FUNCTIONS, FEATURES, FUNCTIONS, FEATURES, MATERIALSMATERIALS

WHAT IS SCULPTURE?WHAT IS SCULPTURE?

It is the art of carving It is the art of carving wood, chiseling stone, wood, chiseling stone, casting or welding casting or welding metal, modeling clay or metal, modeling clay or wax into three wax into three dimensional dimensional representations such as representations such as figures, statues, forms, figures, statues, forms, etc.etc.

TYPES OF SCULPTURETYPES OF SCULPTURE

The The Relief SculptureRelief Sculpture refers to figures which refers to figures which are attached to flat are attached to flat background. background.

A A coin coin is a good is a good example is a good example is a good example of this.example of this.

TYPES OF SCULPTURETYPES OF SCULPTURE

A Free-Standing A Free-Standing SculptureSculpture is a is a figure that can be figure that can be seen all sides of it.seen all sides of it.

Most common Most common type. type.

Functions of Functions of SculptureSculpture To great extent, To great extent,

religionreligion has made use has made use of sculpture.of sculpture.

InstructionalInstructional purposes. purposes. CommemorationCommemoration of of

heroes.heroes. MintingMinting of coins. of coins.

Materials Used in Materials Used in SculptureSculpture MarbleMarble is a kind of stone is a kind of stone

which is durable.which is durable. BronzeBronze is the most common is the most common

metal used in sculpture.metal used in sculpture. WoodWood is cheap, available, and is cheap, available, and

easy to cut.easy to cut. Ivory Ivory are used for small are used for small

carvings like crosses, chess carvings like crosses, chess pieces, and small heads of pieces, and small heads of small statues of saints.small statues of saints.

Materials Used in Materials Used in SculptureSculpture

Terra cottaTerra cotta means means baked earth.baked earth.

In the Philippines, In the Philippines, other media used are other media used are bamboobamboo, , adobeadobe, , coralcoral, and , and plasterplaster..

Gutzon Borglum and Gutzon Borglum and his son, Mount his son, Mount

RushmoreRushmore

Frederic Auguste Frederic Auguste Bartholdi’s Statue of Bartholdi’s Statue of

LibertyLiberty

Christ the RedeemerChrist the Redeemer

Daniel Chester French’s Daniel Chester French’s Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

The The ThinkeThinkerr

Terra Cotta SoldiersTerra Cotta Soldiers

References:References:

The Dynamic Teeners of the The Dynamic Teeners of the 2121stst Century. Century.

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