- "Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions." - "Sculpture is the three-dimensional artwork which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width, and depth."
Three-dimensional art forms created by cutting, carving, or molding a variety of materials, including stone, wood, metal, or clay.
Materials: Understanding the basic materials used in sculpture such as stone, clay, metal, wood, plaster, and various mixed media.
Techniques: Various techniques used in sculpture such as carving, modeling, welding, casting, and assemblage.
History and Styles: The evolution of sculpture throughout history, including classical, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, modern and contemporary styles.
Anatomy and proportion: Studying the human and animal anatomy is essential for creating realistic sculptures with proper proportion.
Design: Learning design principles such as composition, form, line, and texture to create sculptures that are aesthetically pleasing.
Tools: Familiarizing oneself with the tools used for Sculpting such as chisels, hammers, saws, sandpaper, and welding equipment.
Conceptualization: Developing the ability to generate ideas and translate them into physical sculptures.
Safety: Basic safety measures and precautions required when working with hazardous materials and tools.
Exhibition and Presentation: Preparing work for exhibitions or presentations including documentation, labeling, and information dissemination.
Business/Marketing: Understanding the business aspect of sculpture such as costs, commissioning, and marketing strategies to sell sculptures.
Critique and Feedback: Learning how to give and receive constructive criticism to improve one's craft.
Sustainability: Exploring sustainable and eco-friendly approaches to sculpting and using environmentally conscious materials.
3D Printing: Learning the new-age technique of 3D Printing, which opens up new possibilities in sculpture creation.
Experimentation and Innovation: Encouraging experimentation and conceptual innovation in the field of Sculpture.
Carving: A sculpture created by cutting and shaping materials like stone, wood, or ivory.
Modeling: A sculpture created by adding or subtracting material like clay, wax, or plaster.
Assemblage: A sculpture where the artist assembles found objects and transforms them into a new form.
Welding and Metalworking: A sculpture made of metal or a combination of metal and other materials.
Found Object: A sculpture created by using found objects like junk or other materials that are readily available to the artist.
Installation: A sculpture created using a variety of materials that are arranged to interact with the space or environment it is placed in.
Kinetic: A sculpture that is designed to move, using motor-driven parts, wind, or water.
Plaster: A sculpture made of plaster cast taken from a mold, made of clay, wax, or other materials.
Terracotta: A sculpture made of clay that is fired at a high temperature.
Relief: A sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background and are essentially part of the surface.
- "Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay)." - "A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or moulded or cast."
- "Durable sculptural processes...in stone, metal, ceramics, wood, and other materials." - "Since Modernism, there has been almost complete freedom of materials and process."
- "Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials." - "Most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost."
- "Sculpture has been central in religious devotion in many cultures." - "Those cultures whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa."
- "Large sculptures were usually an expression of religion or politics."
- "The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period."
- "Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith."
- "The revival of classical models in the Renaissance produced famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's statue of David."
- "Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the emphasis on the depiction of the human body." - "Modernist sculpture...the making of constructed sculpture, and the presentation of found objects as finished artworks."
- "Sculpture is the three-dimensional artwork which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width, and depth."
- "Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay)."
- "Sculpture in stone, metal, ceramics, wood, and other materials." - "A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or moulded or cast."
- "Most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost."
- "Sculpture has been central in religious devotion in many cultures." - "Those cultures whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa."
- "Large sculptures were usually an expression of religion or politics."
- "The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period."
- "Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith."
- "The revival of classical models in the Renaissance produced famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's statue of David."
- "Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the emphasis on the depiction of the human body." - "Modernist sculpture...the making of constructed sculpture, and the presentation of found objects as finished artworks."