What are the commonly used materials for sculpture?

For artists with many sculptures still choose a single material. The first is a single material that is easier to master, and it is also some sculptures that people see in the traditional sense; then there are more complex new materials, which are materials condensed by experts through the study of different materials. In fact, no matter what kind of material, as long as the essence of the material and the cultural connotation of the work are clearly expressed, all materials can express the essence of the work. The main single materials for the sculpture are stone, wood, metal, concrete, and plastic, which are subdivided into granite, marble, bluestone, sandstone, copper, aluminum, iron, stainless steel, glass steel, ceramics, resin, foam, and clay sculpture.

Stone is the oldest carving material, and there are many kinds. It is a natural material with good quality and abundant resources. Its advantage is that it is durable.

    Metal materials. Metal materials are widely used after human beings entered the Iron Age because of their strong plasticity and easy processing. Metal materials are relatively easy to store and not easily deformed. With the development of science and technology, metal materials are mainly new materials, stainless steel sculptures. It does not have the hardness of iron and is easy to rust, and the hardness and plasticity of iron are the same as iron, so it has become the first choice for many sculptures.

   The wood is soft in texture and mild in color. Because the texture of the wood is soft. Nowadays, many woodcarvings use the scarring of the wood as a highlight, that is, return to nature. But wood also has the disadvantages of sculpture and is easy to deform. These reasons determine that wood cannot be used as a large outdoor sculpture. But many indoor sculptures are mainly of wood.

Plastic sculpture. Plastic is a kind of synthetic resin. It is a material developed through chemical means. Plastic is highly plastic and can be easily colored. When researching color sculpture, plastic is the best one. The choice of plastic and its waterproofness also played a great role in sculpture, but the shortcomings of these sculptures also led to its difficulty to preserve characteristics, so the application of plastic in sculpture in my country provides a greater part of the role To the role of embellishment.   

    In fact, there are many materials related to sculpture production. Different materials give people the visual and sensory abilities and the thoughts to be conveyed through different emotions. In fact, with the rapid economic development of social sciences, the continuous learning of new building materials has emerged, plus Only with our country's new processing methods and process information technology, the aesthetic education value of materials has been truly discovered, especially in current sculptures. Traditional sculptures need to pay attention to the value of the material itself. For example, some precious metals are used. First of all, precious metals symbolize status and wealth. They belong to the upper class. Their aesthetics directly affect the development of precious metals.

Sculptures are made of a variety of materials, and different materials give people different feelings. In different environments, the selection of a variety of sculpture materials is the most suitable and can better reflect the value of the work. With the continuous development of science and technology, more and more materials are used for sculpture, and more and more artists use their own ideas to achieve the harmonious development of materials, sculptures and the environment.