CERAMIC SCULPTURE An experiment with clay bodies

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dc.contributor.authorOnyilo, E s t h e r Ada
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-23T10:58:39Z
dc.date.available2014-06-23T10:58:39Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.descriptionBeing a Research Project Report Submitted to post Graduate School, Ahmadu Bello University in p a r t i a l fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) in Sculpture Faculty of Environmental Design Department of Fine Arts Ahmadu Bello University Z a r i a 1989en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study has been a p r a c t i c a l s t u d i o p r o j e ct i n v o l v i n g the procurement and p r o c e s s i n g of raw m a t e r i a l s which included rocks such as q u a r t z and f e l d s p a r as well as clay l i k e k a o l i n and secondary c l a y s . The r e s e a r c h a l s o involved t h e f o r m u l a t i on of clay bodies - e a r t h e n ware, stone ware and p o r c e l a i n , t h e e x e c u t i o n of s c u l p t u r e s , f i r i n g, and t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of g l a z e s and c o l o r s on t he s c u l p t u r e produced as means of f i n i s h i n g. Samples r e l e v a n t to the study f o r both s t o ne ware and p o r c e l a i n bodies in t h e form of bars and t h e s i x t y - s i x t i l e t r i a x i a l blena were made. These were t e s t e d a c c o r d i n g l y to determine w o r k a b i l i t y, p l a s t i c i t y , wet , dry, color ana f i r i n g s h r i n k a g e. I n a d d i t i o n g l a z e samples in d e s i g n e d t i l e s of t h e t h r e e bodies were made and a l s o t e s t e d for f i n i s h i n g s u i t a b i l i t y. The v a r i o u s b o d i e s , f i r i n g t e m p e r a t u r e , g l a z es and c o l o r s , methods, p h o t o g r a p h i c r e p r o d u c t i o n of works and l i t e r a t u r e s r e l e v a n t to the p r o j e c t have been documented i n t h i s w r i t e up. The end r e s u l t of t h i s p r o j e c t is t he e x h i b i t i o n of a l l s c u l p t u r e s and samples u n d e r t a k en i n t h i s r e s e a r c h.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4970
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCERAMIC,en_US
dc.subjectSCULPTURE,en_US
dc.subjectexperiment,en_US
dc.subjectclay,en_US
dc.subjectbodies.en_US
dc.titleCERAMIC SCULPTURE An experiment with clay bodiesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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