What is the difference between stone carving and clay modeling?

Clay sculpture is a means of expression of sculpture, the same wood carving and stone carving or wax statues belong to the category of sculpture. "The writing of exaggerated round carving works" and "deformation of abstract clay works" two sentences are not contradictory, the former emphasizes the work of expression is round carving rather than relief; the latter emphasizes the means of expression and the work of the material used is clay The word sculpture is in fact a foreign vocabulary, the ancient Chinese terracotta figurines or stone Buddhist figurines and so on and so forth. Ancient Chinese terracotta figurines or stone statues of Buddha stylized art and so on are not specifically categorized into a class of words to describe the phenomenon of works classified by the material is relatively common The concept of metamorphosis and abstraction seems to have its earliest history in the West's abstract art, it seems inappropriate to use such words to describe the works of art in ancient China. In the same way, I think the term "round sculpture" is also debatable Furthermore, I personally think that the "drum-beating and rapping figurines" is a more realistic piece of work, the characters' expressions are in place, their postures are vivid, and their techniques are relaxed, natural and eclectic, which is very characteristic of the times

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