“Is there a way to make an impression upon the medium which will endure long enough for us to contemplate it?”
Makes the implicit assumption that contemplation is a requirement for sculpture, and therefore supports oblivion of memory in the visual arts

Discusses clay at great length, steel and metal casting, wood, various plastics; mainly focuses on methods of studio construction/planning/use in 1960s/70s modern artistic practice.

Beautiful summary of late modernist sculpture and its methods, but little critical analysis; extensive focus on the tools of various media: pp. 47, 97, 100, 118+, 151, 168, 192+, 230+

Suggests inquiry:

• comparative look at the tools of various media: handheld vs. mechanized, large vs. small, etc. amplification, accuracy/reliability, precision
• emergence of clay sculpture and initial enabling of permanence in physical art objects
• characteristics of various types of clay, affects on possible processes
• history of casting and its possibilities (IE: leonardo da vinci’s sculpture, etc.)
• steel and heavy metal industry -- what prerequisites in materials?
• history of plastics
• history of stone carving through time