Sculpture

Sculpture

The practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief - such as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal - in order to create a work of art.

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cones

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Pyrometric cones are composed of clay and glaze material, and are designed to melt and bend at specific temperatures to determine the conditions of a kiln. Cones are a better indicator than ...

core

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

In sculpture, the core is the solid internal portion of an investment mould for casting a hollow piece of sculpture (such as a portrait). The amount of space left between the core and the mould ...

edition

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The making of replicas or copies of a sculptor's work. See Limited edition.

installation

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Refers to a type of sculpture that consists of a group of elements needing an environment, also the term used to place and secure a sculpture.

investment

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

A containing negative mould, used in sculpture for casting metals. It consists of either earth clay and sand or plaster of Paris mixed with clay, pulverized plaster, asbestos fibres and glue size ...