sculpture and modeling

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• sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… …   Universalium

• Sculpture — Sculptor redirects here. For the constellation, see Sculptor (constellation). For other uses, see Sculpture (disambiguation). The Dying Gaul, a Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic work of the late 3rd century BCE Capitoline Museums, Rome …   Wikipedia

• Sculpture —    Early 14th century sculpture developed from Brabant regional traditions, which showed a marked affinity for the grotesque (gargoyles on Notre Dame de la Chapelle). Increased realism became apparent from the mid 14th century. The growth of… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

• modeling — /mod l ing/, n. 1. the act, art, or profession of a person who models. 2. the process of producing sculptured form with some plastic material, as clay. 3. the technique of rendering the illusion of volume on a two dimensional surface by shading.… …   Universalium

• sculpture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Art of carving or sculpting Nouns 1. sculpture, sculpting, sandblasting; plastic arts; [stone or wood] carving; installation. 2. statuary, statue, colossal; statuette, bust, head (see representation);… …   English dictionary for students

• Sculpture in India — were not actually constructed using blocks, but instead carved out of rock, making them perhaps the largest and most intricate sculptures in the world.During the 2nd to 1st century BCE in far northern India, in what is now southern Afghanistan… …   Wikipedia

• modeling — Synonyms and related words: CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, architectural sculpture, bone carving, casting, ceroplastics, chasing, clay sculpture, conformation, creation, decorative sculpture, earth art, efformation, embossing,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• modeling or modelling —    A sculpture technique in which a three dimensional form is manipulated in a soft material such as clay either modeling clay (Plasticine is a well known brand) or ceramic clay or wax. The term also refers to the effect of light on a three… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• sculpture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sculptura, from sculptus, past participle of sculpere to carve, alteration of scalpere to scratch, carve Date: 14th century 1. a. the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sculpture — Synonyms and related words: abstract art, art, art form, artist, arts and crafts, arts of design, assemble, autolithograph, be a printmaker, block out, bronze, bust, calligraphy, carve, carving, cast, cave art, ceramics, character, chase, chisel …   Moby Thesaurus

• art and architecture, Egyptian — Introduction       the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia BC in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in… …   Universalium