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Article #15: FIGURATIVE AND ABSTRACT SCULPTURE

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Sculpture is the branch of aesthetics a sculptor attempts to represent the real
representing a three dimensional quality of objects or human beings
human-made object. Whether a Sculpture is without giving emphasis in its external
Figurative or Abstract, both have been of appearances. On the contrary, while
equal importance throughout history and dealing with figurative sculpture a
even in the contemporary days. sculptor relates the sculpture with
Both of Figurative and Abstract external appearances.
Sculpture are a species of Both of Figurative and Abstract
representational art. They differ only in Sculpture make worth use of shapes,
concepts. A figurative sculpture is lines, colours and materials like bronze,
designated to be a man-made piece of art gold, silver, ivory, glass and many more.
having a definite length, breadth, and An Abstract sculpture conveys powerful
height. What the sculptor had probably feelings emanating from conscious or
tried to express in his sculpture is very unconscious intellectual, emotional and
clear and easily understood by a contextual content.
spectator in case of a figurative Figurative sculpture has the unique way
sculpture. of expressing relationship between the
On the contrary in case of abstract artist and the viewer. The figure,
sculpture for most of the time we are not whether expressing an object or human
able to get into the subject matter of a being is what belongs to the world of
particular sculpture though the notion is phenomena.
very clear and distinct to the sculptor Figurative and Abstract Sculpture, both
himself. are of equal status and importance to all
Differing from Figurative, Abstract those who have fascinated in sculpture.
sculpture is one by the creation of which FIGURATIVE AND ABSTRACT SCULPTURE






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