Art Of Sculpture Research Articles

Feasibility and Exception--The Grand Narrative Theory in the Myths of Buddhist Sculpture Art

This paper explores the grand narrative, especially in the context of Buddhist sculpture art. It portrays grand narratives as broad, non-falsifiable systems stemming from a collective story, often focusing on universality and macro theories. The paper also highlights the link between grand narratives and myth. The author examines how grand narrative theory applies to Buddhist art, evident in visual forms like Buddha statues, which function as both religious symbols and narrative components. This article mainly consists of two lines of analysis. One line examines the representation of grandeur and narrative in Buddhist sculptures, while the other line examines the changes in the grand narrative of Buddhist sculptures. The former involves the relationship between images and texts, while the latter involves the feasibility of the end of grand narrative as proposed by Jean-François Lyotard’s theory of grand narrative.

Formal Integration of Decorative Elements in the Creation of Figurative Sculpture

Figurative sculpture and decorative elements belong to the same category of art; the development of sculpture art requires innovation and constant exploration of new development paths, while many characteristics of decorative elements can give the creation of sculpture works a variety of inspiration. This paper explores the significance of figurative sculpture and decorative elements, examining their intrinsic connections and historical practices. The study aims to uncover the potential of figurative sculpture in the creation of decorative elements, highlighting how the integration of these forms can contribute to the development of art and the creation of meaningful figurative sculptures.

Designing for Engagement: The Role of Interactive Elements in Public Art Sculptures in Shanghai

Public art in urban landscapes are significant as they play a cultural role for both beautifying and reflecting cultural identity. Traditional public sculptures, catch our eye but quickly fade from cognitive due to passive experience. However, currently, pubic art are integrated with interactive elements such as touch, visuals, sound etc. to enhance perception. Thus, this study aims to i) To explore how public art sculptures can be designed to foster interaction and engagement with the public. ii) To investigates the role of interactive elements in sculptures, such as movement, touch, and multimedia components, and their effectiveness in creating meaningful public experiences. This study adopted a mixed method involving survey of 100 partcipants through online platform and four case studies. Following analysis, it was found that the physical, visual, auditory, and digital interactions contribute uniquely to the engagement of public. Though the study was limited due to its participant selection, it laid a foundation for understanding the designing elements of public art.

The Evolution of Indian Sculptural Traditions: Interweaving Art, Culture, and Contemporary Practices

Indian sculptural art has historically been intertwined with various artistic forms, such as music, dance, and painting, creating a distinct narrative that has shaped the country's cultural identity. Among these, religious idol-making holds a significant role in reflecting societal values, spiritual beliefs, and artistic expression. Over centuries, idol-making techniques have evolved while adhering to traditional aesthetic and religious principles. This paper explores the evolving traditions of Indian sculpture, with a particular focus on Rajasthani stone sculptures, and examines how modern Indian sculptors are adapting ancient practices to contemporary sensibilities. The research adopts a qualitative approach, employing historical analysis and interpretative methods. Archival materials, such as ancient texts and scholarly commentaries, are used to trace the continuity and transformation of traditional sculptural practices. Fieldwork conducted in Rajasthan, specifically in Jaipur and Alwar, documents the current state of traditional sculpture workshops. Interviews with contemporary sculptors provide insights into the adaptation of traditional techniques to modern artistic trends, while secondary literature on art history situates these changes within a broader cultural and religious context. Results indicate that religious idol-making continues to be a central form of artistic expression in Indian culture, with Rajasthani sculptors preserving traditional methods while incorporating modern materials and techniques. Proportions, aesthetic purity, and spiritual symbolism remain key components of traditional idol-making, influencing contemporary works. However, modern sculptors are expanding their themes to include social, political, and philosophical concepts, reflecting the changing socio-political landscape of India. In conclusion, Indian sculptural traditions have shown resilience and adaptability, balancing cultural heritage with modern innovation. This study highlights the evolving nature of Indian sculpture, particularly in Rajasthan, as artists continue to redefine their craft in response to contemporary cultural shifts.

Application of Chinese Ethnic Minority Themes in Contemporary Figurative Sculpture Creation

In the field of contemporary sculpture creation, the rich culture and historical depth of Chinese ethnic minorities have attracted the widespread attention of artists. These creations not only emphasize external features such as ethnic costumes, totems, or life scenes but also touch deep spiritual contents including historical stories, religious beliefs, and living habits of ethnic minorities. This paper discusses the integration process of Chinese ethnic minority themes in figurative sculpture creation and the inheritance of the profound spirit of ethnic groups in this process. At the same time, this paper also places the diversified expression and innovative practice of these themes in sculpture art in the context of the new era for investigation and explores the far-reaching influence of its development on promoting cultural inheritance and artistic innovation.

