Art and Design A comprehensive guide for creative artists - Aaltodoc

“Welding equipment is largely used for joining and cutting
metal.” Two pieces of welded metal—join by heating. The
metal melts and fuses to connect thus forming a single
metallic piece. The kind of metal most widely used for
welded sculpture is mild steel.
“In a brazed joint, the parent metals are not actually fused
together but are joined by an alloy that melts at a lower
temperature than the parent metals. Brazing is particularly
useful for making joints between different kinds of
metal, which cannot be done by welding and for joining
non-ferrous metals.” (Encyclopaedia Britannica 1991, 51)
Forging is the direct shaping of metal by bending,
hammering and cutting.” (Rogers, 2011)
During welding, keep away objects and substances that
may be flammable. Welding can cause serious fires and
burns. It can also lead to serious electrical shocks and other
hazards. Additionally, welding produces poisonous fumes.
If you are a beginner of soldering and welding in sculpture
and you wish to use this method to execute a work of
art, start with getting appropriate information from an
instructor, teacher or supplier. Combine every detail and
advice to distinctly avoid mistakes. Welding and soldering
can be learnt by self-obsession.
Finishing a sculpture
Without doubt sculpture artworks can be created from
found objects, natural and artificial materials carefully
picked from our surrounding environment. Then, surely
finishing sculpture artworks vary accordingly. For instance,
some sculpture surfaces can be finished by polishing,
painting, chiselling, burning and sanding. Rich (1992, 31)
suggests, “... in using sandpaper for finishing purposes,
always begin by using a coarser paper and follow with the
finer papers.” As you work to finish a sculpture artwork.
Be mindful of the final place, where the artwork shall be
displayed. For the reason that, some sculpture materials are
not good for outdoor display.
Nevertheless, not a single sculpture necessitates decorative
paint as a protective coating for finishing its surface.
Unless if there is a cause with a reasonable explanation. For
instance, iron oxide on metal can have a beneficial effect on
preventing it from rusting.
On the other hand, mounting a finished sculpture compels
a creative sculptor to finding a support or a base on which
the artwork shall be displayed. A base used on a sculpture
is commonly known as a pedestal. It provides bottom
support to a finished artwork of a sculpture for the time of
displaying it in an exhibition.
Exercise
1. Choose one theme from a list provided and produce a
sculpture artwork:
• Consequences of corruption
• Nature provides abundantly
• Drunkardness
• Causes of hunger
• War children
• A health mother means good child mortality.
The executed sculpture must be creatively depicted in the
round. Use found objects to carry out the task.
2. Some sculpture artists like to carve hands, others
like feet. Choose three parts from your body with
the exception of those mentioned and make a well
composed relief sculpture using clay. The composition
MUST be simple and expressive. You can go further and
make a cast out of it.
3. The women in your home area have suffered rape as
a result of poor Human Rights for Women. Hope after
Rape (HAR) a new organisation has come to save them
from that distressing situation by raising awareness
about rape and how to avoid it.
Create a theme and produce a life size sculpture
in wood to be displayed at the area community
headquarters.
4. You are considered as a successful professional artist
who is doing well in nearly all fields of art and now
you want to venture in sculpture as a result of making
a good analysis of the body especially 'the nude'. Use
cement and make a sculpture artwork that will give you
a good blaze of public attention.
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