
Contemporary Stone Sculpture
Dona Z. Meilach(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 7. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-88740-089-6 (ISBN)
Description
There is currently a revival in the art of stone sculpture-along contemporary lines-of the Golden Age in Greece and the Renaissance in Europe. Many noted twentieth-century sculptors are now working directly in stone.
This book explains how to create modern stone sculpture, with hundreds of examples by today's top sculptors.
Included are sculptures by Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi, Max Bill, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, and many others, illustrated and explained with hundreds of clearly detailed photographs.
This is also a how-to book, giving specific, step-by-step instructions for creating stone sculpture; describing various types of stone, how to select and transport it; telling how to carve the stone with hand tools and electric or pneumatic power tools; and providing the methods of finishing the work.
Contemporary Stone Sculpture is important for the inspiration of art collectors and working artists alike.
This book explains how to create modern stone sculpture, with hundreds of examples by today's top sculptors.
Included are sculptures by Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi, Max Bill, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, and many others, illustrated and explained with hundreds of clearly detailed photographs.
This is also a how-to book, giving specific, step-by-step instructions for creating stone sculpture; describing various types of stone, how to select and transport it; telling how to carve the stone with hand tools and electric or pneumatic power tools; and providing the methods of finishing the work.
Contemporary Stone Sculpture is important for the inspiration of art collectors and working artists alike.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
17 color plates, 340 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 258 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
715 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88740-089-6 (9780887400896)
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Person
Dona Z. Meilach has written numerous books, more than half on art subjects, and she contributes articles to popular magazines and Internet sites. She lives in Carlsbad, California.