The 雕塑/维度研究 Division at Alfred University draws on a diversity of conceptual and technical approaches to offer an expansive educational experience. 从玻璃雕塑到霓虹灯作品再到纸, wood, metal and more, the Division provides students a creative experience inclusive of their preferred media. This study area is grounded in a material tradition while simultaneously promoting creative study challenging the ever-expanding field of sculpture.
艺术-雕塑-维度研究
支持多种媒体的动态课程.
The Sculpture-Dimensional Studies Division at Alfred University draws on a diversity of conceptual and technical approaches to offer an expansive educational experience. 从玻璃雕塑到霓虹灯作品再到纸, wood, metal and more, the Division provides students a creative experience inclusive of their preferred media. This study area is grounded in a material tradition while simultaneously promoting creative study challenging the ever-expanding field of sculpture.
Area Of Study
一年级/基础/二年级
以新生基金会的经验为基础, the sophomore level courses in the Division of 雕塑/维度研究 introduce you to a variety of ideas, materials, and processes that provide a wealth of alternatives and a base of knowledge that you can rely upon as you continue to develop.
Junior/Senior
通过课程进入初中和高中, 你会不断面临新的挑战, 无论是技术上还是概念上, which allows you to expand your artistic voice and to question the relationships that exist between materials and themselves within the context of contemporary art practice.
混合媒介雕塑/纸
The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to work in cross-disciplinary ways, with a conceptual focus. Materials are explored for attributes that contribute to the "reading" of the work. The introductory course investigates the qualities of paper as an interdisciplinary material within a mixed media potential that is easily integrated in 2-D, 3-D和4-D(基于时间的)研究.
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- 2台便携式氧乙炔焊接设备
- MIG welder
- Plasma cutter
- 卧式带锯(金属)
- Delta table saw
- 2把立式带锯(木材)
- 卧式钻床
- Chop saw
- 5lb wax melter
- Spray booth
- Reina Hollander打蛋器(2 1/2磅容量)
- Whiz mixer
- 不锈钢真空工作台(4'x9')
- 纽鲍尔限制干燥机
- Hydraulic press
- 链和铺设模具视频投影仪
- Hand-tools galore!
Hot Glass Studios
Our facility currently has a two thousand pound capacity continuous melt furnace for clear glass, 容量为1200磅的彩色玻璃熔炉, 三个大洞和二十个退火炉, all computer controlled. 这个空间是 National Casting Center which also provides space for metal casting at a facility located just off campus.
热玻璃工作室设备
- 一个1200磅容量的玻璃熔炉用于彩色玻璃铸造
- One 2000 lb capacity continuous feed glass furnace for glassblowing
- 三个再热炉(荣耀孔)
- 5个GB 4温度控制器
- 10 GB 1温度控制器
- 三个设备齐全的玻璃吹制站
- Three bench torches
- Two pick up ovens
- Two garage ovens
- Powder booth
- Three marvers
- 金刚石岩心钻床
- 一把14英寸的钻石锯
- Diamond lathe
- 三台24 "和30 "平粗轧机
- 两台特纳上置主轴车床
- 4 1/2 "湿式便携式金刚石锯
- 7英寸湿式便携式金刚石锯
- Six central water feed, 4 1/2” portable wet diamond grinders with diamond and felt pads
- 喷砂机能够处理40“x40”面板
- Mortar mixer
- Two wax steamers
- 工业用蜡熔炉
Neon Light Studio
The neon studio is well equipped and enables 3 students to bend glass simultaneously. 所有设备均符合行业标准. 课程侧重于雕塑, architectural and experimental applications; however, interest in the fundamentals of lettering and signage is accommodated.
Neon Studio Equipment
- E.G.L. 10KVA轰击变压器和扼流圈控制
- 8.5 cubic foot external bombarding oven with electronic temperature controller
- 14'玻璃绝缘轰击台
- 两个16“海德580丝带燃烧器
- 五点交叉火焰燃烧器
- 三个7-500喷灯
- Two splicing torches
- E.G.L. gas transfer system coupled with a Tschida 30/30 insulux glass manifold
国家铸造中心
The foundry is fully equipped for large-scale aluminum, bronze and iron casting. An induction furnace will provide iron and stainless steel casting opportunities. The mold-making systems used in the foundry are: traditional plaster investment, 树脂粘砂和陶瓷外壳.
The foundry facility is a newly renovated stand-alone-building devoted to cast metals. This building houses two gas fired 200 lb bronze and aluminum furnaces and one VIP Inducto-Therm High Temp. 倾斜炉用于铸铁和不锈钢. 这个区域是金属的一半 National Casting Center 另一半则在铸造玻璃中发展. This new facility also has a full stone working facility with cutting, carving, fabricating and polishing options possible for marble and granite stone sculpture. Also, combinations of metal, stone and glass sculpture are encouraged.
Foundry Equipment
- 2台200磅容量的速熔炉(铝和青铜)
- Large car kiln
- Flash burnout kiln
- Large drill press
- 强力带锯20 "喉
- 工业蜡熔化/回收罐(容量10磅)
- 燃气锻造和铁砧
- Morter mixer
- 追逐和镀铜区
- 搪瓷设备
- 全套手动和气动工具
Metal Fabrication
The Metal fabrication studio is well equipped with all processes in welding technology (TIG, MIG, brazing, 氧乙炔和等离子切割), 金属锻造和大型爆破室.
金属加工设备
- 大中型等离子弧切割
- Cabinet sandblaster
- 大型喷砂室
- AC/DC arc welding
- MIG和TIG焊接工艺
- Oxyacetylene cutting
- Portable arc welding
- 喷砂室(12'x20 ')，配有工业喷砂机
- 小型喷砂机能够处理40“x40”面板
- Large metal roll
- Large metal shear
- 强力带锯20 "喉
- Horizontal band saw
- Hassfeld bender
- 燃气锻炉和铁砧
- Large pneumatic hammer
- Overhead chainfalls
- 底座研磨站
- 全套的手持式和便携式工具
Wood Shop
The wood shop provides an open supervised studio space for all 艺术与设计学院 students to work in wood. All students must complete safety training at the beginning of each academic year to have access to the facility, 哪家营业时间开放, 大约一周55个小时.
The Wood Shop is a fully equipped wood working facility with two rooms, one housing most of the large stationary equipment including: chop saws, band saws, 专业锯停柜台锯, drill press, wood lathes, belt, disc, and spindle sanders, a panel saw, 18” capacity planer, and 14” x 8’ joiner. The second room of the wood shop is the general workroom equipped with a dozen large woodworking tables with built in vises, 还有各种各样的手工工具, hand held power tools, and wood working clamps. 木材车间也有一个蒸汽管弯曲木材.
All equipment is maintained by the shop technicians to provide a safe working atmosphere and the technicians are always available for assistance to ensure safety and enjoyment of time spent in the wood shop.
Life After Graduation
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“阿尔弗雷德给了我从玻璃领域拓展的机会. And I developed an appreciation for the physical context in which your work is placed. "
Brad Turner, 2013
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