modeling
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Modeling. The process of manipulating a flexible material into sculptural form. Modeling is an additive process. Artists squeeze, pinch, pull, and push to shape materials into the desired form. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ModelingThe process of manipulating a
flexible material into sculptural form
Modeling is an additive process
Artists squeeze, pinch, pull, and push to shape materials into the desired form.
While we add and remove material during the process, modeling is considered to be an additive process.
Modeling is the oldest form of sculpting technique
Ancient cultures modeled clay into human and animal forms in order to communicate and explain their world.
Venus of Dolní Věstonice 29,000–25,000 BCE
Zoomorphic Double Headed - Rattle Vessel1000 AD 18cm H x 26.5cm
Possible materials that can be used to model:• Air drying clay• Ceramic clay• Oil clay• Polymer clay• Wax• Paper mache• Plaster
All modeling materials have the characteristic of plasticity
Plasticity - the quality of a material to be bent, stretched, and hold form without breaking.
Oil clays are designed to hold their moisture and remain plastic for continual use or adjustment.
For our modeling project, we will be using water-based ceramic clay
Ceramic clays are either naturally occurring materials or combinations of naturally occurring materials. Combinations are known as clay bodies.
We must wedge all ceramic clay before we use it
Wedging - a process of improving the workability of clay by reforming the mixture to make it homogenous, even in texture, and free of air pockets.
Ceramic clays will dry out and lose plasticity if left exposed to air. They are designed to be fired in a kiln in order to undergo transformation into rigid permanent form.
Types of Kilns
Wood Fired
Electric
Gas Fired
The plasticity of clay allows us to achieve detail and communicate with surface treatment
Texture- The element of art that refers to the quality of a surface, both tactile and visual.
When modeling, artists frequently construct work on an armature
Armature- a skeleton-like structure used for support of modeling material.
Artist Profile: Alberto Giacometti1901 -1966
• Began sculpting in 1925• Was inspired by art of
primitive cultures• Began his trademark “Skinny
Figures” in 1939 and showed them publicly in a one-man show in 1948
• Not only does he communicate with abstraction of the human form, but also with the surface
Proportion- The principle of design that includes the relation of one object to another in size, amount, number, or degree.
Giacometti distorted proportion
Artist Profile: Debra Fritts
•Local Roswell-based artist•Former public school art teacher•Still teaches workshops•Textured surfaces create tension and give static sculptures a sense of energy and movement
“Looking at my work, I realize that I am a storyteller, but not in the usual sense. I build my stories in terra cotta clay, layering the surfaces with found object marks and fired colorants.”
-Debra Fritts
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