SCULPTURE

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SCULPTURE

• Portraits

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Some materials used

• Clay
• Plaster
• Bronze
• Stone
• Wood

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The purpose of the Portrait

• To celebrate the life of a particular person.
• To help future generations remember what a person
  looked like.
• To represent in three dimensions the features of
  the sitter (person).

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The first portraits

• Often were relief sculptures
• (semi-three dimensional work)
• Were in profile
• WHY?

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Sculpture In the Round

• This is the name given to three dimensional
  sculpture.
• The 3-D Portrait when compared to a 2-D
  portrait (eg. Painting) has several advantages

• Form is something that can be seen from all
  angles.
• A likeness can be achieved on all sides.
• A sculpted portrait can also be coloured like a
  painting.

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Related Homework

• Find an image of a three dimensional portrait
  and
• Take a print (computer), OR
• Photocopy (library), OR
• Trace image (library).
• Write a paragraph (100 words) metioning
• Who the artist is/was.
• Who the portrait is of.
• What material has been used.
• Your opinion of the portrait (likes/dislikes).