sculpture Flashcards
sculpture in Latin
sculpere = carve
it is art of carving, casting. modeling or assembling materials to 3D figure, 3D form constructed to represent a natural or imaginary shape, branch of visual arts that created in 3D, a creative, sensitive and original thinker; oldest of the arts and branch of visual arts
sculpture
what countries are famous and distinct when it comes to sculptures
Greece and Egypt
when did sculpture began
during Ancient Greece and Stone age
how does sculpture styles and detailed is defined by
by diff countries by its masterpiece and its own history
the oldest known sculpture in history abt 35, 000 BC
Lion Man
it is the oldest human figurative sculpture in history abt 38,000 BC
Venus of Hohle Fels
what are the major categories of sculpture
free standing sculpture
- 3D sculptures that you can walk around and view from different angles.
relief sculpture
- attached to a flat surface and slightly stick out; they are meant to be seen only from the front.
linear sculpture
- made with thin materials like wire or neon tubes, creating an illusion of shape and depth.
As compare to relief sculpture, it inhibits three dimensional spaces in the same way that living things do. This kind of sculpture cannot be appreciated from only a single viewpoint but must be circle and explored.
Free Standing Sculpture
It grows out of flat, two dimensional backgrounds and its projection into three-dimensional space is relatively shallow. The back of the relief sculpture is not meant to be seen, the entire design can be understood from a frontal view.
Relief Sculpture
Emphasizes construction with thin, elongated items such as wire or neon tubing. It puzzles the viewer and tries to decide whether they are linear or full round.
Linear Sculpture
It permits the sculptor to redo or rework his material and introduce details as they sees fit and necessary.
Additive Method
It involves removing unwanted portions of the raw material to reveal the form or figure that the sculptor has visualized.
Subtractive Method
Any material that can be transformed from a plastic, molten, or fluid state can be molded or cast into a work of sculpture.
Substitution Method
Materials such as clay are shaped by skilled use of the hands; the artists take a single lump of clay and skillfully transform it, as it turns on potter’s wheel, into a final shape
Manipulation Method
An artist may combine found objects to create a artwork; natural or man-made object, or fragment of an object, that is found (or sometimes bought) by an artist.
Found Method
It refers to the material used by the sculptor in making his art piece. There are many available mediums for a sculptor to work with depending on his liking
sculpture mediums
mediums:
- Stone
- Marble
- Clay
- Jade
- Wood
- Ivory
- Plaster
- Wire
- Granite
- Metal
- Glass
- Paper
briefly explain the five sculpture methods of execution?
Additive Method – Adding materials to shape the sculpture.
Subtractive Method – Carving away material to reveal the figure.
Substitution Method – Casting or molding materials like molten metal or plastic.
Manipulation Method – Shaping soft materials like clay with hands or tools.
Found Method – Using and combining existing objects to form art.
What was the focus of Philippine sculpture during the Spanish period?
Religious images like saints, crosses, and crucifixes.
What changed in Philippine sculpture during the American period?
Filipino sculptors began erecting monuments after the 1896 revolution.
Who sculpted the UP Oblation?
Guillermo Tolentino
- the famous sculpture of the great filipino sculptors
What does the UP Oblation symbolize?
Selfless offering of oneself to the country.
- man facing upwards with arms outstretched
Where is the UP Oblation located?
At any University of the Philippines (UP) campus branch.
Who sculpted The Transfiguration?
Napoleon Abueva
Where is The Transfiguration located?
Eternal Garden Memorial Park in Quezon City.
What does The Transfiguration symbolize?
The transfiguration of Jesus Christ.
the size of the
- UP oblation
- The transfiguration
UP oblation
- concrete statue; 3.5 meters in height
The transfiguration
- forty-five feet tall sculpture
- brass and bronze sculpture
