Sculpture macroscopic

In Chapter 4 we learned how silicates give clay its plastic properties. In this chapter we will see how carbon atoms bond in chain arrangements to produce organic compounds that can have the plastic properties of clay. We will study sculpture and describe molecular forms as sculptures. Finally, we will see how organic molecules, microscopic sculptures, have the same properties as macroscopic sculptures, which are visible to the naked eye. 

Whether it be a macroscopic or a microscopic sculpture, a sculpture exists in space like a molecule or a tree or a mountain or a human being. 

Organic molecules are minute, nonobjective sculptures, or are considered abstract when they resemble familiar, identifiable objects. They have shapes that are curvilinear, angular, or geometric (or a combination). Just as in macroscopic sculptures, these shapes can express movement and direction. If one considers organic molecules to be amazing tiny sculptures of the stuff of which matter is made, such a microsculpture can evoke an emotion or set a mood in the same way that a macrosculpture evokes emotions and sets moods. 

Macrosculptures, three-dimensional works of art, are found just about anywhere people congregate. They make our world a pleasant and interesting place. Not all sculptures are made by artists Plants and geologic formations provide us with natural three-dimensional macroscopic sculptures. Atoms and molecules are viewed at the microscopic level. We have been referring to these sculptures as microsculptures because... 

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