Kinetic Sculpture

Kinetic sculpture is sculpture that involves motion.  Some sculptures move by air, water, magnets, or electricity. Materials used in kinetic sculpture can be a variety of things like found objects, plastic, metal, etc., but always includes a way of creating motion.

Scrimshaw

Scrimshaw is engravings and carvings done in bone or ivory most commonly. The earliest materials used were sailing needles, since whalers usually took up this hobby and the bone/ivory. Sometimes ink is used to make the engraving stand out more. Today, artist's use a variety of carving tools borrowed from dental work and ink. The most common themes in scrimshaw are nautical and tribal designs.

Sculpture - Modeling Technique

Modeling in sculpture in the process of building up form. Clay and wax are most commonly used and hands are the main tools; metal and wooden tools are also sometimes used.

Lana Crooks

Lana Crooks is a textile artist located in Chicago. She is a sculptor of fibers, often wool, and found objects. Her most popular art pieces are her intricate, detailed wool/silk skulls. They are extremely realistic and she does her anatomical research in Chicago's natural history museum. She creates miniature versions of the skulls and decorates them in a variety of styles, from dripping with blood to decorating with glittering jewels and flowers.

 Photo reference and more of her work: https://www.instagram.com/lanacrooks/?hl=en

Plastic Figures

 

The mermaid is definitely my favorite art piece out of them all. I love how realistic the hair looks and where it's placed. 

 

 

 

Mayan Sculpture

The main Preclassic style of Mayan sculpture is from Izapa where they commonly made stelas and alters decorating with symbols and motifs comparable to Olmec art. Stelas were large, long stone slabs often featuring carvings and inscriptions. They are often paired with a round alter. They are known for their intricate detail, even without metal tools, and for how tall they were able to build up their sculptures. They also made carvings out of wood that had ties to worship and their religion. They also made a variety of things out of ceramics, from dishes, vases, bowls, and incense burners. The incense burners often featured the face of a king or deity. They also used a multitude of stones and dense, carvable items, like jade, flint, shell, and bone. Jade was often featured in art pieces, most commonly in belts, pendants, and masks. The most famous example of a mask would be the death mask of the Palenque king, Pakal. The mask is covered with jades and has eyes of obsidian and mother of pearl. They carved "eccentric flint", which is chipped flint in an "eccentric" design and shape. They were used in ceremonies, but we do not know the purpose of them. They are most typically displayed long with heads on either end, usually of a deity. Human and animal bones were used to carve scenes or inscriptions into.

Negative Space

 

Negative space in art refers to the space around and between the subject; the background. The artist above who used negative space in his sculptures is Henry Moore.