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Creating Sculpture

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.

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.