Chapter 3 - Lesson 3

Sculpture
Unique Quality of Sculpture
Exists in space
Viewed from all sides
Actual space rather than illusion of
space
A sculptor sets out to fill space with
original, visually appealing forms.
These forms may echo reality,
express powerful emotions, or
communicate ideas.
Vocabulary of sculpture

Bas relief
High relief
Sculpture in the round
Modeling
Carving
Casting
Assembly
Kinetic art
Relief Sculpture
Not all sculpture can be viewed from
all sides.
Relief sculptures are 3-d forms
mounted to a flat surface.
Like paintings these sculptures are
designed to be viewed form the
front.
Bas relief the sculptured forms
project only slightly from the
background
High relief the sculptured forms
extend boldly out into space
Bas Relief- Donatello - Feast of Herod
High Relief Andrea della Robbia Madonna & child
Sculpture in the round
Any freestanding work
surrounded on all sides
by space.

Not all freestanding

sculptures are meant to
be viewed from all
sides.
Processes of Sculpture
Modeling is a process in which a
soft, pliable material is built up and
shaped into a sculptural form.
Clay Wax or Plaster
Sculptor will gradually add more and more material
to build a 3-D form, this is known as the additive
process
Processes of Sculpture
Carving is cutting or chipping a
form from a given mass of material
to create a sculpture.

Stone , Wood
Removing material in order
to create a sculpture is
known as the subtractive
process.
Each type of stone has
unique characteristics
which create individual
challenges and textures.
I saw the angel in the
marble and carved
until I set him free.
Michelange
lo
Processes of Sculpture
Casting a melted-down metal or
other liquid substance is poured into
a mold to harden.
This method allows the artist to duplicate an original
sculpture done in wax, clay, plaster or some other material.
Most widely used
for is known as
the cire-perdu
or lost wax. Well
over a thousand
years old
method.
Processes of Sculpture
Assembly The artist gathers and
joins together a variety of materials
to construct a 3-D work of art.
Assemblage is a modern technique
usually utilizing found items.

Kinetic Art is a sculptural form that

actually moves in space. (both
externally and internally.)
Sculpture
No one can predict what the
sculptures of the future will look
like. In one important way, however,
they will be like the ones of past and
present: They will continue to record
the full range of human experience
in ways that are sometimes
shocking, sometimes touching, but
always thrilling to see, to touch, and
to appreciate.