The Art of Sculpture in Public Space in China: The Wasteland Art Project

With the development of public art in China, artists have been experimenting with the artistic form and means of expression of public sculpture. Previously marginalised by public sculpture, wild non-urban areas have also begun to attract the attention of Chinese artists. The Wasteland art project, implemented in Guazhou, Gansu province, is very indicative in this regard. Sculptor Dong Shubin, a professor at Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts, is the initiator of this project and an experimental artist who aims to create a sustainable artistic community in the Gobi Desert in the northwest of the country. He believes that an artist should draw inspiration from a natural environment that is familiar to them, rather than simply imitate others or emphatically separate themselves from the general mass of people. After creating works such as Children of the Earth, Infinity, and Wind Talkers, Dong Shubin and his colleagues are gradually creating a Wasteland Art complex in the Gobi Desert.

Integrating 3D Technology in Sculpture Courses: Challenges, Strategies, and Recommendations

The integration of 3D technology into sculpture courses presented both opportunities and challenges for students and educators alike. This research investigated the current landscape, challenges, strategies, and recommendations associated with incorporating 3D technology in sculptural courses. Through a comprehensive review and analysis, key challenges emerged, including the complexity of technology, inadequate educational resources, varying levels of instructor expertise, and practical issues such as equipment maintenance and material properties. These challenges highlighted the need for targeted interventions to enhance educational effectiveness and accessibility. Strategies proposed included curriculum enhancements to integrate 3D technology, professional development programs for educators, improvements in technology interfaces, and collaborations between industry and academia. These strategies aimed to address identified challenges and optimize learning experiences in sculpture courses. Recommendations emphasized the development of centralized educational platforms, increased funding for 3D research, advocacy for regulatory standards, and the establishment of peer learning networks. These initiatives sought to foster a supportive environment conducive to innovation and creativity in sculptural arts education. By addressing these technological complexities, enhancing educational resources, improving instructor proficiency, and overcoming practical barriers, this study advocated for a comprehensive approach to integrating 3D technology effectively into sculpture courses, ultimately empowering students and educators to use their full potential in artistic expression and professional practice.

Body contouring: a sculptural art

Lucy Glancey discusses the ways in which our aesthetic preferences for the shape of the human body can change over time, and the methods aesthetic practitioners are using to keep up with these ever-evolving preferences

Correspondence of Dinosaur Figure in Sculpture

Animal figures have been a subject of art for ages. However, dinosaurs, which are extinct animals, were included in art history relatively recently. The first fossils were discovered in the early 1800s in England, sparking increased interest in these creatures. Dinosaurs were introduced to art history through sculpture, with sculptures installed in public parks to depict their appearance. As a result, the image of dinosaurs was created through the art of sculpture and painting. This intersection of science and art has once again emphasized the importance of sculpture. The concept of dinosaurs permeates various aspects of our lives, from playgrounds to the film industry. This study endeavors to elucidate a topic that often eludes attention yet persists within the realm of sculpture art. Through this endeavor, the aim is to augment the scholarly discourse within the field.

Research article Interaction Between Public Art Sculpture and Urban Environment and Aesthetic Enhancement Effect Based on Deep Learning Model Evaluation

The created public art sculpture is a material form that expresses the public spirit of the city. This paper proposes a deep model capable of enhancing the aesthetic quality of public art sculptures. The model uses the inverse mapping network of the augmented network to weaken the restriction of paired data sets required for training, and at the same time designs an effective loss function, that is, constructs the color and texture losses that are actively learned in training through generative adversarial rules, and enhances generative sculpture. The total variational loss of smoothness that improves the aesthetic quality of the sculpture to some extent. On this basis, this paper improves the design idea of content consistency loss. Experiments on the interaction between public art sculptures and the urban environment and the enhancement of aesthetics.

Application of the Beauty of Meaning in Chinese Sculpture Art

Chinese sculpturing is a significant form of expression in traditional Chinese art. Like other traditional art forms, Chinese sculpture art is also deeply influenced by the philosophical ideas of its predecessors, striving for the beauty of subtle and implicit meaning in artistic expression. This article provides a brief interpretation of the beauty of meaning in Chinese sculpture art, with a focus on analyzing its application in Chinese sculpture art. This article analyzes the role of the beauty of meaning in the development of Chinese sculpture art from the fields of lines, blocks, surfaces, spatial patterns, and freehand brushwork, to provide reference and inspiration for relevant artists and sculpture designers.

