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What kinds of sculptures can be divided into?

Sculpture can be divided into wood carving, stone carving, tooth carving, bone carving, Qi Diao, shell carving, root carving, ice sculpture, clay sculpture, dough sculpture, ceramic sculpture, gypsum sculpture and so on.

Three basic forms of sculpture: round sculpture, relief sculpture and through sculpture.

Comprehensive sculpture

Comprehensive sculpture

The so-called circular sculpture refers to a three-dimensional sculpture that can be appreciated from many directions and angles without compression. There are also various techniques and forms such as realism and decoration, concreteness and abstraction, indoor and outdoor, mounting and large-scale urban sculpture, coloring and uncolored. The content and theme of sculpture are also rich and colorful, which can be figures, animals or even still life; Materials are more colorful, including stone, wood, metal, clay sculpture, textiles, paper, plants, rubber and so on. As one of the sculpture modelling technique, circular sculpture has a wide range of applications, and it is also the most common form of sculpture for ordinary people.

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The so-called relief is the combination of sculpture and painting. The object is compressed, and the three-dimensional space is represented by perspective and other factors, and it is only for one or two sides to watch. Relief is usually stuck on another plane, so it is often used in buildings and can often be seen on utensils. Because of its compression characteristics, it occupies less space, so it is suitable for decoration in various environments. In recent years, it plays an increasingly important role in urban beautification. Relief is as colorful as round carving in content, form and material. There are mainly shrines, high reliefs, shallow reliefs, line engraving, hollowing out and other forms. Ancient grotto sculptures in China can be classified as shrine sculptures. According to the difference of modelling technique, it can also be divided into realism, decoration and abstraction. High relief refers to a form of decompression, ups and downs, close to round carving, or even semi-round carving. This relief has a strong contrast between light and shade, and the visual effect is outstanding. The bas-relief has large compression and small fluctuation. It not only maintains the flatness of a building, but also has a certain sense of volume and ups and downs. Line carving is a combination of painting and sculpture. It depends on

Corrugation joiner

Corrugation joiner

Removing the relief from the bottom plate is called through carving. Remove the so-called embossed floor, thus creating all kinds of negative space, so that the contour lines of negative space and positive space have a rhythm of mutual transformation. This technology used to be used in doors and windows railing furniture, and some can look at both sides.

In addition to the above two forms, sculpture can be roughly divided into five types according to its functions: commemorative sculpture, thematic sculpture, decorative sculpture, functional sculpture and exhibition sculpture.