“Queer Super Objects” explores the evolving history of how LGBTQ+ iconography is translated into physical forms. The Rainbow Flag designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978 is a prime example of a group idea that crossed mediums and is now regularly seen in graphics, jewelry, fashion, ceramics and public art. Inventing a visual language to symbolize counter-cultural identity has been an artist driven responsibility since the Stonewall Riots in 1969. The Names Project Aids Quilt still involves thousands of participants sewing memorial quilt blocks to be exhibited in public spaces like The Mall in Washington DC. IWe'll think about queer representation with assignments to design and fabricate an inclusive platform for non-conformists.Technical demos will focus on approaches for making clay prototypes, plaster molds and casting editions using ceramic materials in an innovative way. Research will include readings, documentary films and Pop Culture updates. Weekly slide lectures on Out Queer Artists since the 1890’s, (Oscar Wilde and Sarah Bernhardt as starting points) will explore the decade by decade cultural breakthroughs in Art and Politics to inform a sense of Queer History. A final collaborative project will engage students to integrate their personal creativity into a tangible monument marking 50+ years of Queerness with a new generation’s concerns.Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studios extend a student's cross-school experience from Core Studio up into their upper division years. 3 units of Interdisciplinary Studio are required of all majors and must be completed in the junior or senior year. This advanced level studio is thematic in nature. Technical demonstrations are paired with thoughtful readings, seminar discussions and ambitious projects. Collaboration, experimentation and presentation skills are developed in concert with critical thinking.

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