Sculpture

Refers to the direction of three-dimentional figures, forms

or designs from a single-block mass of materials.

Types of Sculpture
• Sculpture in relief- carving or moulding which
projects from the backround plane.

• Sculpture in the ground- is free standing sculpture

that can be seen from all side such that all of Michael
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Sculptural modeling techniques

1. Subtractive- The process of cutting away from a block of wood or stone and
gradually revealing the shape.

2. Additive- The method of clay modeler who adds lumps of clay to a core and works
out the desired shape.
Characteristics of the Materials

1. Stone- hard and durable, wheather and fire resistant, but is heavy and breakable

2. Wood- lighter, softer and cheaper, and easy to cut, but with the vanishing forests, it is
now not readily available.

3. Terra cotta- which means “baked earth” is made by firing clay, as a pottery making. The
clay is shaped, glazed and baked.

4. Bronze- is solid ang too expensive.

Sculpture Concenrs

1. Pictorial Sculpture- the artist, like a painter, is more concerned with details that
anything.

2. Sculpturesque sculpture- the artist is more concerned with the medium/materials used,
its strength solidity, its surface quality, and its tactile value.

3. Built-up Sculpture- the artist is not only much concerned with the medium/materials
used but also with the details.