Textured Sculptures

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Textured Sculptures

• Hollowware
• Earthenware
• Project

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 Everything, including works of art, has a
texture or surface. Texture can be rough, bumpy,
slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly,
the list is endless. You'll also see how
differences in texture can be used to create the
illusion of space.
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Vincent Van Gogh Olive Trees 1889 Oil on
canvas The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

• Works of art have a variety of actual
  textures created by the artist's choice of
  materials and how they are handled. The actual
  texture of this oil painting is quite rough and
  bumpy.

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The actual surface of this sculpture is hard,
cold, and smooth. It's made of marble!

• Jud Nelson Hefty 2-Ply 1979-1981 Marble
  Walker Art Center

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The surface of this clay jar consists of rows of
pointy bumps. So its surface feels rough to the
hand.
                                Lobi Jar with Lid 20th century Ceramic The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Anonymous Gift
Lobi Jar with Lid 20th century Ceramic The
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The lizard perched on the side of this drum has a
coarse, scaly texture. The top and bottom of the
drum are smooth.

• Iatmul Kundu Drum 20th century Wood, rope The
  Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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Form describes volume and mass, or the 3-D
aspects of objects that take up space.
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In-the-round Sculpture

• Stone sculptures in-the-round is exactly
  that - a full three dimensional carving,
  typically designed to be viewed from all sides.
  Sea Lion2000Champlain Black (Marble/Limestone)
  18 x 20 x 18 in.

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Texture refers to the surface quality of
objects. Texture appeals to our sense of touch.
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The element of texture is illustrated in art when
an artist has purposely exploited contrasts in
surface to provide visual interests.
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You will be creating a hollow ware sculpture that
exhibits at least three different textures.
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The form should haveSome degree of
difficulty.Be well thought out.Contain a
variety of surface textures.Be able to be
hollowed out.
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Do not choose a form that has long legs or thin
areas to sculpt or is too thin to hollow out.
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1. Find an image of something you would like to
make out of clay. Choose a form in which you will
create a tactile clay piece that will incorporate
a minimum of three different textures.2. Begin
to draw the image. Include the darker and lighter
areas. Make sure to draw the texture of the
image as realistic as possible. 3. Label the
three texture surfaces. Bumpy, jagged, smooth,
scaly, course, etc.
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Use implied lines in your drawing to show its
texture.