Since the beginning of humanity, people have tried to leave traces of passing or staying in a place, or have they wanted to represent things (actions or lifestyles, even gods or beliefs. Thus, “art” and its first representations emerged, like paintings in caves. Later a new technique was developed: the sculpture. At first, They were made of materials such as wood or bronze, but when humanity learned to use the marbles, This was one of the materials that was most used for this purpose throughout the world. (Barcelona, Roma, Athens, etc.). In our post today, We are going to explain to you the main advantages of the marble, according to Marbres experts Barcelona).
So, Marble offers a great advantage over other materials when it comes to, above all, to human sculptures. This is due to its translucent appearance, that resembles, in part, to human skin, which allows giving great realism to this type of sculptures. Another advantage of marble, is the relative ease of carving it has, allowing very small details to be sculpted and polished. Besides, It is a material that, with the passage of time, gains in solidity and, therefore, has great durability. This allows, currently, there are sculptures of marble sculpted centuries ago in the main museums of cities like Barcelona and the rest of the world. Nevertheless, sometimes you have to add reinforcers to parts like the limbs, that can end up breaking over time. All sculptures, obviously, They begin with a large block of marble that is defined.
So, the main artists of marble sculpture, like Michelangelo, They stated that they “saw” the sculpture that they would end up designing already in the block itself and that, all they had to do was make it emerge. These artists, sometimes, They even went to the quarry to keep an eye on and supervise the block of marble with which they would end up working. Nevertheless, It also has some disadvantages, such as poor tolerance to acids (that harms its cleaning with certain products), the absorption of fats when it comes into contact with human skin, that damages and disfigures the material, or the corrosion it suffers from bird droppings (which makes it a bad idea to expose it to the open air, in Barcelona and the rest of the cities in the world in which there are many birds).
There are numerous techniques, tools and periods of history in which works of art made with marble have been sculpted, which is why it is difficult to make a robot portrait of this type of sculptures.
To finish, If you need or want to know more about the marbles, do not hesitate to contact Marbres Barcelona, industry leader.
