Chapter 3 - Lesson 3

Sculpture

Unique Quality of Sculpture• Exists in space

• Viewed from all sides

• Actual space rather than illusion of space

• A sculptor sets out to fill space with original, visually appealing forms.

• These forms may echo reality, express powerful emotions, or communicate ideas.

Vocabulary of sculpture

• Bas relief

• High relief

• Sculpture in the round

• Modeling

• Carving

• Casting

• Assembly

• Kinetic art

Relief Sculpture• Not all sculpture can be viewed from

all sides. • Relief sculptures are 3-d forms

mounted to a flat surface.• Like paintings these sculptures are

designed to be viewed form the front.

• Bas relief – the sculptured forms project only slightly from the background

• High relief – the sculptured forms extend boldly out into space

Bas Relief- Donatello - Feast of Herod

High Relief – Andrea della Robbia – Madonna & child

Sculpture in the round• Any freestanding work

surrounded on all sides by space.

• Not all freestanding sculptures are meant to be viewed from all sides.

Processes of Sculpture• Modeling – is a process in which a

soft, pliable material is built up and shaped into a sculptural form.

Clay Wax or Plaster

Sculptor will gradually add more and more material to build a 3-D form, this is known as the additive process

Processes of Sculpture

• Carving – is cutting or chipping a form from a given mass of material to create a sculpture.

Stone , Wood

Removing material in order

to create a sculpture is

known as the subtractive

process.

Each type of stone has

unique characteristics

which create individual

challenges and textures.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.Michelange

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Processes of Sculpture• Casting – a melted-down metal or

other liquid substance is poured into a mold to harden.

• This method allows the artist to duplicate an original

sculpture done in wax, clay, plaster or some other material.• Most widely used • for is known as • the “cire-perdu” • or lost wax. Well • over a thousand • years old • method.

Processes of Sculpture• Assembly – The artist gathers and

joins together a variety of materials to construct a 3-D work of art.

Assemblage is a modern technique usually utilizing found items.

Kinetic Art – is a sculptural form that actually moves in space. (both externally and internally.)

Sculpture• No one can predict what the

sculptures of the future will look like. In one important way, however, they will be like the ones of past and present: They will continue to record the full range of human experience in ways that are sometimes shocking, sometimes touching, but always thrilling to see, to touch, and to appreciate.