Monday, March 29, 2010

Class Notes-Traditional Sculpture

-Casting/replacement/substitution
-Mold: shape for clay or metal to make object
-Lost wax
-Patina: chemical reaction (penny turns green in rain) can have it on purpose,
like a stain
-Plastic/plasticity: refers to material that can be changed and molded, state
of a material
-Relief:
-Low/bas relief, high/haut relief: sculpture that comes off a 2D surface
-Maquette: small sketch in clay, or small model in metal. Practice before
real thing
-Subtractive/additive: adding materials or taking away
-Armature: something to build onto. An internal support structure
-Assemblage/constructive
-Base/pedestal

(We didn't go over all the terms, or some of them are self explanatory)

Michelangelo worked subtractive. Started with forked chisels. It removes more stone quicker. Then used finer chisels. He started from the front then worked to the back. His form was very different from other artists.

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