Italian term for direct carving: developing the sculpture directly in the final stone or wood rather than mechanically transferring a completed model.
Taglio diretto is an Italian expression for direct carving. In sculptural usage it refers to working directly into the final block of stone or wood so that the sculpture is developed and resolved through the carving process itself rather than mechanically copied from a fully finished model.
The expression may also appear as scultura a taglio diretto, literally sculpture by direct cutting/carving. As with taille directe, the term does not exclude preparatory drawings, measurements, maquettes, photographs, or models.
Etymology
Italian taglio, 'cut' or 'cutting,' from tagliare, 'to cut,' + diretto, 'direct.' Literally, 'direct cutting/carving.'
Sculptor Notes
Italian usage also includes the phrase scultura a taglio diretto. For a sculpture lexicon, taglio diretto works well as the concise cross-language headword corresponding to English direct carving and French taille directe.
References
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