as contemporary industrial use and the history of patternmaking will be explored to give each student a range of options for making their own work, whether it be art or design.

Class Number

1724

Credits

3

Description

This course provides students with a semester-long concentration on a sculptural project of their own choosing. Students are encouraged to focus on a cohesive body of work that shares a material or conceptual framework. Multiple individual critiques will enhance their ability to identify, develop and clearly express their artistic intentions. Image and video presentations will expand students' familiarity with a range of sculpture practices. Individual research methodologies are emphasized and structured to take advantage of the institution's resources. Class discussion of contemporary sculpture and theory will underscore students? understanding of the social production of meaning and help them to contextualize their work.

Class Number

1725

Credits

3