Sculpture

• Sculpture


  The art of expressing the artist's ideas in three-dimensional forms - has width, length and height
• Sculpere


  Latin word meaning "to carve"
• Sculpture


  • Uses hard and soft materials such as wood, clay, glass, gold, silver and others
  • It is a functional art because its primary purpose is to perpetuate memories or commemorate events
  • It is referred to as plastic arts because of the shaping process or plasticity it involves
  • It can be representational or wholly abstract
• Features of sculpture

  • Line
  • Color
  • Texture
  • Form
  • Style
  • Volume
  • Perspective
• Free Standing Sculpture or Sculpture-in-the-Round


  Can be seen at all sides such as statues, the sculpted image is attached only on the base
• Relief Sculpture


  The sculpted image is still attached to the whole material, relief comes from a Latin word relevo meaning to raise

  
• Kinds of Relief Sculpture

  • Low or Bas Relief Sculpture - The image is slightly raised above the plane
  • High Relief or Alto Relief - The image is raised one half or more of the material used
  • Sunken Relief or Intaglio - The material is hollowed to get the desired image

  
• Assemblage or Recycled Art


  Similar to collage, uses different or any pieces of materials that are put together to form artistic work, but is more on construction of three-dimensional form
• Kinetic


  A type of art that has movements, operated by a machine or with the use of batteries
• Luminous


  A type of sculpture that is emitting or reflecting light
• Welded


  A sculptural type in which artwork is formed by welding technique
• Sculpture materials

  • Stone
  • Granite
  • Marble
  • Jade
  • Ivory
  • Gold and Silver
  • Plaster
  • Clay
• Sculpture techniques

  • Carving - removing the unwanted portion of the solid material
  • Casting - melting materials and pouring into a mold
  • Modeling - manipulating soft materials such as clay and wax
  • Fabrication - an additive process which employs joining or fastening
• Elements of Sculpture

  • Mass and space
  • Texture and volume
  • Surface
  • Light and Shade
  • Color
• Famous Filipino Sculpture

  • Napoleon V. Abueva
  • Guillermo E. Tolentino
  • Isabelo Tampinco
  • Abdulmari Asia Imao
  • Arturo Rogerio Luz