Four ways to make a sculpture

In the picture

1. 1Carving: chiselling away marble to reveal a form
2. 2Modelling: pressing and building up soft clay by hand
3. 3Casting: a plaster mould used to pour molten bronze
4. 4Assembling: welding found metal objects into one work

Examples

• A marble statue in a museum, carved from a single block
• A bronze monument in a city square, cast from a mould

Quiz: Four ways to make a sculpture (Age 16)

1. 1

   Which statement correctly contrasts carving and modelling?

   • Both remove material; they only differ in the tools used.
   • Carving removes material, while modelling adds it.
   • Carving adds material, while modelling removes it.
2. 2

   Which technique copies a shape from a mould?

   • Assembling, which joins ready-made parts
   • Casting, which pours material into a mould
   • Carving, which chisels the shape out of a block
3. 3

   What is a sculpture?

   • Any three-dimensional object, whatever its purpose
   • A three-dimensional work made by shaping matter into an object with meaning
   • A two-dimensional work made by applying matter onto a surface

The answers, each with its explanation, are in the app. This quiz is free there while the lesson is in the free week.