CONTEMPORARY

SCULPTURE
Art Production
Contemporary Art 12
Sculptural processes are done in ways most suitable to the
available material.
Stone Wood
Metal Bronz
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Wax Terracott Resin

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Clay
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Castin
Modelling g

Carvin
Assemblin
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Modellin
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Modeled sculptures are created when a
soft or malleable material such as clay,
is built using an armature and then
shaped to create a form. Modelling is
an additive process.
Bronze sculpture of Julie Lluch
tribute for Pacita Abad
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Carvin
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Carving involves cutting or chipping away
a shape from a mass of stone, wood or
other hard material. Carving is a
subtractive process where the material is
systematically eliminated from the outside.
Franco Cagayat, wood
carving
“Jeepney”
 Carving on glass is unique in the
Philippines and sculptor RAMON
ORLINA who has made it popular, is
now known as the “Father of Philippine
Glass Sculpture”.
 Ramon Orlina,
famous glass sculpture
“Virgin”
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When a sculpture is formed using

terracotta clay, it is made permanent
Casting
through plaster of paris.

Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid

material is usually poured into a mold, which contains
a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed
to solidify.
Ed Defensor, “The Battle Sculpture”
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Sculptors gather and put together

Assemblin different materials, including found
g objects to create an assembled
sculpture.

Assembling is a construction process

using adhesive, welding, and other
chemicals for adhesion.
Josephine
Turalba
Styles and Movements in Sculpture

Technology, modern tools and materials generate

new artistic ideas and sculptural effects that have
developed into different styles and movements.
 Styles
and
Movement
in
Sculpture
 Styles and Movements in
Sculpture

Monolithic Sculpture

Monolithic sculpture is carved from a slab of stone

and is limited by the material’s shape and size.
Lucell Larawan,
“Prostate”
 Styles and Movements in
Sculpture

Constructivism

Constructivism is popular among contemporary artist. It

makes use of new materials such as plastics, plexiglass,
metal wire and allows a break from the figurative
representation of sculpture.
 Vladimir Tatlin,
“Monument To The Third International”
 Styles and Movements in
Sculpture
Sculptural
Assemblage

Sculptural assemblage provides a method to the

contemporary artist that abandons carving, modeling, and
casting. Several found objects, including “metal (wire,
pipe, sheet, rod, spring, tube, bar, and plate) are put
together through a single method of attachment”.
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Sculpture

Kinetic Sculpture

Kinetic sculpture is a sculpture in mechanical

motion.
 Impy Pilapil,
“Rainbow Rings”
Gabby Barredo, “Meet The Family”
 Styles and Movements in
Sculpture
Niches, Boxes, and Grottoes
Niche is a recessed in a wall
where a sculptured figure or
bust can be located.
Boxes are closed and can be
packages, a portable container
for something worth keeping.
Grotto is not associated with
the wall and is more like a
room.
Box Art
Niche Art
Water Grotto