The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture

Both a survey and a celebration of contemporary approaches to sculptures that are formed from more than one material, this book profiles the discipline in all its expanded forms and recognizes sculpture in the twenty-first century not as something solid and static, but rather as a fluid interface in material, time and space.

About the author

Jac Scott is a nationally renowned artist specializing in issue-led sculpture informed by science and philosophy. A member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, she is a prolific sculptor who has won many commissions from the public and corporate sectors, and is a recipient of numerous awards from art and environmental organizations. She holds an extensive exhibition portfolio of solo and group shows, and is the author of Textile Perspectives in Mixed-Media Sculpture, also published by Crowood.

Summary

Both a survey and a celebration of contemporary approaches to sculptures that are formed from more than one material, this book profiles the discipline in all its expanded forms and recognizes sculpture in the twenty-first century not as something solid and static, but rather as a fluid interface in material, time and space.

Product details

• Authors: Jac Scott, Scott Jac
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9781847977212
• ISBN: 978-1-84797-721-2
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 280 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 1046 g
• Illustrations: 223 colour illustrations, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert, farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, sculpture, History of Art, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, The Arts: techniques and principles