art appreciation

Latin word “sculpere”

to carve

Work of Sculpture

A three-dimensional form constructed to represent a natural or imaginary shape.

Free-standing sculpture

A sculpture that can be seen from more than one position. (can be seen 360deg)

Relief sculpture

Sculpture projecting from a flat background.

Bas relief

- when the forms are slightly raised

High relief sculptures

the extent of one-half their thickness or more, so that they are almost round.

Kinetic sculpture (mobiles)

made of strips of metal, glass, wood or plastic arranged with wires and hung where they can move.

Assemblage Sculpture

Modern sculpture pieced together from found items.

Carving

Subtractive process of sculpting by removing unwanted portions of raw material.

Modeling

Additive process of building the form using plastic materials like clay or wax.

Casting

Process of making a mold and casting in durable materials like bronze.

Fabrication

20th-century method of Additive process – it employs any method of joining or fastening such as nailing, stapling, soldering and welding.

Okir, Ukkil

Traditional woodcarving designs in the Muslim South. (- Ukit = to carve)

Okir

- by the Maranaos

Ukkil

- by the Tausog

Sari-manok

Principal okir design representing Maranao life culture with its form of bird and fish

Naga

Serpent characterized by a dynamic S-curve.

Pako rabong

Flourishing plant with floral and curvilinear motifs in woodcarving.