Uchongaji

Uchongaji ni aina mojawapo ya sanaa ambayo inatengeneza umbo la kupendeza kutokana na vitu rafu, kama vile mawe au mbao.

Sanaa hiyo ni ya zamani sana, lakini inazidi kuona njia mpya.

Uchongaji umekuwa wa msingi kwa tamaduni nyingi. Katika karne zilizopita sanamu kubwa za bei ghali ziliundwa kwa ajili ya watu binafsi, kwa kawaida zilikuwa mahususi kwa maonyesho ya dini au siasa.

Tamaduni hizo, ambazo sanamu zake zimesalia kwa wingi, ni pamoja na tamaduni za kale za Mediterania, India na Uchina, na pia nyingi za Amerika ya Kati na Kusini na Afrika.

Wikimedia Commons ina media kuhusu:

Uchongaji

• Essays on sculpture Archived 30 Oktoba 2007 at the Wayback Machine. from Sweet Briar College, Department of Art History
• International Sculpture Center
• Stone Carvers Guild of America official website
• Sculpture artists Archived 20 Agosti 2010 at the Wayback Machine. listings from the-artists.org
• Escultores.com Archived 4 Julai 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Videos and pictures of sculpture
• Corning Museum of Glass
• Weird, Wonderful Modern Sculptures - slideshow by Life magazine
• Cass Sculpture Foundation Archived 31 Agosti 2009 at the Wayback Machine. charity dedicated to commissioning monumental sculpture
• Most Expensive Sculpture In The World Archived 3 Machi 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
• Uchongaji wa Kiitalia
• Tanzania: Tracing Origin of Modern Makonde Sculpture