Sculpture Processes and Materials

Carving is a process that....

• Artists begin with a block of materials

• Artist carve and chip away until the form of the sculpture begins

• It is a subtractive process

• All of the above

What challenges does an artist face when carving from a block of stone?

What are the differences between sculpting in clay and in stone?

When an artist models clay they

• start with a simple framework, armature, or nothing and add material to the make the sculpture

• chip away at the sculpture to remove material and create their form

Modeling materials include:

• stone, marble, or wood

• found objects

• clay, wax, paper mache, ect.

What challenges does an artist face when modeling with clay?

Casting is a way to make sculptures,

• usually out of bronze

• involves a mold and pouring liquid molten metal into aa mold until it solidifies

• most common method is lost wax but you can cast glass as well

• all of the above

A sculpture "in the round" is a

• piece of art that you can walk around and view from all sides

• piece of art that lays flat and comes out of the 2D plane

A relief sculpture is a

• piece of art that you can walk around and view from all sides

• piece of art that lays flat and comes out of the 2D plane

Construction/Assembly is a form of art that

• uses clay to form the piece

• uses individual pieces or objects are brought together to form a sculpture

• is carved from stone or wood