Sculpture and Site Specific Art
Understanding 3 Dimensions
Space
This element is what separates 2D from 3D art Space actually exists in 3D works
3D space possesses height, width, and depth Other topics that accompany space
Volume & Mass Form vs Shape Negative space
Volume & Mass Volume
Volume is the space taken up by a solid You can say a work has volume if it is 3D
Mass Is a solid that occupies a three-dimensional
volume It must be measured in terms of height, width, and
depth The difference between shape and mass is the
difference between a square and a cube
Form & Shape Form
Is a mass Cube
Shape Is 2D… flat Square
Negative Space
Empty space that acquires a sense of volume and form by means of the outline or frame that surrounds them
Sculpture 3D art Two large categories
Subtractive Take away from the material
Wood, stone, clay, etc… Additive
Add more and more material Clay, plaster, wax, etc…
Materials There are traditional materials such as clay, metal,
stone, wood, etc… However, anything can be a sculptural material… even
people
Sculpture Techniques Carving
Start with a block of material and cut portions away to create final work
Wood, clay, stone, wax, etc…
Sculpture Techniques Modeling
Shaping material into a 3D form
Can be done by hand or by tools
Clay, wax, etc…
Sculpture Techniques Casting
Liquid material poured into a mold
Mold making Metal, wax, resin,
plastics, plaster, clay, etc…
A Process: Lost Wax
Clay Positive
Rubber Mold
Plaster Mother Mold
Taking the positive out
Ready for Casting
Pouring Microcrystalline Wax
Pouring out excess wax
Releasing Wax Positive
Cutting into castable sections
Attaching pour cup and gating
Ceramic Shell Slurry
Second Step in Ceramic Shell
Burn Out
Skimming the bronze
Pouring
Cooling
Reassembled and Patina
Finished Bronze
Other Techniques/Types of Sculpture Constructed
Sculpture constructed from materials such as metal, cardboard, wire, etc…
Other Techniques/Types of Sculpture Assemblage
Typically found objects or other preexisting objects assembled together to create a work of sculpture
Other Techniques/Types of Sculpture Readymades
Like a found object assemblage, but no assembly required
Marcel Duchamp
Other Techniques/Types of Sculpture Light
Light as a sculptural medium
Could be found lighting and arranged aesthetically
Could be custom lighting
Figure Sculptors Michelangelo to Modernists to Impressionists
to Today
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
Medardo Rosso
Medardo Rosso
Medardo Rosso
Medardo Rosso
Medardo Rosso
Giacomo Manzu
Giacomo Manzu
Giacomo Manzu
Giacomo Manzu
Giacomo Manzu
Giacomo Manzu
Giacomo Manzu
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Some Contemporary Figure Sculpors
Some Contemporary Figure Sculpors
Some Contemporary Figure Sculpors
Some Contemporary Figure Sculpors
Ceramics Objects formed out of clay and then hardened
by firing the clay pieces in a kiln
Types of Clays Earthenware
Porous clay fired to low temperatures Stoneware
Impermeable to water b/c fired to high temperatures
Porcelain Smooth-textured clay that becomes virtually
translucent and glossy when fired Fired to highest temperatures
Firing Chart
Reduction & Oxidation http://digitalfire.com/4sight/glossary/r.html
Electric Kiln Oxidation Fired with elements Timers
Manual automatic
Gas Kiln Reduction Oxidation Gas as fuel
Wood Kiln Reduction or Oxidation Ash as glaze Wood as fuel
Pit Firing & Handbuilding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AhX1Mhv
AG8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zrTO1KYh
Qs&feature=related
Throwing on the Wheel http://www.youtube.com/user/youdanxxx#p/u/
8/0IOEAOeyFLU
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos
Examples
Tang Dynasty8th Century Chinasancai technique—Three colored glaze
Mingei
“Unkown Craftsman”
Shoji Hamada1970
Bernard Leach
Byron Temple Salt-glazed box
Notkin, RichardCube Skull Teapot: Tea, Blood and Opium, Yixing Series2002
Karen Karnes
c. 1960
c. 2000
Peter Volkous1954
1999
Beatrice Wood (1893-1998)Ojai, CAChalice with gold luster, 1985Thrown earthenware
Ron Nagle (b. 1939)Vermilion to One, 2000
Whiteware with enamel glazes
6.75"H x 5.75"W x 4.6"D
Robert Arnesonc. 1970
Rudy AutioFanfare
Sergei Isupov, "Shine", teapot, 8 x 10 x 7", 1997.
Tom BartelNursing Figure
Joyce JablonskiHearts & Flowers #392000terracotta, slips and glazes8"x3.5"x4"
Joyce Jablonski
Ruth DuckworthNo. 789603, 2003
Bella Artes
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