Midterm Arts - Sculpture

it originated from the latin word meaning to carve

sculpere

it is the art of carving

sculpture

it involves cutting or chipping away a shape from hard materials these materials include ivory stone marble and wood

Carving

the tools of carving include

hammers and chisels

it is known as the carving capital of the philippines

paete

what type of carving is a tradition dating back to pre-colonial times in the philippines in which the carved goats flows arrows spheres and essential items

wood carving

a metal framework in which a sculpture is molded with clay or similar materials

armature

it is when a soft or malleable material such as clay is built up sometimes over an armature and shape to create a form using hands or a clay wheel the sculptures are made used from softer materials such as clay, plaster and wax

modelling

it is when a mold is made and liquid material is poured into it and then hardened when cool liquid are melted bronze plastic or fiberglass or materials used in this sculptures

casting

it is a sculpture made by building and assembling using a range of tools this is made by joining performed pieces of material typically a systematic assembly of materials

constructing

it is coined by the french painter jean dubuffet a process wherein paper and other materials are pasted to a picture surface

assemblage

it refers to the process of putting together various components or elements to form a whole

assemblage

differentiate construction and assemblage

construction is methodical
assemblage is artistic

it is also called a free standing sculpture in which the sculpture stands on its own and is capable of being viewed from all sides

round sculpture

it is not stand on its own because it is attached

structural work which gives the impression that it raises above the ground

relief sculpture/ "rilievo"

it is a type of relief in which almost the same as we standing at differs from the latter because it is attached so that the back part cannot be seen by an unlooker

high relief

that is almost the same as a painting because it is somewhat flat and attached to a surface but differs from the latter because it has a volume and the medium used varies from the medium used in painting

low or bas-belief

it is a type of relief in which image does not project above the surface or plane the sculptor carves the image into the field rather than cutting or carving the surrounding area

sunken relief

this is almost exactly the same with the sunken type some works will tend to it are cameo, intaglio and engraved gem.

counter relief

what are the subjects in sculpture

people
animals and plants
place
events
religious items
others

belief sculptures are permanently attached to surfaces does they are..

including also free standing sculptures like monuments statues and the like

static or incapable of moving

some round sculptures however are capable of moving therefore they are

mobile

it is a sculpting material that was common about 4,000 years ago

ivory

what is sculpting material about 3,000 years ago

stone wood clay

it is a sculpting materials about 3,000 to 500 years ago

bronze

it is one the sculptor simply put together the materials to come up with the desire figure

additive sculpture

it is when the sculptor removes that a necessary parts of the medium he uses to form the desired figure

subtractive sculpture

this media in sculpture uses the materials like wood stone ivory glass ice fruit plants and plastic