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Gregory S. Kline
Arts Barn STU
413.559.5866
On professional leave spring 2023.
Gregory S. Kline, studio arts sculpture technician and senior faculty associate, received his B.F.A. in sculpture from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an M.F.A. in sculpture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
He teaches various sculpture courses, including object and environment and mold making and casting for the artist and designer. Greg has also taught bronze casting and welded steel sculpture courses at the University of Massachusetts over the years. In addition to doing general building oversight, he works closely with individual students and classes on safe tool practices in the sculpture studio.
His primary interests include making and collecting objects, metal casting, and assemblage sculpture. Kline was an artist in residence at Kohler iron foundry in Wisconsin. His work has been exhibited nationally and is in numerous private and public collections, including the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
In this course, students will explore the sculptural object as a self-contained form and as an element within a found or created environment. Traditional materials such as steel, wood, plaster, and concrete will be taught concurrently with more ephemeral materials including paper, wire mesh, and found materials. Ideas originating within the traditions of modernism, postmodernism, minimalism, post-minimalism, installation art, and public art will be introduced through slide lectures, readings, and independent research. The course will culminate in an independent project. Keywords: sculpture, art, studio, process art.
This studio course introduces intermediate-level sculpture and studio art concentrators to mold making and casting processes. Students will be exposed to a range of cast sculpture, both historic and contemporary via books and slide lectures. Through assignments and independent work, students will explore the process of mold making and casting through a range of different materials including plaster, concrete, silicone rubber, and thermoplastics. Students will research historical and contemporary artists who utilize casting and present relevant work for class discussion. The course will culminate in an ambitious independent project. Keywords: Artist practice, art process, independent project, sculpture, materiality
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