Crowood Press - The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture
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- Profiles 30+ contemporary mixed-media sculptors
- Explores materials including plastic, rubber, metal
- 224 pages with sumptuous illustrations
- Covers 21st century sculptural approaches
- Technical information on practical processes
- Contextualizes textile perspectives in sculpture
- Hardcover format, 8.5 x 11 inches
30+ sculptors transforming materials into 3D art
Mixed-media sculpture demands understanding how different materials interact, how metal supports fabric, how plaster responds to wood, how temporal elements dialogue with permanent ones. This comprehensive survey profiles over 30 contemporary sculptors working at that intersection, revealing both their conceptual frameworks and practical methodologies. Jac Scott contextualizes the discipline within 21st-century sculptural practice, where static objects give way to fluid interfaces exploring material, time, and spatial relationships.
Each artist profile traces creative journeys from initial inspiration through finished work, examining how individual practitioners navigate the expanded field of sculptural possibility. Technical chapters ground these conceptual explorations in material reality, covering practical processes for working with plastic, rubber, plaster, metal, and paper, both individually and in combination. You learn not just what these artists create, but how they problem-solve material challenges inherent to multi-material construction.
Lavish illustration throughout documents finished sculptures alongside process details, providing visual reference for techniques discussed in the text. Whether you're already working in mixed media or considering expanding beyond single-material practice, this volume offers both conceptual frameworks and practical information for understanding contemporary sculptural approaches. The hardcover format withstands studio use while doing justice to the photography.
