Sculpture is the most important documented form of human experience in history. Sculpture was considered an art form long before drawing. Sculpture has been found in most ancient civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Americas. The seated Diana sculpture is an example of a human-shaped sculpture. The paintings are two-dimensional; you can't touch them but the sculpture gives you the pleasure of passing your hands over them. After all the evolution of art, sculpture is still the most important method of expression. The sculptures are grouped as freestanding or as relief sculptures. Freestanding sculpture is the sculpture that can be seen from all sides, like a statue. In relief sculpture the figures are to some extent attached to the background. There are four basic types of sculpture: modeling, carving, casting and assembling. Material like clay or wax to create an art form is called modeling. The artist uses his hand and a variety of tools to achieve the sculpture. However he doesn't need to have a clear image in mind of what he wants to create, he can work and rework the material until he achieves what he wants to portray. For example, Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879), François-Pierre-Guillaume Guizot, 1831, oil-painted clay bust, 22 x 17 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris (Wiki Paintings). In this sculpture Honoré Daumier used the style of caricature to represent François-Pierre-Guillaume Guizot (1787-1874), deputy, minister and historian, enhancing his distinctive features to produce a comic effect. This sculpture can be viewed from every angle even from behind. I think Honoré Daumier did an excellent job using clay to express the cartoon version of François-Pierre-Guillaume Guizot because thanks to the flexibility of the clay he must have ease in reshaping and shaping it in the... center of the paper.. .. ..nspast.com/art/id82.htmlEncyclopédie. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2011, from http://www.encyclopedie.bseditions.fr/article.php?pArticleId=174&pChapitreId=34485&pSousChapitreId=34489&pArticleLib=Peintre+sculpteurs+%5BL%92art+en+France+entre+1850+et+1900- %3ESculture%5DShistory of art. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2011, from http://www.all-art.org/history230-4.htmlThe Metropolitan Museum of Art. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2011, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/29.100.370Midsouthcc. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2011, from http://learn.midsouthcc.edu/LearningObjects/art/pdf/Unit2VocabScriptSculpture.pdfMy Art Box. (n.d.). Retrieved July 11, 2011, from http://www.myartbox.org/20th%20Century%20Nevelson.htmlWiki Paintings. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2011, from http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/honore-daumier/bust-of-francois-pierre-guillaume-guizot-1833