THE POSSIBILITY OF USING LIMESTONE ROCKS IN SCULPTURE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MARBLE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Abstract

The current research included the possibility of limestone rocks in sculpture as an alternative to marble (an applied study). The first chapter deals with the methodological framework for research. The second chapter included the theoretical framework that contained two studies. The first topic included two axes, the first of which was sedimentary rocks and the second concerned with the geology of the study area. The third chapter was devoted to research procedures. His research sample was determined, his methodology was determined, and the experiment was conducted on limestone stones, and the researcher came up with three sculptures as a summary of his current experience, after which the researcher proved his vision on every sculptural work. As for the fourth chapter, he paid attention to the results, conclusions and recommendations. And luster has an active role in achieving aesthetic and artistic values, as this characteristic has formed an attractive element for the recipient. That the researcher's orientation towards the stone material in the current experiment came in accordance with cognitive and technical data related to personal experience as well as knowledge and experimentation that greatly contributed to completing the current experiment.The researcher reached a number of conclusions, including that the sculptor's emphasis on achieving dazzling in the construction of the sculptural achievement through various techniques and formal formulations and manipulating the volumetric value is only a way to achieve the element of astonishment to highlight the aesthetic and expressive dimensions that the sculptural achievements carried in their folds. That the sculptor directed towards diversity with stylistic and technical treatments in the current experience, such as a malleable tool in overcoming formal stereotypes and breaking monotony and rigidity, thus achieving transformations in terms of form and content, which contributed to the creation of multiple subjects capable of interpretation based on his own vision in proposing aesthetic and intellectual concepts.