The Innovation of 3D Printing in Art Sculpture

The Innovation of 3D Printing in Art Sculpture

Research on the Multidimensional Aspects and Societal Significance of Public Sculpture and Contemporary Art: A Special Emphasis on Assam

In public environmental art sculpture, public engagement and planned environmental transformation are more significant factors. People environmental art sculptures should engage with the people and blend in with the surroundings to make them more approachable to the general public. It is also one of the things that sculpture, as a component of environmental factors, needs to carefully examine and evaluate. In order to create a public space environment where public art sculpture, the environment, and people may all coexist, this article examines the link between sculpture and environment in public environmental art through an analysis of space environment features. Sculpture is a visual expression of a society's values and ideas and has great cultural significance. It is an essential artistic discipline that never fails to enthrall and motivate audiences everywhere. Sculpture's making process is a distinct and material kind of artistic expression. An area can become distinctive and vibrant cultural hub thanks in large part to public art. In addition to transforming our playgrounds, train stations, traffic circles, hospitals, water treatment plants, and airports into more colorful representations of human creativity, public art can also produce civic symbols. The line separating art from non-art is not stressed in the concept of contemporary art. It will never stop classifying non-art objects as works of art. There are souls and thoughts in contemporary art. Its main subjects are history, society, psychology of people, and other general subjects. Those who create contemporary art frequently possess a deep philosophical understanding. Artists constantly expressed their reflections on society through their exploration and application of body symbols. The research paper delves into the various facets and social implications of public sculpture and contemporary art, with a particular focus on Assam.

Transformation of the artistic form and ideological content of the memorial complex in memory of the Sino-Japanese War in Beijing

The article is devoted to the problem of transformation of the imagery of the monumental sculpture ensemble created in memory of the Sino-Japanese War in Beijing. The construction of the memorial took place in two stages: the Memorial of the Chinese People's War of Resistance to Japanese Aggression was erected in the late 1980s, and a decade later the Sculpture Garden of the Memorial of the Chinese People against the Japanese War was laid. These elements of a single ensemble represent different options for using figurative-meaningful, compositional-spatial, artistic-stylistic and plastic features of monumental sculpture and interpreting its semantic role in such structures. Using the example of these memorials, it is possible to identify and trace the development strategy of memorials and their sculptural design, especially the dynamics of changes in the creation of an artistic image of sculptural groups. The author uses the method of art criticism to describe the visual and expressive features and the ideological content of the monumental sculpture of the memorial plan on the example of an analysis of the aesthetic qualities of two different elements of the ensemble in Beijing. This requires an analysis of the artistic structure and forms through which the authors express their ideological messages, as well as a comprehensive study of visual and expressive means. The object of attention in the article is the role and place of monumental sculpture in the development of historical memory and culture of China, and the subject is the options for the development of figurative and stylistic features of the art of sculpture in the context of the expansion and transformation of memorial complexes. Sculpture is considered as a reflection of the ideological and creative pursuits of Chinese sculptors of the late XX and early XXI centuries. The research material is a monumental sculpture as the most important artistic element of the memorial ensemble in memory of the Sino–Japanese War in Beijing, which allows for artistic comparisons, including with similar monuments on the territory of modern Russia. The article provides an opportunity to reveal the nuances of artistic, spatial and semantic interaction between the memorial and the sculpture garden.

The Art of Sculpture and the Development of Christianity in Ukraine

The Art of Sculpture and the Development of Christianity in Ukraine

Water effect on subcritical crack growth and fracture behavior of marble

Understanding the fracture properties and subcritical crack growth of rocks in aqueous environments is significant for the effective assessment of the long-term stability of the masonry buildings, cultural heritage structures, and art sculptures. We use double torsion techniques to systematically investigate the subcritical crack growth behavior of marble under air, fluid, saturated and saturated + fluid test conditions. In the fluid condition and the saturated + fluid condition, the load reductions during the relaxation test are larger than other conditions, reaching 12.81% and 12.26%, respectively. There is a water-weakening effect on both the subcritical crack growth index (SCI) and KIC, but the water weakening sensitivity in KIC is lower than that of SCI. Compared to the air condition, the SCI values of the marble decreased by 43.69% under the fluid condition, 17.64% under the saturated condition, and 38.09 % under the saturated + fluid condition, respectively. The introduction of water during the relaxation test results in an immediate increase in the crack velocity and the major principal strain of the specimen, as evidenced by the appearance of the Ⅳ region on the KI-V curve. Scanning electron microscope images show that the most triangular pits and dissolution pits are present in the marble under fluid and saturated + fluid conditions, leading to a more pronounced deterioration of the mechanical properties. The test results highlight the significant impact of water on subcritical crack growth in marble. In particular, during rainfall, both dry and saturated marble masonry buildings are more prone to cracking due to the introduction of water.

