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02 Sculpture
02 Sculpture
MODELING
MEDIUM
• stone, wood, terra cotta, ivory and bronze
• stone varieties include the hard basalt and
diorite, the finely grained marble, the tough
granite, and the softer sandstone.
• In the modern times, metals such as forged
iron, welded steel, aluminum, and glass
have replaced bronze.
ELEMENTS OF SCULPTURE
LINE
• The lines in sculpture are the same as
those in painting. Thus, curved lines
express grace; horizontal lines, repose or
equanimity; crooked or jagged lines,
energy and struggle.
ELEMENTS OF SCULPTURE
VOLUME
• Volume is associated with solidity or
thickness, it is perceived by the outlines or
shapes or objects and by surface lights and
shadows.
• Sculpture emphasizes mass and weight and
its subjects are of definite form and solidity.
CLASSIFICATION OF SCULPTURE
FREE-STANDING
NEW KINGDOM
This period yielded more monuments than any other period in Egypt; it
featured pleasant animation, greater softness in modeling and elaboration
of detail. An example of sculpture is that of Queen Nefertiti.
sculpture was religious before it became secular.