clay workshop report

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SAL School of Architecture, Ahmadabad.

Clay workshop18-19-20thnov.2015

Semester l, Studio-l!iv. "-#$

Conducted by : Jinal Patel (Artist, Ahmedabad) Bachelors in visual arts, major in sculpture, Faculty of fine arts, M.S. university, Baroda.

Masters in art design and Communications, Faculty of arts and humanities, Cept university, Ahmadabad.


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Clay (mud) in ArchitectureArchitecture involves use of various different construction materials that require a unique construction technique. But most of these construction

techniques are energy intensive techniques. Mud construction system is less energy intensive and very effective in different climatic conditions.

arth !clay" is one of man#s oldest building materials and most ancient civili$ations used it in some form. %t &as easily available, cheap, and

strong and required only simple technology. %n gypt the grain stores of 'amasseum built in adobe in ()**BC still e+ist. the reat -all of China

has sections built in rammed earth over *** years ago. %ran, %ndia, /epal, 0emen all have e+amples of ancient cities and large buildings built in

various forms of earthen construction. %t is significant that the oldest surviving e+amples of this building form are in the most arid areas of the

&orld.

Man has al&ays built &ith natural materials, building &ith mud1earth2 the most natural of all building materials poses a special challenge.

Architecture today is discriminated by cold hard, machine made building materials. -hile all previous attempts to replace these &ith a more

plastic, environmental friendly material have resulted in a region of the structural of technical dimension of the architecture, building &ith mud

offers unique possibility of a synthesis. As an e+ploration into the possibilities of mud as building material is especially relevant in country li3e

%ndia.

Clay (mud) as a building material

Clay is one of the oldest building materials on arth, among other ancient, naturally4occurring geologic materials such as stone and organic

materials li3e &ood. Bet&een one4half and t&o4thirds of the &orld#s population, in traditional societies as &ell as developed countries, still live or

&or3 in a building made &ith clay as an essential part of its load4bearing structure. Also a primary ingredient in many natural building techniques,

clay is used to create adobe , cob, cord&ood, and rammed earth structures and building elements such as &attle and daub, clay plaster, clayrender case, clay floors and clay paints and ceramic building material. Clay &as used as a mortar in bric3 chimneys and stone &alls &here

protected from &ater.


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Clay as a modeling material5he most easily recogni$ed form of sculpting is clay modeling, that is, the creation of a )4dimensional piece of art typically using some type of

clay6 7lastilina !oil4based clay also 3no&n as plasteline, plasticium, plasticine", self4hardening !non4firing" clay, ceramic1pottery clay, &a+ or other

polymer4based material. Clay is highly versatile, e+tremely easy to &or3 &ith, and the ideal modeling material for the beginner as &ell as the

seasoned sculptor. -ith nothing more than a bloc3 of clay, the artist can begin his journey of creativity. 0our choice of material is a very personal

one 4 based upon feel, te+ture, and hardness of the material, and possible required reproduction of the finished piece.

%n addition to the materials selected, the artist also uses modeling tools to manipulate the material into the shape desired. 5hese sculpting tools

come in various shapes, si$es and styles and are used to cut, scrape or shape the modeling material to create a specific effect. 5hey are usually

produced from carbon steel, stainless steel, &ood, and plastic.

Sculptors often turn to using armatures, and modeling stands, to assist them during the sculpting process. Armatures, internal support structures

often constructed from aluminum, help in building your clay model &hich may not support their o&n &eight. Modeling stands are a type of &or3

table &hich can be moved around the studio and raised and lo&ered for optimum use.

Aim of this clay &or3shop &as to give 8hands on9 e+perience of clay modeling through different tools and techniques. it also helped students

to understand architectural spaces, scale, proportion and sculpting through modeling.

Stages : Introduction of material

Setting worklace

Prearation of clay

!esign (on aer)

"odeling (base work and detailing)

#inishing and documentation (hotograhy)


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Setting $orklace and Prearing Clay


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!esigning and "odel making


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!esigning and "odel making


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#inishing and Photograhic !ocumentation


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#inishing and Photograhic !ocumentation

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