Definition
A sculpture technique where an artist carves directly into stone or wood without making a preliminary model, allowing spontaneous creative decisions during the process.
Etymology
From 'direct' (Latin directus, 'straightforward') + 'carving' (from Old Norse kerfa, 'to carve'). The term emerged in early 20th-century art criticism to describe modernist sculptors' rejection of traditional plaster-model methods.
Kelly Says
Direct carving was revolutionary because artists like Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth could discover forms while working, responding to the stone itself—the medium became a conversation partner rather than just a material to fill a predetermined design.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
直線 rzeźba
di-rek-t-lin rzeź-ba
ARالعربية
التأريخ المباشر
al-ta-ri-kh al-mi-ba-shar
BNবাংলা
সরাসরি খোদাই
so-ra-s-hri kho-dai
CACatalà
tallat directe
ta-lla-t di-rek-te
CSČeština
přímo řezání
pří-mo řez-a-ní
DADansk
direkte skæring
di-rek-te skae-ring
DEDeutsch
Direkt-Schnitzerei
di-rek-t-shnitz-e-rei
ELΕλληνικά
επίπεδη γλυπτική
e-pi-pe-dh glyp-ti-ki
ESEspañol
tallado directo
ta-lla-do di-rek-to
FAفارسی
مجسم سازی مستقیم
mo-j-sam sa-zi si-di-st
FISuomi
suora kaivaus
suu-o-ra kai-va-us
FRFrançais
sculpture directe
sculp-ture di-rek
GUGU
સીધા કાર્વીંગ
si-dhi ka-r-vi-ng
HAHA
अनुप्रयोग
a-nu-pra-yog
HEעברית
ההעתקה הישירה
ha-he-a-te-ka ha-yi-she-re-a
HIहिन्दी
प्रत्यक्ष नक्काशी
prat-yaksh nak-ka-shi
HUMagyar
közvetlen faragás
ko-zvet-len fa-ra-gás
IDBahasa Indonesia
ukir langsung
u-kir di-lang-gung
IGIG
ncheta dị ka otu
n-che-ta di-i ka o-tu
ITItaliano
incisione diretta
in-ci-sio-ne di-rek-ta
KKKK
Doğrusal oyma
Do-ghrus-al oy-ma
KMKM
ការផ្សាយផ្សព្វ
ka-ar phsa-ay phsa-pov
KO한국어
직접 조각
jikjeok jo-gak
MRMR
अंतरंग काढणे
an-tar-ang ka-d-hane
MSBahasa Melayu
ukir langsung
u-kir di-lang-gung
MYမြန်မာ
အလျစ် ပုံ
a-l-yit po-n
NLNederlands
directcarving
di-rek-t-car-ving
NONorsk
direkte skaping
di-rek-te ska-ping
PAPA
ਸਿੱਧਾ ਕਾਰਵਿੰਗ
si-d-dha ka-r-vi-ng
PLPolski
rzeźba bezpośrednia
rzeź-ba be-z-po-red-nia
PTPortuguês
talha direta
ta-lha di-re-ta
RORomână
sculptură directă
sculp-tu-ră di-rek-tă
RUРусский
прямая резьба
pryam-aya rez-ba
SVSvenska
direkt skulptering
di-rek-t skul-pter-ing
SWKiswahili
ukarisha moja kwa moja
u-ka-ri-sha mo-ja kwa mo-ja
TAதமிழ்
நேரடி சிற்ப
ne-ra-di sir-p
TEతెలుగు
직접 조각
jikjeok jo-gak
THไทย
แกะสลักตรง
ga-e-s-lak dtrong
TLTL
direkta na pag-ukit
di-rek-ta na pag-u-kit
TRTürkçe
doğrudan oyma
doh-roo-dan oy-ma
UKУкраїнська
пряме різьблення
pryam-e ri-z-b-len-nya
URاردو
مستقیم نقش
mustaqim naqsh
VITiếng Việt
tạc trực tiếp
tac truc-tiep
ZH中文
直接雕刻
zhí-jiē diāo-kè
ZUZU
ukusakaza ngokusebenzisa
u-ku-sa-ka-za ng-o-ke-sen-be-zi-sa