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Sculpture

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  • Sculptors use various materials such as clay, stone, wood and various metals to create a three-dimensional object. The materials may be hand-formed, welded, cast, carved or built up to create representational and abstract works of art in all shapes and sizes.
  • Fast Facts

    1. Michelangelo's David is the world's most well-known sculpture
    2. The giant Great Sphinx of Giza sculpture is made from a single stone
    3. Gargoyle sculptures are designed to serve as water spouts for roof drains
    4. The Statue of Liberty is the worlds largest hammered copper sculpture
    5. Sculptures are more enduring than most other works of art
  • Types of Sculpture

    1. Jewelry
    2. Free-standing sculptures are designed to be surrounded by space on all sides and viewed from all angles
    3. Relief sculptures are mounted on a background
    4. Statues are three-dimensional representational reproductions of people, gods, events or animals
    5. Busts are representational sculptures of people from the chest up
    6. Kinetic sculptures involve physical motion

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