Question

In sculpture, what does carving refer to? What influences the materials an artist chooses when creating a carving? Provide one example of a carving from the lecture, including the name and material it was sculpted out of.

Answer 1

Carving is the use of tools to chip away at a base in order to produce the sculpture. The materials an artist chooses depends on cost, and availability of both tools and materials. An example of a carving is, Fu Lions, which was sculpted out of ivory.

Answer 2

carving refers to sculpting or taking away parts of a material to create something. what influences it is how intricate or detailed the artist wants his/her carving to be like. it they want small and sharp details, they use a thin or small tool. of they want something big to cut away a chunk of the material, they use a bigger tool. an example would be a statue. the material used for it would be clay and concrete mostly. the tools for it would be a sander, chisel, knife, and a mallet. hope this has helped.