The Sculptural Idea
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1577662598
ISBN 13
9781577662594
Category
Textbook - Studio
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Pages
296
Subject
1900-1999 Sculpture 20e siècle Sculpture Technique Sculpture, Modern Sculpture, Modern 20th century sculpture techniques
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Abstract
"The Fourth Edition of James Kelly's highly regarded text provides a wide-ranging discussion of the myriad approaches to contemporary sculpture illustrated with relevant, timely examples. The author highlights the growth and vitality of sculpture as a vehicle of and for ideas by exploring the diverse, complex, sometimes confusing sculptural involvements of the past several decades. The presentation covers history, evolution, basic tenets and principles, new technologies, extension of concepts, and experimentation, accompanied by abundant photographic images."--Jacket
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Contents:
The ambivalence of sculpture: the artist, the critic, the consumer and the consumed. The artist ; The critic ; The consumer and the consumed
Sculpture as history: the evolution of forms. Transition ; Classicism ; Constructivism ; Surrealism ; Expressionism ; Environmental commentary ; Dehumanization/Mechanization ; Super realism ; Humanization/Process ; Situational reality
Universal form: the search for form of consequence
Matter: the material of sculpture. Physical nature ; Selection, manipulation, exploitation ; Form of matter ; The relation of matter to form
Form: the method of sculpture. Structure ; Technique ; The individual sculptor
Content: the meaning of sculpture. Matter, form, and content ; The will of the sculptor ; Communication of meaning ; The relation of sculptural reality to content. The new technology and beyond: resources, problems, and potentials in relation to the sculptural idea. Resources and problems ; Potentials ; Natural force, systems, and phenomena ; Electronic manipulation ; Mechanization, systems, and process ; Chemical and synthetic material usage ; Humanity and technology ; Environment and action/reaction
The changing role of the sculptor: stance, direction, force
Materials and their characteristics. Clay ; Stone ; Metal ; Plastics ; Wood ; Miscellaneous information
Techniques and processes. Clay ; Synthetic stone ; Metal construction ; Metal casting ; Plastics ; Wood ; Miscellaneous material and technique information
Appendix A: Resource information
Appendix B: Abrasives, glues, metric conversions
The ambivalence of sculpture: the artist, the critic, the consumer and the consumed. The artist ; The critic ; The consumer and the consumed
Sculpture as history: the evolution of forms. Transition ; Classicism ; Constructivism ; Surrealism ; Expressionism ; Environmental commentary ; Dehumanization/Mechanization ; Super realism ; Humanization/Process ; Situational reality
Universal form: the search for form of consequence
Matter: the material of sculpture. Physical nature ; Selection, manipulation, exploitation ; Form of matter ; The relation of matter to form
Form: the method of sculpture. Structure ; Technique ; The individual sculptor
Content: the meaning of sculpture. Matter, form, and content ; The will of the sculptor ; Communication of meaning ; The relation of sculptural reality to content. The new technology and beyond: resources, problems, and potentials in relation to the sculptural idea. Resources and problems ; Potentials ; Natural force, systems, and phenomena ; Electronic manipulation ; Mechanization, systems, and process ; Chemical and synthetic material usage ; Humanity and technology ; Environment and action/reaction
The changing role of the sculptor: stance, direction, force
Materials and their characteristics. Clay ; Stone ; Metal ; Plastics ; Wood ; Miscellaneous information
Techniques and processes. Clay ; Synthetic stone ; Metal construction ; Metal casting ; Plastics ; Wood ; Miscellaneous material and technique information
Appendix A: Resource information
Appendix B: Abrasives, glues, metric conversions
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