2. How are three-dimensional artworks different from two-dimensional

artworks?Three-dimensional works have a

height, width, and ACTUAL depth.

1. Define two-dimensional artworks.

Has a height and width and implied depth.

LIST any media that can be used to make 3D art.

WoodClay

PlasterPaper Mache

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIAWireMetalFibersGlassIce

some

Two types of sculptures:•sculpture in the round

•relief sculpture

SCULPTURE is the largest category of 3D work

SCULPTURE refers to any way of creating 3D form from any available

materials.

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Free standing sculpture that can be viewed from all sides.

SCULPTURE IN THE ROUNDWhat

is a

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Forms are projected from a background. It’s

classified as low relief or high relief according to the degree

in which it its raised from the surface.

RELIEF SCULPTURE What

is a

Lorenzo Ghiberti's cast gilt-bronze "Gates of Paradise" at the Baptistery,

Florence.

Are relief sculptures meant to be viewed from all sides?

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIALOW RELIEF

Only SLIGHTLY raised from the surface.

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIAHIGH RELIEF

Half or more of the modeled surface

projects out from the background. Figures often are undercut to such a degree that

you can grab hold of them with your

hand.

Lorenzo Ghiberti, Jacob and Esau Panel, from Gates of Parardise, 1425–52. Gilt bronze. Collection of the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo. Image courtesy Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence.

LOW RELIEF

HIGH RELIEF

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MODELING

CARVE

CASTCONSTRUC

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techniques

Define these terms with your group

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIACARVING techniq

uesPlaster, wood, stone is cut away using special tools to form an object.

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIACARVING- Prehistoric Toolstechniq

ues

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIACARVING- Modern Toolstechniq

ues

THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDIACARVING techniq

uesThe discovery of BRONZE enabled ancient cultures to carve soft stone and wear down hard stone. Prince Rahotep and His Wife

Nofret, c.2580 BCE. Painted limestone. 471/4 inches tall.

CARVINGBernini carved his marble

statue of David as a man whose stance and

expression show attitude and purpose What does the twisting of his body invite the viewer to do?

Bernini, David, post-restoration, 1623 – 24. Marble.

What moment in the story of David is shown here?

What does the figure’s expression and pose

suggest?

CARVINGWOOD carving dates back to

ancient times like stone sculpture.

Elizabeth Catlett, Mother and Child #2, 1971. Walnut.

PROS CONS

What has Elizabeth Catlett done to help move your

eye around the sculpture?

• Softer than stone

• Fine details• Wood grain

• Grains and notches

• Contracts and expands

• Subject to mold and worms

CARVING

George Borglum and Sons, The Presidents, 1927 – 41. carved granite, Mount Rushmore National Park, South Dakota.

As time progressed, the

use of pneumatic

tools, instrument activated by air pressure, were used to begin

creating carved sculptures.

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HOW does an artist prepare to create a carved sculpture?

techniques

Drawings or clay models to show what the sculpture will look like from ALL SIDES.