What Is Sculpture Arts

Sculpture or three-dimensional works of art is a work of art that has the form of a three part / three dimensions, namely the length, width sections, and sections of space. sculpture including pure art.

A. various forms of sculpture
according to its form, the statue can be divided into several types:
1. form body sculpting, sculpture forms that its form is made up of all parts of the object.
2. bust form, namely that his form sculptures made from most objects.
3. form of relief sculpture, the sculpture that forms the back is not visible. relief sculpture called bas-relief.
there are 3 kinds of relief sculpture:
a. flat relief, ie when the thickness is not so prominent statue of the surface area of ​​the base.
example: the relief in the form of coins.
b. high relief, ie, if thick enough menojol statue of the surface area of ​​the base.
example: relief sculpture made on the walls of the Borobudur temple.
c. penetrating relief, ie relief on certain parts perforated, see-through to the back of the field basically.

B. pattern or style in sculpture
in making sculpture there are several kinds of styles, such as:
1. naturalistic style, the sculptures natural shape, according to the real object.
2. decorative style (decoration), which is a sculpture whose shape changes from a natural form of decorations.
3. style romance, sculpture whose shape is made more beautiful than its original form.
4. abstract style, the sculpture whose shape does not reflect the natural form (non-naturalists). not like: objects, plants, animals, and humans.

C. media / materials to create sculpture
· Types of soft materials, such as:
clay, wax, clay, soap, plaster (sememn mortar, sand, water), pulp, pulp wood sawdust.
· Types of hard materials, such as:
type of wood
- Softwood species: kapok wood, hibiscus wood, walnut wood, acacia wood, wood bark.
- Hardwood species: teak, mahogany, brown wood, rosewood, wood suren.
· Types of stone
rock, marble, gypsum stone (a kind of white cement), stone ice.
· Types of metal
iron, tin, aluminum, copper, nickel, fiberglass, gold.
· Glass
· Palstik

D. technique / how to make sculpture
1. membutsir
membutsir which makes sculptures from soft materials (clay) by using the palm of the hand and other tools.
2. sculpturing techniques
carve the sculpture of hard kind of stone material with the chisel.
3. carve technique
carved sculpture of a material that is made with hard wood chisel.
4. printing techniques / techniques cast
ie print sculpture by withdrawing the material, then poured into a molding tool.
5. engineering framework
framework that makes sculptures from soft materials (plaster / wood sawdust pulp) by using the framework as a basic form of sculpture with cungkir tools, scrap, etc..

E. engineering structures
ie making sculptures by arranging objects used or new, according to a form design so beautiful and interesting sculpture.