Concrete Sculptures

What is a Casting Sculpture?

• Sculptures made from a single piece of stone.

• Sculptures that are cast from a material that is melted down and then poured into a mold.

• Sculptures made from various pieces of metal welded together.

• Sculptures carved out of wood.

What is Concrete commonly used for in the context of sculptures?

• As a lightweight structure for large sculptures.

• As a base material for painting sculptures.

• As a durable mix for molding and sculpting.

• As a transparent overlay for protecting sculptures.

What are Constructions in the context of sculptures?

• Sculptures that are designed to be functional buildings.

• Sculptures that are assembled from prefabricated parts.

• Sculptures built from traditional or industrial materials shaped by the artist.

• Sculptures that are digitally designed and 3D printed.

How are wood/stone sculptures typically created?

• By adding material to a base structure

• By molding clay into the desired shape

• By removing material from the block with hammers and chisels

• By casting metal into a mold

What is the process of casting in sculpture making?

• Carving figures out of a single block of wood

• Filling a mold with material that will harden to reproduce the mold's volume and surface detail

• Bending metal rods into the shape of a sculpture

• Assembling different pieces to form a sculpture

What would you do after the cast in a mold has hardened?

• Paint the cast

• Heat the cast to add finishing touches

• Remove it from the mold

• Add more material to the cast

What is the life-size football player sculpture made of?

• Bronze

• Marble

• Plaster mold reinforced with fiberglass

• Wood

Who applied plaster gauze strips directly to the body of a live model to make a mold?

• Michelangelo

• Duane Hanson

• Auguste Rodin

• Donatello

What are constructions in the context of sculpting?

• Paintings that use geometric shapes

• Sculptures built from traditional or industrial materials shaped by the artist

• Buildings designed by architects

• Natural formations shaped by environmental factors

What can the parts of a construction sculpture be made of?

• Only metal

• Only wood

• A single material like metal, or a variety of materials

• Only plastic