CONTEMPORARY ARTS - SUBJECT AND SCULPTURE

 Realism

·       It is the attempt to portray the subject as is

·       The artist main function is to describe accurately what is observed through senses

Abstract

·        It means to move away or separate. Abstract art moves away from showing things as they really are. The art work is not realistic.

Distortion, Elongation, Mangling, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism

5 TYPES OF ABSTRACT ARTS

Distortion

clearly manifested when the subject is in distorted condition or twisted out.

Elongation

is when the art subject is lengthen, protracted or extended.

Mangling

is rarely used by artist today. Here, the subject is either cut, or mutilated.

Cubism

stresses abstract form through the use of a cone, cylinder or sphere at the expense of other pictorial elements. The use of geometrical shapes is common in Pablo Picazzo & Georges Braque art works.

Abstract Expressionism

is a style that is characterized using large canvasses and a deliberate lack of refinement in the application of the paint, strong color, uneven brush strokes and rough texture.

Symbolism

The presentation of an invisible sign such as an idea or a quality into something visible.

Fauvism

Themes are either ethical, philosophical or psychological. Subjects express comfort, joy or happiness.

Dadaism

A protest movement formed in 1916 by a group of artist in Zurich, Switzerland. They try to provoke the public with outrageous forms of arts. Western culture manifestation of “Anti-Art”.

Surrealism

A protest movement formed in 1916 by a group of artist in Zurich, Switzerland. They try to provoke the public with outrageous forms of arts. Western culture manifestation of “Anti-Art”.

Expressionism

·        Artistic style in which the artist seeks to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse within a person.

·        Pertains about the artist emotion, and expresses sad emotion also the usage of dark colors

Futurism

·        Its’ works aims to capture the speed and force of modern industrial society and to glorify the mechanical energy of modern life.

·        Works more on about the modern society and future

·        Mostly about speed and energy

Sculpture

·        comes from the latin word “Sculpere” meaning to carve

·        It refers to the creation of three-dimensional figures or forms design from a single block mass of material

Relief Sculpture

Free-Standing Sculpture

TWO TYPES OF SCULPTURE

Relief Sculpture

it includes images carved from a flat surface of the same material

·        Bas-relief (low-relief)

·        Alto-relievo (high-relief)

·        Intaglio (sunken-relief)

FORMS OF RELIEF SCULPTURE

Free-Standing Sculpture

These are three-dimensional objects unattached to any backdrop. This style of sculpture can be viewed from any angle with space on all sides.

Subtractive

unwanted materials is cut away

Additive

building up a form by adding material

Carving

·        This technique involves the sculptor carefully chipping away from a chosen material, slowly bringing their desired figure to life.

·        Subtractive Process

Modeling

·        It is a technique in which the artist shapes a material to create the desired piece.

·        Subtractive and Additive Process

Casting

·        It is the technique artists in which the artist pour molten materials like metal into a mold, after that allows it to harden.

·        Subtractive and Additive Process

Assembling

·        Assembling is the opposite of carving, as instead of taking away from a material, assembling continually combines materials, forming a sculpture. This technique is more modern as finding resources is easier than ever before.

·        Additive Process