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Sculpture

Sculpture is the art of carving or forming three-dimensional works of art. There are two main types of sculpture: round sculptures which can be viewed from all sides, and relief sculptures which are attached to something. Sculptures can be created through additive processes like assemblage, or subtractive processes like carving. Common mediums include hard materials like wood or soft materials like clay. Sculptures often depict subjects like animals, plants, historical events, religious figures, and places. The history of sculpture spans from prehistoric stone carvings to modern experimentation with styles and mediums.

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Sculpture

Sculpture is the art of carving or forming three-dimensional works of art. There are two main types of sculpture: round sculptures which can be viewed from all sides, and relief sculptures which are attached to something. Sculptures can be created through additive processes like assemblage, or subtractive processes like carving. Common mediums include hard materials like wood or soft materials like clay. Sculptures often depict subjects like animals, plants, historical events, religious figures, and places. The history of sculpture spans from prehistoric stone carvings to modern experimentation with styles and mediums.

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Sculpture

Sculpture
• Sculpture is the art of carving or
otherwise forming a three-
dimensional work of art. The
word sculpture originated from
the Latin word “sculpere”
meaning to carve.
Kinds of Sculpture
Round Sculpture

Also called a free-standing


sculpture, a round sculpture RelieforSculpture
sculpture in the round stands on its
own and is capable of being viewed
at all sides (front, rear, left, and right Venus
sides).
High Relief

Relief Sculpture

Contrary to a round sculpture, a


Relief Sculpture
relief sculpture does not stand on its
Low Relief
own because it is attached. It is
either a high relief or a low relief.
• They are static or mobile Venus
Process and Medium of
Sculpture
Process of Sculpting

Additive Subtractive
Process of Sculpting

Additive

Adding materials to
other materials
Assemblage and Construction
Process of Sculpting

Subtractive

Removing materials
from a material
Assemblage and Construction
Medium of Sculpting

Hard Medium Soft Medium


Assemblage and Construction
Soft Materials such as
Hard Materials such as
clay, molten metal, wet
wood, rock, ivory etc.
plaster etc.
Subjects of Sculpting
Subject of Sculpture

Animals and Plants Events

01 Animals and Plants


02 Historical, biblical, and
other events are also
subjects of sculptural
works.

Places Religious Items


03 Places
04 Besides the images of
martyrs and saints,
sculptures of a religious
nature abound.
History of Sculpture
Pre-historic Period

The history of sculpture dates


back to the time of the stone
Age men who sculpted objects
from ivory, horn, bone, and
stone
Greek Period

Two outstanding sculptors of


the Hellenistic Period were
Praxiteles (known for his
"Hermes and the Infant
Dionysus) and Lysippos
(famous for his
"Apoxyomenos").
Roman Period
The sack of the Syracuse in
212 B.C. during the second
Punic war with Carthage
marked the start of classical
Roman sculpture. The Romans
admired the Hellenistic style
and imitated the works of the
Greeks. However, they
reduced the human body to
mere head part and thus
produced busts
Roman Period
The sack of the Syracuse in
212 B.C. during the second
Punic war with Carthage
marked the start of classical
Roman sculpture. The Romans
admired the Hellenistic style
and imitated the works of the
Greeks. However, they
reduced the human body to
mere head part and thus
produced busts
Medieval Period

The sculptures during the


early Middle Ages were
produced by Barbaric
civilizations. Made of wood,
gold, and ivory, they were
small and light and done in the
tradition of nomadic and semi-
nomadic populations.
Renaissance Period

The Renaissance, meaning


rebirth, is the period of
renewed interest in secular,
classical art and literature. The
first appearance of the free-
standing, erotic, young male
nude (e.g, Buonarroti's
"David") links this period to the
ancient Greeks and Romans
Baroque Period

"Baroque as a restless,
dynamic style with its
diagonals and floating curved
lines, its striking chiaroscuro,
and its sensuous textural
effects set its indelible stamp
on sculpture and architecture.
Modern Period

Modern sculptors
experimented not
only in style but
also in mediums.

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