Friday, 19 September 2014

Paper Sculpture

Some sculptures I have found do not follow traditional roles and instead express their art through sculpting paper. A select few really caught my eye like
Annie Vought:
 
Bert Simmons:

Eric Joisel:

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Reliefs

Reliefs otherwise known as relievo which comes from the term relevo which is Latin for "to raise." There are several different kinds of reliefs but they all refer to a type of sculpture when the sculpture is raised. Three primary types are

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High Raise:
Where more than half the sculpture is raised from the base.

   
Low Relief: Sometimes used on coins and has a shallow overall dept. It is common in ancient Egyptian artwork.
  

Recessed Relief: Is when it its sunken into the base. Often found in Egyptian art.