What is a cement sculpture?

Cement sculpture is also called concrete sculpture. It is a material extension of the generalized sculpture form. Concrete (or GRC block) is the main raw material of sculpture. The earliest application of concrete originated in ancient Rome, and China also introduced this mixed hardening material for buildings after the reform and opening up, and extended it to various fields. The method of cement sculpture after molding is to build the sculpture steel structure in advance, and the product is molded into the corresponding shape from the sculpture mud. After the clay sculpture draft is completed, the external formwork is copied with gypsum for reinforcement, and the mixed cement slurry is poured on the fusion steel frame. The hardened product is indestructible, long in service life and as strong as a building. Widely used in various outdoor, square, park, theme places and other large-scale sculpture construction. Origin and application of cement sculpture materials: When people started to build houses with stones, they created adhesives in practice. Early society used clay as adhesive, and ancient Egyptians used lime and gypsum as adhesive to build pyramids. The ancient Greeks continued to use this adhesive and promoted it. However, it was the ancient Romans who invented cement. They produce cement by mixing lime and water. It is worth mentioning that similar advanced construction technologies have also appeared in Mexico and the central United States. From colorful concrete in public squares to concrete sculptures on hills, you will find that concrete, once only used as building materials, has now become a wide range of materials that most people can use to express artistic applications; Be able to show these concrete works that can decorate your yard and garden; If you ignore the existence of concrete, you may regret it for a lifetime.