A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. These forms recreate the likeness of an individual. These may be of any medium used for sculpture, such as marble, bronze, terracotta or wood. A parallel term, aust, is a representation of the upper part of an animal or mythical creature.
Sculptural portrait heads from classical antiquity are sometimes displayed as busts. However, these are often fragments from full-body statues, or were created to be inserted into an existing body; these portrait heads are not included in this article.
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sculpting a head in clay part 1 FULL VIDEO - 1st Full tutorial on sculpting a Chavant clay bust from start to finish.
See also
- Herma
- Portraiture (disambiguation)
References
External links
- Livius.org: Bust gallery of famous ancient Greeks
- Oxford definition
- Dictionary.com definition
