Sculpture

This week's topic is:
Sculpture

In the field of sculpture, 4 basic techniques exist:

• Carving
• Modeling
• Casting
• Construction

In this week`s blog, we are going to see and define each one.

Carving

Augustus of Prima Porta

Native American Totem

Also known as "subtraction", carving is basically the action of removing material from an original shapeless block. This type of art was very important for ancient cultures, such as Greeks and Romans that made their sculptures in Marble, but it can be found all over the world, made from rock to wood.In this category we can also include reliefs, which are carvings in stone.

 Terracotta warrior

Àrbol de la vida

Modeling 
 Also known as "additive process" it consists on changing the shape by adding material and deforming the artwork, resulting in a totally different shape. We can see model sculptures since ancient times, often made of clay, sometimes wax or even plaster.

Casting

Richard the lionheart

Charles V, the holy emperor

Casting is the most complicated form of sculpture, because it requires a mold and a molten material (usually metals)and is mainly used in the making of coins and medals. But it is worth all that work because the results can be astonishing if done correctly. Casting has been popular since ancient times and it continues to be today.






Construction

Shadow sculpture

(Unknown)

From the other types of sculpting, construction is the most often used in modern days, in abstract art. Construction is the action of using various materials to make one single art piece, and this characteristic fits the modern-abstract art concept, resulting in masterpieces.




About The Sculptures: (Author, year, country)
Augustus of Prima Porta:  Unknown, I century A.D. Italy.
Native American Totem:  Unknown, Unknown, Canada.
Terracotta Warrior:  Unknown, 210 B.C. China.
Arbol de la Vida:  N/A, N/A, Mexico
Richard Lionheart:  Carlo Marochetti, 1860, England
Charles V: Unknown, Unknown, Italy
Shadow Sculpture: Tim Noble, 2001, England