What are the types of landscape sculptures?

Various sculpture landscapes regulate the atmosphere of the architectural space in commercial blocks, business districts, residential communities, tourist attractions, airports, docks, etc. all over the world. In addition to a certain number of large-scale monumental sculptures, more are small and medium-sized urban sculptures. So what are the types of landscape sculptures?

7 types of landscape sculpture

1. Monumental city sculptures:

The memorial sculpture landscape is the backbone and representative of the urban sculpture landscape, indispensable in every country and era, and is the embodiment and embodiment of history. They commend and eulogize those who have made significant contributions and achievements to the country and the nation in history, and inscribe and commemorate those events that have a significant impact in history.

2. Thematic city sculptures:

The subjective urban sculpture mainly reflects the trend of history and times and the ideals and wishes of the people. They often reveal the theme of a particular environment and building in image language, using symbolic and allegorical techniques.

They also have very rich ideological connotations and relatively large volumes. They also need to occupy a prominent or even dominant position in the environmental space in which they are located and play the role of command and focus.

For example, the Long March theme park has more than 40 places such as the bloody battle of the Xiangjiang River, the breakthrough of the Wujiang River, the Sidu Chishui River, the Zunyi Conference, the Qiaodu Jinsha River, the forced crossing of the Dadu River, the Feiduo Luding Bridge, and the snow mountains and grasslands on the Red Army's Long March to reflect the importance of the Long March. Attractions for conferences, major events, and major battles. It is also the most classic application of thematic sculpture landscape design.

3. Decorative urban sculptures：

For decorative urban sculptures, the subject matter can be conceived extensively, the sentiment can be relaxed and lively, and the style can be free and varied. Their scales can be large or small, and most of them are subordinate to the environment and architecture, becoming embellishments and highlights in the overall environment.

4. Iconic city sculptures：

The iconic urban sculpture works play an explanatory function and set up an image symbol, some of which are implicit and vivid, profound in meaning, beautiful in image, clear and easy to understand, and both refined and popular have become an important part of the urban landscape.

5. Exhibition furnishings of urban sculptures:

This method of arranging sculptures outdoors is different from the principles required by general urban sculptures. Instead, all kinds of sculptures are arranged like exhibition furnishings, so that the public can watch a variety of excellent sculptures in a concentrated manner. There are also works that are all composed of one author, centered on a topic, and constituted by a strict overall design.

6. Practical and functional urban sculptures:

Since the middle of the 20th century, some sculptural buildings have appeared. For example, the Sydney Opera House that looks like a piece of white sails, the Indian Bahyi Lotus Church that looks like an open lotus, the Brussels International Expo Atomium Restaurant, which is a 10,000-fold magnified iron molecule model... Until the small shops designed as floats on the streets of Europe and the United States. Both the book pavilion and the book pavilion can be said to be the extension and development of this kind of sculpture architecture.

7. Displayable landscape sculptures:

The displayable landscape sculpture is also called the shelf sculpture. It is also divided into indoor and outdoor, but it is based on the sculpture as the main body to fully express the author's own thoughts and feelings, style and personality, and even a test product of a new theory and new idea. . Its form and technique are even more dazzling, the content and subject matter are more extensive, and the material application is more modern.