Sculpture composition. (understanding creative design concepts)

School Arts | April 1, 1993| | Copyright

In many sculpture classes, when the time is appropriate to discuss the principles of composition, the instructor either completely neglects the subject, or worse - they're treated like the Ten Commandments of Art.

For centuries, sculptors made beautiful works of art to be admired by an adoring public. Everyone knew what made a sculpture "right," what gave it that certain feeling which drew people back to look at it again and again. As time passed, the academics tried to codify the properties inherent in fine sculpture so that others could be taught to continue the ...

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