SCULPTURE

Sculpture

comes from the Latin word “sculpere”, which means to cut or remove pieces with a stone

Sculpture

three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard and/or plastic material, sound, and/or text and or light, commonly stone (either rock or marble), metal, glass, or wood

Sculpture

Aesthetic art of modeling shaping single block or mash materials into a 3 dimensional form out of rock, wood, and metal

Example: Statue of David and U.P Oblation

1. Cluster

2. Plastic

3. Aluminum

4. Bronze

5. Rock

6. Wood

7. Metal

Materials in Sculpture

1. Form

2. Color

3. Line

4. Volume

5. Perspective

6. Texture

7. Style

Elements of Sculpture

Free-standing sculpture

sculpture that is surrounded on all sides, except the base, by space. It is also know as sculpture “in the round”, and is meant to be viewed from any angle

Sound sculpture

related to sound art and sound installation

is an intermedia and time based art form in which sculpture or any kind of art object produces sound, or the reverse (in the sense that sound is manipulated in such a way as to create a sculptural as opposed to temporal form or mass)

Light sculpture

intermedia and time based art form in which sculpture or any kind of art object produces light or the revers (in the sense that light us manipulated in such a way as to create a sculptural as opposed to temporal form or mass)

Jewelry

objects of personal adornment made of precious metals, gems, or imitation materials

Relief

the sculpture is still attached to a background; types are basrelief, alto-relievo, sunken-relief

Site-specific art

is artwork created to exist in a certain place

Kinetic sculpture

involves aspects of physical motion

Fountain

the sculpture is designed with moving water

Statue

representation list sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal, or object

Bust

representation of a person from the chest up

Equestrian statue

typically showing a significant person on horseback

Stacked art

a form of sculpture formed by assembling objects and stacking them

Architectural sculpture

term for the use of sculpture by an architect and/or sculptor in the design of a building, bridge, mausoleum, or other such project

Function

integral part of many ceremonies and events. Often unnoticed, it gives us a visual reference for our emotional experiences throughout the passages of life. Tombstones, for example are a form of sculpture commemorating death, a universal event

Additive process

where material is added again and again to build up the form, like clay

subtractive process

the artist removes or subtracts materials to create the form, as in marble or stone carving

1. Free-standing

2. Sound

3. Light

4. Jewelry

5. Relief

6. Site-specific

7. Kinetic

   1. Fountain

   2. Mobile

8. Statue

   1. Bust

   2. Equestrian statue

9. Stacked art

10. Architectural

TYPES OF SCULPTURE