 Latin word sculptūra,

 from sculptus,
 past participle of sculpere,

to carve
A Sculpture
- is a three- dimensional work of art
either in-the-round

can be seen from all sides or angles

 by means of cutting, carving,
chiseling, molding,
modeling,constructing or assembling
variety of media :
clay rubber
wax found objects
stone wood
metal plaster
sand

-
 The medium of sculpture defines the
thoughts and emotions of the person
inspired to create his/her work of art.

from highly detailed to free-form design for

private collection or commercial use.
 Techniques in Sculpture

carving assembling

sculpture

cutting

casting
modeling molding
carving

sculpture
 - time consuming

- painstaking
process in which the
artist subtracts, cuts
away superflous
materials until the
desired form is
reached
Tools used:
Sharp tools
Chisel

- Less penetrating tools such as

bow drill and a rasp
-Fine rasp
-Rub it with pumice or sand
- If a great degree of smoothness
is desired , we add patina,
made with an oil; or wax base
Pieta
Michelangelo
marble
"Emotion...of great love accompanied with
revering fear....of the God.
-probably the most famous of a religious aspect
-the only one he ever signed
- Underwent series of reconstruction
-artists b4 michelangelo depicted Mary as
griefstricken lady
-no amount of grief and thorns could destruct
the virginal features of this lady
carving cutting

sculpture
  

Resurrection  
1992
3.21 x 2.5 x 60 meters
Ramon Orlina Glass & Stainless steel
EDSA Shrine
 Spirit of
Pinaglabanan

 1974
Cut and welded
brass with
sculptured concrete
base 10 x 4.3 x 4.3
meters
Barrio Paraiso, San
Juan, Metro Manila
The Martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
(The Execution Scene)
Eduardo Castrillo
1991

Cut and welded brass, 50 figures

approximately
3.4 meters in a 900 square-meter area

Rizal Park, Manila

Malakas at Maganda
1981

Cut and welded brass with

sculptured concrete base
11 x 4 x 5 meters
University of Life
Pasig, Metro Manila
 carving cutting

sculpture

molding
 Materials used are soft and yielding and can easily
be shaped enabling rapid execution.
 carving cutting

sculpture

molding

modeling
 carving

sculpture

cutting

casting
modeling molding
Title: Clay
Medium: bronze
Dimensions:30” x 26”
The fitchler’s private collection.
Dr. and Mrs. Eichler of Texarkana, Texas commissioned Ms. Mongeon
to create these bronze sculptures of their boys. The youngest, Clay
is the most active of the Eichler boys. WIth his insatiable curiosity
and enless energy Clay is always exploring.
Guillermo Tolentino
The Durian sculpture unfolds to reveal the
tri-people of Davao: the Lumads, the
Muslims, the Settlers.
 carving assembling

sculpture

cutting

casting
modeling molding
- The technique of creating a sculpture by
joining together individual pieces ,
segments, sometimes “found objects” that
originally served another purpose.
Basketball Mi Mundo 2000
2 x 1.5 x 1.5 meters
Stainless aluminum tubes
Winning entry in the 2nd International
Biennale of Basketball in the Arts,
Madrid.
 Two kinds of Sculpture

 RELIEF or 2-DIMENSIONAL
- sculptures that are attached to a
flat surface slightly protruding from the
background enabling
the people to view the work from
one angle only.
In- the –Round or
3-Dimensional
by Auguste Rodin
Rodin said of his work, "What makes my
Thinker think is that he thinks
not only with his brain,
with his knitted brow,
his distended nostrils and compressed lips,
but with every muscle of his arms, back and
legs, with his clenched fist and gripping toes.
" The Thinker was originally conceived as the
central figure for the monumental "Gates of
Hell," a commission Rodin never completed.

The piece gained its current title when it was

exhibited in Paris in 1899.
The Cleveland Museum of Art --- Gift of
Alexandre P. Rodenberg
This is the last of Michelangelo's projects
for the tomb which Pope Julius
commissioned in 1506. The pope wanted
his monument to be exemplary and
Michelangelo planned a burial chamber
that would be a truly architectonic
structure, with statues of the old and new
testament figures at different levels.

The statue of Moses was sculpted during

the years when Michelangelo was painting
the Sistine Chapel. You see Moses as he
glares irately at the Jews after coming
down from Mt. Sinai with the Tables of
the Law. The extraordinary force of this
figure, the tension in the veins and
muscles, the posture and the furious
expression, have rightly made this Moses
one of the most admired masterpieces of
all
People Power
1993

EDSA, Quezon City

The Martyrdom Of Dr. Jose
P. Rizal
(The Execution Scene)
1991

Cut and welded brass,

50 figures approximately
3.4 meters in a 900
square-meter area
Rizal Park, Manila
Pillar of Growth
1977

Cut and welded brass with

antique patina finish
5.6 x 4.7 meter
Metrobank Plaza, Makati, Metro
Manila
Holy Spirit
1991

Stained glass
EDSA Shrine
main Altar Ceiling
Leaping Horse
1981

Brass sheets with polished

oxidized finish
4.5 x 4.5 x 1.4 meters
Taikoo Shing Residential Mall,
Hongkong
Plunging Dolphins
1987

Brass sheet with fountain system

area space of 5 x 5 meters
Taikoo Shing Residential Mall, Hongkong
Composed Forms
1979

Stainless Steel
1 x 6 meters
Philippine Trade Center,
New York
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
 Two forms of Sculpture

1. FIGURATIVE
(REPRESENTATIONAL) -
forms are derived from real
objects or figures further
enhanced by the sculptors
themselves.
 The little thief
bronze
2. ABSTRACT
(NON-REPRESENTATIONAL)

- uses forms having no direct reference to

external or perceived reality

- refers also to images derived from nature

but altered or simplified to their basic

geometric/biomorphic forms
Tag-Araw
1981
Eduardo Castrillo

Painted metal plate

7 x 6.5 meters
Private Collection
 IMPORTANCE OF SCULPTURE:

1. AS A RECORD OF HISTORY
 as MONUMENTS and MEMORIALS
because sculpture can be
made out of long lasting
substances, it is possible to
create monuments and
memorials celebrating
various human
achievements and triumphs.
AS PART OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

throughout history, sculpture has

been closely associated with
architecture partly because
similar materials and skills are used
in both fields.
Tabernacle Altar  
1983
1.08 meters
Glass & Narra Wood
Greenbelt Chapel, Makati
4. AS AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION -

many artists create sculptures

to satisfy their creative needs to
communicate and to express
their own ideas and feelings, or simply
to create a thing of beauty.
 Know the the following by or thru the ff:
- biography
- outstanding creations/artworks
1. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
2. Michelangelo
3. Guillermo Tolentino
4. Eduardo Castrillo
5. Rizal Monument
6. Ramon Orlina