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.

 Viungo vya nje 

 Essays on sculpture  from Sweet Briar College, Department of Art History
 International Sculpture Center
 Stone Carvers Guild of America official website
 Sculpture artists  listings from the-artists.org
 Escultores.com  Videos and pictures of sculpture
 Corning Museum of Glass
 Weird, Wonderful Modern Sculptures - slideshow by Life magazine
 Cass Sculpture Foundation  charity dedicated to commissioning monumental sculpture
 Most Expensive Sculpture In The World 
 Uchongaji wa Kiitalia
 Tanzania: Tracing Origin of Modern Makonde Sculpture