direct carving - A carving technique in which the form of the sculpture evolves as the artist works into the block, or is suggested by the shape of the block.
As a matter of practicality, he largely abandoned direct carving, and took on several assistants to help produce the larger forms based on maquettes.
He was still obsessed, as he had been from the beginning, with the idea of direct carving, and at this time everything was laboriously hewn by hand.
The term truth to materials relates to 20th century #direct carving in which the sculptor responds to the nature of the block being carved as much as the subject.
Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.
Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance.
In modern art, it is undoubtedly to Cezanne that I owe the most.
Direct carving
Method of stone sculpture where form is carved immediately out of the block, and not transferred from a model.
Disegno ...
Matisse wrote an accompanying text, in a large, harmonious script, full of striking phrases: "Sculpting the living colour reminds me of the direct carving of the sculptors... My curves are not mad..." ...
 See also: Sculpture, Roman, Painting, Plate, Classic
  
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