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Creating Sculpture
Another of Michelangelo’s famous sculptures is
David
, which is in
Florence, Italy. Again, he carved his sculpture out of one piece of mar-
ble. This time, it was 17 feet tall, making a larger-than-life figure.
Some artists work with students or helpers, but Michelangelo tended
to work alone. By the time he died, he was a famous and much-cele-
brated artist.
A few hundred years later, a very different sculptor was born. Dale
Chihuly was born in 1941, and he went on to become a famous glass
sculptor. His works represent how many modern artists go about creat-
ing sculpture.
Dale studied art and
interior design
in college. In fact, he first
worked with glass in a weaving class, and then he went to work at an
interior design business in Seattle, Washington. While working there, he
taught himself the very basics of glassblowing, because he still remem-
bered how much he liked working with glass.
Make Connections
Usually when we think of art, we think of something perma-
nent. A painting or a stone sculpture is probably going to be
around for hundreds or thousands of years, as long as no one
destroys it on purpose. However, art can also be made to be
temporary. Sand sculptures, for example, only last a few hours—as long as
it takes the tide and the wind to wash them away. Metal sculptures on the
other hand last for hundreds or thousands of years, as long as they don’t rust
or are purposefully broken.