Arts Workshop What do sculptors do? Sculpture

Sculptors remove or take something away

Some sculptors carve. They remove parts until something new is revealed.

Sculptors carve into clay, stone, ivory and wood.

Sculptors model
They move materials together to create a new shape. To make a bronze or plaster cast sculpture, the artist first makes a model from clay or wax. The artist starts with a metal framework inside to support the clay. After the model is done, a mold is made around the clay or wax model. Liquid metal or plaster is poured into this mold. When it cools and hardens, it looks like the original model.

Sculptors Assemble Things assemblage
Sculptors select and assemble interesting things. Assemblages catch our attention by putting everyday objects together in unexpected and mysterious combinations!

Sculptors Select
Sometimes an artist picks some common object and displays it in a unique way or calls it something different. This makes you think about the object in a new way.

celloSculptors construct or add things together.
Some sculptors use simple methods and ordinary materials: cardboard and glue, metal and solder, wood and nails... Putting things together is one way to construct sculpture. Very ordinary methods can create something extraordinary!

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