Simply put, additive sculpture is the process of creating sculpture by adding material or building up material to create the work
Types of Additive Sculpture • • • Modeling Assemblage Paper Mache Welding/Soldering Etc.
Some Images of Additive Sculpture
Leo Sewell Imperial Penguin, 1981, found objects.
Gretchen Lothrop SHAKTI C. 1998 stainless steel 125" x 59" x 40"
Tom Bartel
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen • Claes – Swedish sculptor • Coosje - Dutch/American pop sculptor • They were married in 1977
Brief Bio • Most memorable from the collasal sculpture they have made of mundane objects • Considered Pop Art • Pop art was when artists challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art.
Deborah Butterfield
A little background • • An american Sculptor Focuses on a single subject – the horse Has loved horses since early childhood Sees her sculptures as an attempt to communicate and identify with the powerful creatures who have played such a vital role in human civilization – simply put,
When looking at her sculptures, think about the following: • Do they look like real horses? • What materials were used to create them? • Are they young, frisky colts, wild stallions, or tired old work horses?