Sculpture

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  • Sculpture
    is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. In contrast to painting, sculpture has three dimensions - height, width, and depth. It is created by either carving, modelling, or assembling parts together.
  • Free-standing Sculpture
    the kind of sculpture that can independently stand in space. It has a flat horizontal base and all its sides contribute to the overall form of the sculpture.
  • Relief
    this kind of sculpture does not have a flat surface horizontal base. The form is projected from a flat surface.
  • Assemblage
    this sculpture is formed by putting together materials such as found objects, pieces of paper, sponges, wood scraps, and other materials.
  • Kinetic Sculpture
    a sculpture in motion because the entire sculpture or some parts of it are moving with the wind or are vibrating with the surrounding air.
  • Symbolic Sculpture
    a kind of sculpture in which an abstract idea is represented by means of allergy and personification.
  • Advertising Art
    This refers to using paid space or time in any of the media to inform and influence the public. This is used to encourage the public to patronage certain goods and services, or to support policies or persons.
  • General Kinds of Sculpture:
    Free-standing Sculpture
    Relief
    Assemblage
    kinetic Sculpture
    Symbolic Structure
  • Other Forms of Visual Art:
    Advertising Art
    Bamboo art
    Basketry
    Costumes
    Embroidery
    Food Art
    Leaf Art
    Paper Art
    Personal Ornaments
    Tattoo Art
  • Bamboo Art
    This refers to works made of bamboo that may be used for everyday purposes, for decorations or ornaments.
  • Basketry
    This refers to the art of creating containers by weaving, plaiting, or braiding materials into hollow three-dimensional shapes that can either be used for carrying, storage and trapping animals.
  • Costumes
    These are garments, hairstyles, and accessories that are worn by individual members in a particular society.
  • Embroidery
    This refers to the art of stitching ornaments on cloth by hand.
  • Food Art
    This involves packaging and / or presentation of food in an artistic way. Food art involves enhancing the food itself or its packaging in an artistic way.
  • Leaf Art
    Leaf art is used in religious rituals, food wrapping, and even as a form of modern artistic expression. This makes leaf art different from basketry.
  • Paper Art
    This involves the processes of cutting, pasting, recycling, and / or constructing of objects from paper.
    Paper art used to be limited with folk paper art such as taka and higante from Angono, parol, pastillas, wrappings, and kites.
  • Personal Ornaments
    These are objects that are worn on the human body. Jewelry falls under this form. These are worn either to enhance a part of the body of the wearer, to exhibit rank or status, or to symbolize ritualistic and emotional states.
  • Tattoo Art
    This refers to a body adornment permanently engraved on the skin using a sharp instrument and plant dyes or inks.
  • Architecture is considered to be one of the most functional branches of the visual arts.
  • FORMS of CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE:
    Domestic Buildings and Houses
    Apartment
    Bahay na Bato
    Barong-barong
    • Bungalow
  • b. Commercial Buildings
    Market
    Banks
    Business offices
    • Factories
  • c. Government Buildings Capitol
    • Town hall
  • d. Public Buildings and Structures
    School
    Church
    Kamalig
    • Theatre
    Masjid
    Cemetery
  • e. Other forms
    Bridges
    Lighthouse