Introduction
Modern sculpture here refers to artworks from the Modernist movement of the 1890s to 1960s, which have been rendered in three-dimensional form. These works are usually carved, modelled, assembled from various materials, or are just plain found objects. According to Western art historians, modern sculpture began with French artist Auguste Rodin, whose revolutionary works influenced many European and American sculptors. The term “modern” was defined as a rejection of the past, and the Modernist movement spawned many informal art trends such as Art Deco, Cubism, Constructivism and Dadaism. Key proponents included Aristide Maillol, Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Beuys and Claes Oldenburg. However, Modernism began to wane by the 1960s, making way for Post-Modernism. The term “sculpture” became more broadly defined as any art that was non-two-dimensional, including performance art.
This pathfinder serves as a guide to help you to source for information on modern sculpture available at National Library Board libraries as well as on the Internet.
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