Sculpture

An Introduction

Definition of Sculpture

• A three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining different materials

• Different types of sculpture: Additive, Subtractive, and Modeling

Additive

Leo SewellImperial Penguin, 1981, found objects.

Gretchen LothropSHAKTI      C. 1998stainless steel125" x 59" x 40"

Deborah Butterfield

Subtractive

Enthroned Virgin and Child ca. 1260–1280French; ParisElephant ivory with traces of paint and gilding; 7’ ¼” high

Moai of Easter Island1000-1600 ADEaster Island (located in the Eastern Pacific ocean west of Chile)

Modeling

Tom Bartel

Robert Arneson

How would planning a sculpture be different then planning a

drawing?

Difference in Planning

• A drawing is two dimensional

• A sculpture is three dimensional

• Does is have a function? If so, must consider this.

• How will you display it?

• Do you have the space to display it?

Artists who use found/recycled materials

Barbara Irwin

Jennifer Maestre

George Hart

Deborah Butterfield

Now for what you will be doing….

Assignment Objectives

• Brainstorm ideas for your bug– What pose do you want?– How will it stand/hang?– How can you make it have moving parts?

• Sketch 3 views of your bug

• List of possible recycled materials needed

• Creative presentation of the bug i.e. color, texture, moving parts

Ideas for materials to collect

Think of things that have the same basic shape or has a part of the shape of the bug.

Remember these things can be cut and manipulated to get a different shape.

For example:• Soda cans• Plastic bottles of varying shapes and sizes• Cardboard• Etc..

Examples of student’s recycled bugs