After successful completion of the course, students are able to apply the acquired skills prkatically:
The learning goal is to deepen competence in the design of three-dimensional objects through practical exercises and by acquiring theoretical background knowledge from the fields of design theory, material-related shaping, design theory and methodology. The planning and production of artistic works is methodically prepared using the example of a specific topic-related task. These are developed at 1:1 scale by means of digital and physical design methods. Forms of presentation are developed and tested.
A line went for a walk…
In the summer semester of 2022, the Form*Design module deals with lines of one kind or another: Linearity as a whole therefore serves as method, technique, as well as condition for the production of multidisciplinary works. The results of the module will be presented publicly in an exhibition at the end of the semester at Drosendorf Castle in Lower Austria. Artist Paul Klee depicted the line as “a dot that went for a walk”. Rather than limiting himself to a single definition, Klee expands the scope of the line to include a range of creative possibilities and interpretations. Actions and gestures leave traces that can be interpreted as lines—
The poem Line by Matt Donovan captures this broad definition:
Surface engraved with narrow stroke, path
imagined between two points. Of singular thickness,
a glib remark, a fragment, an unfinished phrase.
It is any one edge of a shape and its contours
in entirety. Melody arranged, a recitation,
the ways horizons are formed. Think of levelling,
snaring, the body’s disposition (both in movement
& repose). It has to do with palms and creases,
with rope wound tight on someone’s hand, things
resembling drawn marks: a suture or a mountain ridge,
an incision, this width of light. A razor blade
at a miser, tapping out a dose, or the churn
of conveyor belts, the scoured, idling machines.
A conduit, a boundary, an exacting
course of thought. And here, the tautness
of tent stakes, earth shoveled, the depth of trench.
In this course the line is framed as digital-abstract and as material-physical element of departure for the generation of form in three-dimensional space. In such a framework, a line can be a rope, a tree branch, a chain, a brush stroke, a water pipe or a toothpaste coil squeezed out of a tube, whereas the generative possibilities of such elements are defined by attributes like:
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material properties (e.g. thickness, elasticity, viscosity...)
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connective elements (e.g. continuity, nodes, composition...)
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active forces (e.g. gravity, wind, friction...)
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By means of different approaches the course aims to creatively explore the multiple expressions of the line. The focus is on the relationship between digital and physical methods of thinking, representing and making in three dimensions.
Video: https://vimeo.com/677089812/ab373acb4b
Courses
Mandatory:
264.103 Design and Gestaltung - Theory VO 1.5h (Eva Sommeregger)
264.110 Design and Gestaltung - Processes VU 3.0h (Marie Reichel, Lukas Thaler)
264.134 The basics of shaping VU 2.0h (Marie Reichel, Lukas Thaler)
264.049 Material and technology as a condition of form VU 2.0h
Electives:
Recommended:
264.111 Drawing and graphical methods UE 2.0h (Efilena Baseta)
264.140 Digital production ue 2.0h (Marco Palma)
258.033 Object photography vu 2.0h (Greor Titze)
Additional:
258.031 Architectural Model Making II, ue 3.0h (Walter Fritz)
References
The courses in the module are taught in an interdisciplinary manner and focus on different aspects of a common problem. Participation in the electives (264.111 Analytical and Functional Drawing, 264.140 Digital production, 258.033 Object Photography) is essential to the development of the project.
Independent research; workshops; work on site in the "Modelliersaal" as well as outdoor space/on the grounds of the castle Drosendorf; weekly meetings and feedback sessions; individual and independent development and presentation of an object in the field of product design or sculptural artistic design; presentation of the results in the context of exhibitions; work in small groups (max. 3 persons).
!!! ATTENTION: NO POOL REGISTRATION FOR THIS COURSE, INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED !!!!
Registration via TISS and by email (including portfolio!) to: efstathia.baseta@tuwien.ac.at
Language:
Classes will be held in English and German.
COVID19:
In the event of a change in the Corona situation, there may be changes to the format (change to distance-only learning or hybrid formats).
Landuni Drosendorf:
The course takes place in cooperation with "Landuni Schloss Drosendorf".
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Drosendorf
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Schloss+Drosendorf/@48.8668841,15.6182702,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4772b69c9778b305:0xa972b7f9c1fc626b!8m2!3d48.8668841!4d15.6204589
Dates:
- Introduction: March 2nd 2022, 11–13 am, Modelliersaal (Hauptgebäude, Karlsplatz 13, 4 Stock, Zugang über Hof 1 Stiege 10)
- first workshop: March 9th 2022, Landuni Schloss Drosendorf (all day)
- Midterm Präsentation: April 27th 2022
- March, one week excursion: preliminary visit to Drosendorf Castle
- June 20th - June 26th : stay at Drosendorf Castle
Exact times will be announced at the introduction meeting on March 2.
