Home > Industry/Domain > Arts & crafts > Sculpture

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.

Contributors in Sculpture

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 ...

upcycle

Apparel; Coats & jackets

The process of converting waste or discarded products into new products with higher quality and new usage. Reworking junk materials into new and improved products. Often associated with recycling, ...

Eco-Chic

Weddings; Coats & jackets

Environmentally-friendly and ethical design that does not sacrifice quality or style. Both green and stylish. The combination of trendiness and the environment.

Stone

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

1. Cut rock, suitable for carving and building. One of the traditional materials of the sculptor, it has been carved, drilled, and polished since prehistoric times. The most widely available stones ...

Terra cotta

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

1. Literally "Cooked Earth". Italian for fired or baked clay. "Terre cuite" in French. The end product of a fired sculpture. 2. The term terra cotta clay is often used for any clay suitable for ...

Welding

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The process of joining together two pieces of metal by fusion. Intense heat is applied by an oxyacetylene torch in gas or oxacetylene welding, and by electrical means in arc welding. Sometimes a ...

Realistic

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Sculpture is dubbed realistic when it portrays real life objects or people or recognizable, identifiable shapes. In general, the term used for the depiction of human figures, real objects or scenes ...

Featured blossaries

Mc Donald's Facts

Category: Food   2 9 Terms

Top 10 Places to Visit on a Morocco Tour

Category: Travel   1 10 Terms