Monumental sculpture

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Monumental sculpture

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• Monumental sculpture is exceptionally large
  sculpture. It is called "monumental" because
  monuments are often large sculptures. But such
  sculptures are not just monuments. Any large
  public sculpture, or any large sculpture, for
  that matter, is monumental. What should you look
  for? It should be sturdy and long-lasting. It
  should have a powerful presence. It should be the
  product of a big idea. Last but by no means
  least, it should be safe. I will review these
  criteria.
• A public Monumental sculpture has to be a lot
  sturdier and a lot more structurally sound than a
  sculpture that goes in someone's backyard. The
  collector who buys art for the home or outdoor
  landscape would hope his purchase was as
  structurally sound and sturdy, but it rarely is.
  One should not be too upset about this. Public
  sculpture has to be exceptionally sturdy.

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• The sculptor who attains public placement usually
  has a level of professionalism that recognizes
  the demands of public sculpture, demands that are
  different from backyard and garden sculpture.
• Generally, the bigger the sculpture, the more
  structurally sound it has to be. If the sculpture
  is bigger than human-size, it moves out of the
  realm of that which the private art collector
  would buy and deeper into the realm of public
  sculpture. Thus, sculptors who regularly produce
  large, monumental pieces - anything over six feet
  tall or wide - tend to produce very sturdy
  pieces. Sculptors who regularly produce small
  work - anything less than four feet high - tend
  to have much less concern about structure and
  sturdiness. This may seem obvious, but it is
  something to remember when commissioning large
  pieces.
• Aside from structural integrity, monumental
  sculpture offers, or should offer qualities that
  do, as it happens, reflect the title
  "monumental". Large sculpture should stand out.
  It should have a powerful presence. It doesn't
  necessarily have to leap out at you as a
  billboard would. Rather, it should have a
  powerful presence that does not have to leap out
  at you like an advertisement.

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• The sculpture should give the viewer the feeling
  "Ah, here's something." The sculpture should
  capture your attention with its powerful
  presence. It should evoke awe and wonder - as
  well as any other emotions.
• Big sculpture must present the "big idea". So if
  you were to say, "What's the big idea?" And
  someone pointed to the sculpture and said "That
  is, over there." You would have to agree, "Yeah,
  I guess you're right. That is a big idea." Some
  ideas should not be big They should not be
  presented in large work. That does not mean the
  idea is any less worthy. It's just not a big
  idea...yet, anyway.
• A sculptor need not come up with lots of big
  ideas. He might come up with one big idea and
  work that idea for years, perhaps a lifetime.
  Another artist might be comfortable working out
  little ideas, one and then another. Neither
  artist is better. The little idea artist should
  not, however, be making large, monumental
  sculpture not unless he's found a big idea, or
  melded all the little ideas into a big one.

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• The last criterion for monumental sculpture one
  is pragmatic - and important, prosaic as that
  criterion might be large sculpture has to be
  safe. Such sculpture is often made of metal. If
  it is not made of metal, it can be made of stone
  or concrete. The point here Most materials a
  large sculpture can be made of are not soft.
  Therefore, they should not have any uncommonly
  sharp edges. For sure you expect a public work to
  be devoid of that. But the private sculpture also
  has to be safe. We, the general public, assume
  the sculpture is safe whether it is or is not.
  Thus, the creator of large sculptures has to take
  safety into account. If the work has a patina, is
  it safe to handle the work? Have any excess
  chemicals been washed off? Can the sculpture poke
  someone in the eye? Is it possible to walk into
  the sculpture and hurt oneself? And so on.
• The private collector should think about this. He
  is not as protected as the buyer for public work.
  The buyer for public work is going to think about
  safety. The residential buyer, not necessarily.
  But he should.
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