Sculpture

Sculpture

A sculpture is a three dimensional object or form. The style can be figural, monumental, functional, or abstract. Sculptures can be made from many materials such as Metal, Found Object, Paper/ Cardboard, or Fabric. The process for creating sculpture can be Additive (See Ceramics) or Reductive.

Examples:

Metal, Photographs, Plastic Packaging Tape, Felt, Wood, Glass....

	A Sculpture can be all of it.

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Articles:

A brief history of Assemblage
http://www.ehow.com/about_5382361_assemblage-history.html

A brief history of Ceramic Sculpture
http://www.ehow.com/about_5388124_history-clay-sculpture.html

A brief history of Medallions
http://www.ehow.com/about_5032438_medallions.html

A brief history of Papier Mache
http://www.ehow.com/about_5371340_history-papier-mache.html

What is Model Magic?
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5180228_model-magic.html

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Blogs:

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Books:

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Documentary:

http://www.ubu.com/film/sackner_concrete.html

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Handouts:

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PowerPoint Presentations:

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Templates:

Box Templates:
Various Printable shaped box templates. http://www.paperandmore.com/articles/box_templates/
Downloadable Folded Paper Box Template: Online tutorial for the creation of a french fry style box with downloadable PDF template. The post includes process photos and textual instruction.
http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/articles/fry_box_download

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Video Tutorials:

How to Make a Wire Sculpture Series
Series of short video clips by Deb Vogel
http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_2755_make-lizard-wire-sculpture.html

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Webpages:

Altered-Book.com:
How To's, Techniques, Material Guides, Glossary. Everything to begin creating a altered books.
htpp://www.altered-book.com/index.html
Armature Making:
A how to with materials guides and safety cautions.
http://www.squidoo.com/armatures
Artshow:
An index of sculpture resources and related links.
http://www.artshow.com/resources/sculpture.html
Getty Museum: The Artist Turns to the Book
A description with photographs of what artist books are and how working artists use them.
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/artist_book/
How to Make a Flag Book:
Steps to create a Flag Book style artist book with project ideas.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5342517_build-personalized-flag-book.html
How to make an Old Fashioned Diorama:
Directions for the creation of a diorama style box scene.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5198552_make-oldfashioned-diarama.html
How to Make a Pinata:
Directions for the creation of a Pinata
http://www.ehow.com/how_5318189_make-pinata.html
How to Make a Plaster Sculpture:
Directions for building an armature and mixing plaster to create a sculpture.
http://www.essortment.com/all/plastersculptur_rgef.htm
How To Make a Pop Up Book:
Step by Step instruction with illustration for creating a pop up book page out of two sheets of paper.
http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
How to Make a Sculpture Garden at School:
A plan created by students to turn their empty courtyard into a sculpture garden.
http://www.sculpture.org/documents/curriculm/sculpturegarden/contents.shtml
How to Make Wood Dough:
Step by Step instruction for the creating of air drying sand-able wood dough sculpture.
http://www.firehow.com/2010060315607/how-to-make-wood-dough.html
How to Repair a Broken Plaster Project:
Step by step instructions for reattaching broken pieces to a plaster sculpture.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5449267_repair-plaster-figurine.html
I Love To Create:
FAQs about several different types of sculpture material, (geared toward the younger grades) including glues, ceramics finishes, greenware, mold making, etc.
http://www.ilovetocreate.com/Faq.aspx##
Glossary of a large variety of sculpture related terms.
http://www.ilovetocreate.com/Glossary.aspx

Sculpting a Figure from Life:
How to use oil based clay and an armature to create a figural sculpture.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2104132_sculpt-human-figure.html
Soap Carving 101:
Very Detailed How To Steps from a company that produces large soap canvas (aka blocks).
http://soapcanvas.com/032409soapcanvas_006.htm
University of Wisconsin Digital Archive of Artist Books:
Online photos of examples of artist books.
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/ArtistsBks/
What is an Artist Book?
Angela Lorenz guide to what artist books are for, how they are made, why they are different, who buys them and how to locate artist books near you.
http://www.angelalorenzartistsbooks.com/whatis.htm Archive of Lorenz's past work.
http://www.angelalorenzartistsbooks.com/archive.htm#

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Created By Danielle Slentz and Rachel Stockbridge
Fall 2009