fine arts

five original fine arts according to Western culture

Painting, Sculpture, Avchitecture, Music, Poetry

Describes modern visual art

Culinary arts, paper print, conceptual art, film, graphic design, photography

Major processes of sculpture

Additive and substactive

Materials characteristics is subtractive process

Wood, stone(marble)

Uses mold to form figures

Casting

Fresco

Technique that uses wet plaster to paint on lime stone to make durable murals

Characteristics of wood as a sculptural material

Lighter, soft,cheap,easy to cut

Sculpture that can be appreciated from all sides

Free standing or full round

Has moving parts

Kinetic or mobile

Decorative art

Disciplines that decorate and have functional use

What does sculture mean

From the Latin sculpere wich means to carve

Materials commonly used in sculpture

Stone (basalt, diorite, marble, granite, limestone), wood, bronce

Visual art is also described as

Modern art

Fine art vs decorative art

Fine art: beauty, expression

Decorative art: beauty, functionality

Describe sculpture

The art of making three dimensional figures by carving, modeling, casting, or constructing materials.

Process of adding material in sculpture

Additive

Common casting technique for small figures

Lost wax method

Joining found objects to create a work

Assembly