Lesson 2.3 - Mediums of Sculpture & Architecture Flashcards
The materials are divided into 3 categories, what are these 3 categories?
- Natural Materials
- Materials Manufactured By Man
- Indigenous Materials
those found in nature and extracted by humans without requiring additional processing
Natural Materials
those found in nature and extracted by humans but requiring additional processing, either mechanically or chemically
Materials Manufactured By Man
those made or created by humans from resources found in nature, localities, and processes
Indigenous Materials
What are the kinds of Natural Materials?
- Wood
- Stones
- It is the softest and the widest-use material.
Wood
They are hard, sometimes soft and brittle. They come in various sizes and are used for small and bigger sculptures.
Stones
What are the kinds of stones?
- Granite
- Basalt
- Marble
- Limestone
- Jade
- It is one of the most ancient types of stone used by the Egyptians in building their Pyramids.
- It is a granular igneous rock composed of feldspar and quartz.
- It is hard to chisel and is only good for large works with only a few designs.
- These stones are of volcanic sources meaning they are stones ejected during volcanic eruptions.
Granite
- It is a stone that is hard and black.
- It is believed to give a healing benefit, mostly used in Spa.
- also used as mortar (pandik-dik) and baptismal font.
Basalt
- It is a limestone in a more or less crystalline state sufficiently close in texture, capable of taking a high polish to bring out its beauty and comes out in many varieties.
Marble
When Marble is cut into small pieces (retaso/peraso) or angular fragments, it is called __________
Brecciated Marble
When Marble is in its regular shape or angular shape it is called ________
Serpentine Marble
It has a fine and even texture and is commonly used to create sculptures for saints or what we call “Santo.”
Limestone
These are materials found around our environment and are part of our natural resources that need to be extracted and need to undergo a series of processes and procedures in order to utilize and appreciate its finished product.
Materials Manufactured By Man
What are the Kinds of Metals
- Copper
- Bronze
- Gold and Silver
- Lead
- Brass
- Aluminum
- Chrome and Iron
- It is used as casting materials meaning putting and sealing metals.
- It is normally shaped by hammering and is used for kitchen wares and is reddish in color.
- They are used for electrical wiring and mugs since it can sustain heat.
Copper
- It is one of the most universally popular metals for sculpture and because of its atmospheric corrosion meaning, it does not change in its color and it does not rust, it is commonly placed in parks.
- Spare parts under the car and medals are mostly made from this
Bronze
- It is employed as casting materials for small pieces only.
- It is a rare and expensive material and it was used before for religious sculpture.
- because of its worth and value, at present it is used for the sole purpose as personal adornments.
Gold and Silver
- It is also used for casting and forging with the help of the welding torch iron that can be worked into a variety of unique and exciting forms.
- It is used for forging in glass making, TV screens and other gadgets, and plastic cords
Lead
It is a metal that has many practical uses because it does not rust and however it is high maintenance since it requires high polish.
Brass
It is light, advantageous to architecture since most of the frames of our windows are made from this.
- Other products that use this are utensils, gadgets like cell phones, soda cans, bicycle frames and others.
Aluminum
used for stair bannisters and gates.
Chrome and Iron
They are materials that are found in the locality and are widely used for both sculpture and architecture, landscape and even interior design.
Indigenous Materials
