Cultivating creativity rooted in the origin of humanity
Sculpture is a form of tactile expression that uses the basic materials that make up our planet--stone, wood, earth, metal--or uses other material humans can create. It has been an integral part of human history since paleolithic times, yet our relentless pursuit of efficiencies, which has only accelerated during the 21st century with the birth of AI and other technologies, has called those very condition of humanity into question. Still, no matter how times change, human beings will never lose the understanding of tactile form that we have cultivated throughout our history.
Students who major in sculpture learn the characteristics of various materials along with techniques for handling them as they develop their imagination and creativity as well as their skills of modeling and forming space. They strive to cultivate one of the oldest forms of human expression while cultivating a profound freedom and individuality that is unbound by predetermined styles.
Curriculum
Cultivating individual expression through forming and creativity
The sculpture major is designed to train future artists, researchers, art educators, and other experts who see three-dimensional expression as a critical part of their expression in our increasingly diversified modern world. First- and second-year courses cover the basics of sculptural expression as students learn about modeling, metal working, wood carving, installations, stone carving, terra cotta, and various materials (including dried lacquer and resin). Third-year students take seminars with faculty members to develop their individual areas of expertise while broadening their expressive talents. In their fourth year, students are guided to use the results of their creative research to engage in graduation works as the culmination of their works. Courses also feature lectures by renowned Japanese and international artists, art critics, and other experts. We develop the creativity of the students to generate new forms of expression as well as the multifaceted, multidimensional understanding of the world with which they engage.
Faculty members
Professor
TAKEUCHI Takakazu
Sculptural expression/modern art, Specializing in forming and photographing clay, terra cotta, and glass
Professor
TAKAHASHI Nobuyuki
Contemporary Art, Sculpture, Socially Engaged Art
Professor
MORIKITA Shin
Sculpture, Painting
Associate Professor
MURAO Rina
Metal Sculpture, Spatial Production/Spatial Representation
Lecturer
HAGURI Sato
Sculpture
Lecturer
MUKAI Eriko
Sculpture/Performance