Sculpture

Sculpture

What is sculpture?

Sculpture is the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

What exactly are sculptures?

You could think of them as art in 3D (three dimensions). Sculptures can be made by carving, modeling or placing materials together. They can be made out of stone, wood, clay or any other material the artist wants to use! You are going to use a 3D printer to make yours so we have some things to consider first .

Traditional sculpture:

• Additive Process: the sculptor builds the work, adding material as the work progresses. Modelling, construction, and assemblage are additive processes. 

• Subtractive Process: the sculptor begins with a mass of material larger than the finished work and removes material, or subtracts from that mass until the work achieves its finished form. Carving is a subtractive process.

Open Ended

This art was created by Tony Cragg. What kind of material do you see in this sculpture? How do you think the artist put it together?

Types of Sculpture

• Carved sculpture

• Modelled sculpture

• Kinetic sculpture ( like a mobile)

• Casting (A mold is made of the original a duplicated many times)

• Assemblage ( putting found objects together)

• Digital sculpture

Your sculpture is considered a digital sculpture

• You planned it on Tinkercad

• It was printed by a 3D printer

Things to consider as you plan your sculpture

• Balance

• Composition

• Texture

• Shape

• Form

• Material

Spring, Barbara Hepworth

This artwork is called Spring. Dame Barbara Hepworth based many of her sculptures on shapes found in nature. She was inspired by pebbles, shells, cliffs and the sea. She was interested, not only in how a sculpture looks, but how it feels and even how it smells. If this sculpture smelt like spring, what would it smell like?

Open Ended

Have a look at this sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy - what material is it made from? What does the final piece look like? Do you think it is permanent? Why or why not?

Open Ended

This is one of my favorites- by Louise Bourgeois. She called this Maman which means mother in French. Have a look at this sculpture- what material is it made from? How does this make you feel? What does the final piece look like? Do you think it is permanent? Why or why not?