Lesson 6:

SCULPTURE
A. Researches on various contemporary
art forms, technique and performance
practices
Objectives:
a. Define sculpture;
b. Identify the different types of sculpture; and
c. Create a well- crafted sculpture using basic technique.
Content Explanation:
About sculpture
The word sculpture
1 originates from the Latin
word “sculpere,” which
means “to carve.”
sculpture is the branch of fine art which
is concerned with the production of
3 figures in the round or in the relief,
either by carving, by fashioning some
plastic substance, or by making a mold
for casting in metal.
the process or art of carving
or engraving a hard material
2 so as to produce designs, or
figures in relief, intaglio, or
in the round.”
“The greatest artist does not
have any concept which a
4 single piece of marble does
not itself contain within its
excess, though only a hand
that obeys the intellect can
discover it.”- Michelangelo
Buonarroti.
Kinds of
Sculpture
 Introduction of Kinds of Sculpture

 Sculpture is one of the oldest art forms and has a rich history
that stretches back to some of the earliest civilizations.
 But as with other art forms, the styles of sculpture have
changed and diversified into different types that reflect the
prevailing trends of the period.
 Today there are many forms of sculpture.
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RELIEF
 RELIEF

Relief sculpture is “sculpture” that projects in

varying degrees from a two- dimensional
background.” Relief sculpture is among the
oldest forms of sculpted art.
 RELIEF SCULPTURE

The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of

Art
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Kinetic Sculpture
 Kinetic Sculpture
Kinetic sculpture is a free- standing sculpture is
known that moves, by mechanical power or under
the power of wind or water. Fountains are form of
kinetic sculpture, although in that special case the
sculpture is not powered by the water but lives
within the shapes and forms of water as it arcs
over and through the air.
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Kinetic Sculpture

Newton Cradle, Kinetic Sculpture

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Assemblage Sculpture
 Assemblage Sculpture
Another more modern form of sculpture is known as assemblage
sculpture, which is Sculpture pieced together from found or
scavenged items that have little or no relationship to one another.
Contemporary Art Dialogue’s website defines assemblage art as
“non- traditional sculpture, made from re- combining found object.
Some of these objects are junk from the streets. These pieced-
together bits of cats- off debris are arranged in an aesthetically
pleasing shape to the artist and then presented to its audience to
provoke thought and action.
Assemblage Sculpture
FOUR BASIC
SCULPTURE
 FOUR BASIC SCULPTURE
Sculpture primarily use four basic techniques in sculpture. The processes are either subtractive
(material is removed or carved out) or additive (material is added).

Carving
Modeling
Casting
Construction and
Assemblage
 CARVING

Carving is a process in which the artist subtracts

or cuts away from a solid material to reach the
desired form. It can be very painstaking and time-
consuming method because of the hard and
weighty materials, such as marble or other stones,
that are often used. However, artist also carve
softer substances such as wood and even soap.
CARVING
 MODELIING

Modeling is the process of manipulating soft material to create

a three- dimensional form. Unlike carving, modeling requires
soft substances that can be easily and rapidly shaped by the
sculptor’s hands. Clay is the most frequent material used for
modeling; however, others such as plaster, papier- mache, and
wax are also common.
MODELING
 CASTING

Casting is a method of obtaining the

permanence of a modeled work by making a
mold and casting it in a durable material such
as bronze. Two methods of casting are used:
sand casting and the cire- perdue or “lost
wax” process. The lost- wax process is more
widely used; however, both have been
frequently employed since antiquity.
CASTING
 Construction and Assemblage

The techniques of assemblage and

construction consist of combining and
joining various materials to form a
three dimensional object. These
methods originated from the technique
collage
Construction and Assemblage
 Summary:
• The word sculpture originates from the Latin word “sculpere,” which means “to
carve.”
• “The greatest artist does not have any concept which a single piece of marble
does not itself contain within its excess, though only a hand that obeys the
intellect can discover it.”- Michelangelo Buonarroti.
• Relief sculpture is “sculpture” that projects in varying degrees from a two-
dimensional background.”
• Kinetic sculpture is a free- standing sculpture is known that moves, by mechanical
power or under the power of wind or water.
• Another more modern form of sculpture is known as assemblage sculpture, which
is Sculpture pieced together from found or scavenged items that have little or no
relationship to one another.
 Summary:
• Carving is a process in which the artist subtracts or cuts away from a
solid material to reach the desired form.
• Modeling is the process of manipulating soft material to create a three-
dimensional form.
• Casting is a method of obtaining the permanence of a modeled work by
making a mold and casting it in a durable material such as bronze.
• The techniques of assemblage and construction consist of combining and
joining various materials to form a three dimensional object. These
methods originated from the technique collage
Activity time:
 sculpere
1. The word sculpture originates from the Latin word “________,”
to carve .”
which means “______
2. What is the 3 kinds of sculpture?
Relief, Kinetic Sculpture, Assemblage Sculpture
3. What is the Four Basic Sculpture Techniques?
1. Carving 2. Modeling 3. Casting 4. Construction and Assemblage
4. It is a process in which the artist subtracts or cuts away from a solid
material to reach the desired form. Carving
5. It is a method of obtaining the permanence of a modeled work by
making a mold and casting it in a durable material such as bronze. Casting
6. It is the process of manipulating soft material to create a three-
dimensional form. Modeling
7. The techniques of assemblage and construction consist of
combining and joining various materials to form a three dimensional
object. Construction and Assemblage
End.