Types of Sculpture

Sculpture may be defined as any artwork made by the manipulation of materials resulting in a three-dimensional object. It may also be said to be a type of model or carving that uses clay, ceramics, stone, and other materials to present a three-dimensional figure.
There are many types of sculpture with many artistic styles. Some of these types are kinetic sculpture, digital sculpture, relief sculpture and sound sculpture, among others.
Kinetic art is art that contains moving parts or depends on motion for its effect. Kinetic sculpture, therefors, is sculpture that depends on motion for its effect. These sculptures are made out of materials such as wood,, metal and plastics, and in some cases may even be referred to as machines. Some kinetic sculpture artists are David Roy and Clayton Boyer.
Digital sculpting, also known as sculpt modeling or 3D modeling, is the use of software that offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab, pinch or otherwise manipulate a digital object as if it were made of a real-life substance such as clay. The geometry in digital sculpting programmes to represent the nodel can vary; each offers different benefits and limitations. Digital sculpting is still a very new method, but has become very popular over the few years it has been around.
In Ghana however, the types of sculpture that are most common are free standing three-dimensional full bodied sculptures, busts usually mounted on pedestals and murals on walls.