- "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."
This subfield focuses on the creation of three-dimensional physical forms, incorporating materials such as clay, stone, metal, or wood.
Materials: This includes the various materials used in sculpting such as stone, clay, wood, metal, plaster, etc. It also covers techniques for preparing, manipulating and finishing these materials.
Tools: The tools used in sculpture such as chisels, hammers, saws, drills, rasps, etc. This includes techniques for using the tools safely and effectively.
Techniques: The various techniques used in sculpting such as carving, modeling, casting, welding, etc. It also includes important considerations such as scale, proportion, texture, and form.
History: The history of sculpture, including the various sculptors, movements, and styles that have influenced the art form throughout history.
Anatomy: An understanding of human anatomy is important for creating realistic sculptures. This includes the basic structure of the body, musculature, and proportion.
Composition: The principles of composition are important for creating works of art that are visually pleasing and effective. This includes considerations such as balance, rhythm, contrast, and harmony.
Conceptualization: The ability to conceptualize an idea and translate it into a three-dimensional form is a key skill for sculptors. This involves developing a strong creative vision and the ability to problem-solve.
Exhibition: Understanding how to present and exhibit sculpture is important for professional sculptors. This includes considerations such as lighting, spacing, and display.
Marketing: Marketing and promoting oneself as a sculptor is an important aspect of building a successful career in sculpture. This includes networking, branding, and understanding the market for sculpture.
- "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."