Sculpture Lighting By Russell Neal At Isnare.com Ezine Articles As a three-dimensional medium, sculpture is a reality that both represents reality and reflects reality. Its complexity warrants special consideration from the perspective of decorating and light. Sculpture will look flat if illuminated from too many angles, and it will lose its lifelike or unique abstract appeal. True depth is achieved not by eliminating shadow, but by uniting it with varying fields of light. This calls for a careful understanding of texture, shadows, and form. Illumination must be selective and precise, adjusted to the form of the piece and set to lighting levels that take something of a “less is more” approach to lighting. Sculpture looks best when it stands parallel to its environment without...