Symbolism of Sacred Art in Water Conduits

Nepal is a country with abundance of traditional art, architecture and culture. Almost every monument comprises faith, belief, devotion and sacredness which are initiated to be expressed through symbolic representation. Historicity of water conduit of Kathmandu valley can be traced back to early Cristian Era. They were installed to fulfill basic need of water. Flowing water is compared to goddess Ganga. Thus, every water conduit is equated to goddess Ganga with depiction of a crocodile, her vehicle. Cent percent water conduits of the valley consists of sculptural art associated to Hindu or Buddhist deities and a few with architectural monuments. It also comprises sculptural art of several creatures as; serpent, fish, frog, chameleon, mongoose. These deities, monuments and creatures are found to be a symbolic expression of theme associated with religious belief and faith. In this context, finding out the theme of an art expressed in a water conduit, chief feature of sacred sculptural art of water conduits and symbolic representation of sculptural art of water conduits of Kathmandu valley have been focused as an objective of this research. This qualitative research is based upon historical fact. Thus, the facts are collected from historical monuments through survey, interview, collection of photographs and are analyzed in a descriptive way. Related literary sources have been consulted as a secondary source. From several references, it is to be considered that water conduits of the valley have been basically set up for social and religious utility with installation of several deities according to their faith. Art of each conduit as well as image portrays specific features belong to related historical age. Besides this, each sculptural art depicted on the conduit conveys symbolism of goddess Ganga and several pilgrimages composed within a precise pious abode.

Application of Depth Convolution Virtual Reality (VR) in Traditional Sculpture Design under Digital Modeling

Virtual reality technology continues to be used in other technical fields, art forms are becoming more and more abundant. Virtual reality technology provides convenience for art creation. The combination of art and technology can become a new art form, digital art, and has become a trend of art development. The earliest sculpture art in the art field is no exception, and has also blended with the virtual reality technology. Because the artistic presentation of traditional sculpture art is a relatively complex materialization process, the thinking presentation and creation process of sculpture art need to go through a series of processes to complete the final sculpture works of art; This makes sculpture art more complex and more difficult to operate than other arts when using virtual reality technology. If virtual reality technology wants to integrate perfectly with sculpture art, it needs to combine the process of sculpture art and provide different digital technology methods in different links. This document uses linear combination to solve two level problems, which is a very effective adaptive algorithm. The empirical results show that the improved fusion algorithm can re analyze the importance of the positive process in the rapid development of virtual reality technology, and the rapid development of virtual reality technology is crucial to shaping the value of this theme. Compared with traditional methods, the accuracy of this experiment is increased by 13.4%, and compared with the algorithm TIN, the time complexity and space complexity are 97% and 54% lower respectively.

A Brief Discussion on the Presentation of the Artistic Characteristics of Postmodernism in Sculpture Art

Postmodernism art is an art movement that emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. It has influenced many fields with its unique artistic charm and various forms and characteristics. Sculpture art, as a kind of plastic art, is inevitably affected by it, and has made remarkable development in application and participation, and people's understanding of sculpture art is more diversified. This paper combines cases to analyze the specific presentation of post-modernism artistic characteristics in sculpture art works from multiple perspectives, providing new thinking dimensions for contemporary sculpture creation.

The History and Future of Ceramic Sculpture: From Ancient Clay Figures to Modern 3D Printing

This research aims to examine the history and future of ceramic sculpture, evaluating the development of this significant art form. It observes the role and evolving face of ceramic sculpture art from ancient times to the present, discussing its potential in the future. In ancient times, people used ceramic sculptures to express their religious and mythological beliefs. Civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire reflected their beliefs and cultures through ceramic sculptures. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, artisans produced ceramic sculptures to enhance the aesthetic and religious aspects of churches' interior decoration. The sculptures from these periods stood out for their traditional craftsmanship and handmade techniques. With the onset of the modern era, technological advancements have fundamentally transformed ceramic sculpture art. Artists have observed diversity and change in the artistic expressions of ceramic sculptures as they address societal, political, and environmental issues, creating new and contemporary works. The relationship between ceramic art and technology has continued to grow, especially with the recent advancements in 3D printing technology, which provide artists with greater creative freedom and allow for the creation of more complex forms and details in sculptures. While ceramic sculpture art remains an essential part of our cultural heritage, artists will continue to shape the thoughts and societal consciousness of people through ceramic sculptures in the future. As a form of art that has evolved throughout history, ceramic sculpture art will persist in representing the creativity and freedom of expression of artists, enhancing the artistic experiences of individuals with the conveniences brought about by technology.