Sculpture
Biography of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was born in Vinci, Italy. He was an illegitimate son of a young notary named Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence. He was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, [...]
Biography of Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman was born on January 29 1905 in New York City. He was an American artist. He studied in his hometown at the Art Students’ League and the City College simultaneously during the early 1920’s. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the [...]
Definition and Types of Sculpture
Definition:
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard and/or plastic material, sound, and/or text and or light, commonly stone (either rock or marble), metal, glass, or wood. Some sculptures are created directly by finding or carving; others are assembled, built together and fired, welded, molded, or cast. Sculptures are often painted.
Because sculpture involves [...]