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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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Sculpture

Terracotta warriors

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The "Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of terracotta sculptures which represents the armies of Qin Shi Huang (the first Emperor of China). It is a form of funerary art buried with the ...

statuette

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

A very small carved or molded sculpture of a person or an animal.

density

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The mass of a substance per unit volume. Usually used in determining amounts of clay required for a project or a piece. Mathematically determine the total cubic inches of the piece to be made (height ...

Rubber Duck

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

A giant floating sculpture designed by Dutch artist Florentijin Hofman. He built several ducks of various sizes, including the largest rubber duck in the world, measuring 26x20x32m and weighing over ...

sand art

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The practice of modelling into an artistic, and sometimes complex, form. The two basic ingredients for sand art are sand and water. Most sand art takes place on a beach where both materials are in ...

Siwalima museum

Anthropology; Archaeology tools

Siwalima Museum is located about 5 km from the capital of Maluku province, Ambon, exhibiting various artifacts of Maluku culture and arts, some even dating back to prehistoric times. It also contains ...

chainsaw art

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

An art form that combines the modern technology of the chainsaw with the ancient art of woodcarving. Also called chainsaw carving, the process involves fashioning or ornamenting objects of wood by ...

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