OBJT 104 Found & Fabricated

3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course

This course will explore the cultural, historical and symbolic meaning of found objects and how
they can be appropriated, reshaped and their meaning altered as the context and times change.
This course will offer an introduction to experimental ways of working with found objects
as well as with a variety of materials and of fabrication methods, including modeling, mold
making, interactivity, metal and wood, and the structural attributes of objects. The histories
and uses of objects for utility, ritual, metaphor and drama will be explored through film, art and
design.

This course is not repeatable for credit.