ARE U READY FOR THE SCULPTURES?????????????

Firstly......More About The Sculptures.......

WHAT IS A SCULPTURE?????????

There are two kinds of sculptures :

RELIEF : One part of the sculpture is usually fixed to a wall. There are two kinds of relief - high releif and bas/low releif.

FREE-STANDING OR SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND : You can walk aroound it and view it from all angles.

SCULPTURES CAN BE GROUPED ACCORDING TO :

CATEGORIES : Architectual, Commemorative, Commissioned, Environmental, Functional, Kinetic, Monumental, Public, Religious, State, Symbolic......

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STYLES : Abstract, Realistic, and Stylised.

Some Of The COMMON MATERIALS used in making sculptures are Aluminium, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Ciment fondu, Marble and Wood.

You Can Make A Sculpture Using 4 METHODS

CARVING : Subtractive - Cutting and Chipping away.

MODELLING : Addictive - Adiing soft material that can be used easily shaped, such as plaster or clay.

ASSEMBLING : Joining pieces together e.g. Gluing and Welding.

CASTING : Creating a form by pouring molten metal, plaster, cement or liguid clay into a mould.

PUBLIC ART CAN BE DESCRIBED AS OBJECTS OF ARTISTIC VALUE THAT ARE FOUND IN PUBLIC PLACES

Public Art Serves 3 PURPOSES :

To Tell A Historical Event.

To Add Beauty To Its Environment

To Decorate a Functional Item.

SCULPTURES ARE BOT THE ONLY FORM OF PUBLIC ART. MONUMENTS, MURALS, FOUNTAINS AND EVEN SEATING, LIGHTS AND SIGNS CAN BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC ART!!!!!!!!!