It requires the viewer to move around it in order to see it fully. A good piece of sculpture, whatever its style or size, works well from any viewing angle. It reveals it's ideas by means of mass, form and proportion. Wherever it is set, it inhabits and defines the surrounding space. One of the most basic ways to describe what it is that artists do now, in the past, and in the future is to say that they create works of art or communication that are a fusion of visual or social literacy on the one hand, and technological literacy on the other hand.
Technological literacy refers to a sophistication about and skill with certain materials and tools.
Collecting Art Buy only unique oils, watercolors, sculpture, or old hand made silver. This applies to porcelain and other objects d'art. Do not buy from galleries whose main business is framing or anyone identifying themselves as an art consultant. Do not buy from auctions that are used as fundraisers for charity. Do not buy art as an investment.