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SCULPTURE
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SCULPTURE is three-dimensional
artwork created by shaping orcombining hard materials, typically
stone such as marble, metal, glass,
or wood, or plastic materials suchas clay, textiles, polymers and softer
metals. The term has been
extended to works including sound,
text and light.
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Types of sculpture
1. Free-standing sculpture is surrounded on all
sides, except the base, by space. It is also known
as sculpture "in the round", and is meant to be
viewed from any angle. One that is clear ofbuildings or structures.
a. bustrepresentation of a person from the
chest up
b. equestrian- typically showing a significant
person on horseback
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2. Sound sculpture is an intermedia and time basedartform 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 asculptural as opposed to temporal form or mass).
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2. Sound sculpture is an intermedia and time basedartform 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 asculptural as opposed to temporal form or mass).
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3. Light sculpture is an intermedia and time basedartform in which sculpture or any kind of art object
produces light, or the reverse (in the sense that
light is manipulated in such a way as to create asculptural as opposed to temporal form or mass).
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4. Jewelry
5. Relief- the sculpture is still attached to a
background
a. bas-reliefor low reliefis the quality of a
projecting image where the overall depth is shallow.The background is very compressed or completely
flat, as on most coins, on which all images are in low-
relief.
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b. high relief is where the most prominent elements
of the composition are undercut and rendered atmore than 50% in the round against the
background.
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c. sunken-relief, also known as intaglio or hollow-
relief, is where the image is made by carving into aflat surface - usually the images are mostly linear in
nature.
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6. Kinetic sculpture - involves aspects of physicalmotion.
a. fountain- the sculpture is designed with
moving waterb. mobile- constructed to take advantage of the
principle of equilibrium. It consists of a number
of rods, from which weighted objects or
further rods hang. The objects hanging from
the rods balance each other.
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7. Stacked Art a form of sculpture formed by
assembling objects and stacking them
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FEATURE OF A SCULPTURE
1. LINE features are the shape of piece of arts.
Lines could be horizontal, vertical and diagonal.
This lines leads the viewer eyes full perspective of
the subject of the sculpture
2. COLOR is generally referred to as its property
hueand value.
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3. TEXTURE refers to the way the objects feel tothe touch.
4. VOLUME means solidity or thickness. Asculpture is concerned with volume because it
occupies space.
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5. PERSPECTIVE refers to depth or distance. Thetwo features of perspective are linear and aerial.
Linear perspective means that the figures become
smaller as they recede into the distance. Aerialperspective means that a figure becomes fainter
or less visible in the distance.
6.FORM refers to overall design
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7. STYLEshows the artists individuality
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MEDIUMS OF SCULPTURE
1. Stone 8. Bronze
2. Marble 9. Copper
3. Jade 10. Gold
4. Ivory 11. Silver
5. Metal 12. Plaster
6. Wood etc.
7. Clay
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