Sculptors
A sculptor is someone who creates sculptures. The broad term 'sculptor' does not only apply to artists, it can also be used in non-artistic contexts. For example, it may refer to someone working on a restoration site or creating replicas of existing sculptures. For a sculptor to also be defined as an artist, there needs to be a sense of artistic intention behind the objects they create. This person can be a professional or an amateur.
Sculpture is considered a major artistic discipline in the same way as painting. Some sculptors only work in the medium of sculpture while other artists have a multidisciplinary approach.
A sculptor seeks to create three-dimensional shapes out of one or several media. Sculptors can choose from a variety of materials for their sculptures. Some of the most frequently used media include stone (marble, granite etc), concrete, cement, wood and clay (which is used to create terracotta sculptures). Artists can also use metal to create sculptures, bronze has historically been the most commonly used but nowadays, sculptors can also choose aluminum or even steel.
Contemporary practices and technical developments have led to a growing diversity of materials being available for sculptors to use. Contemporary sculpture therefore uses a wider range of materials than modern sculpture did. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see artworks made of resin, glass or a combination of several different materials. Artists may also use new technologies such as 3D printers to help them create works.
Over the course of the history of sculpture, there have been a many different types of sculptures and artists have developed numerous techniques for creating three dimensional works.
In relief sculpture, the sculpted form stays attached to the background made of the same material. If the carving is shallow then the work is referred to as a bas-relief. If there is some undercutting and more of 50% of the depth is shown, the work is sculptured in high relief.
If a sculpture is described as in the round or free-standing, it means that the work is detached from the background, in the majority of cases this means that the viewer to walk around it and admire it from all angles.
A key basic distinction is sculpture is the contrast between modeling and carving. Modeling is an additive technique which creates forms by adding more material. This is more flexible for sculptors as they can generally add or subtract the material as they please, for example as they would when using clay. Carving is a subtractive method; the sculptor removes material from a solid block of material, for example wood or marble, to reveal the desired shape.
Some of the greatest artists in the history of sculpture include: Michelangelo, Antoine-Louis Barye, Rembrandt Bugatti, Camille Claudel, Auguste Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois, Cesar, Arman, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, Richard Orlinski and Christophe Charbonnel.
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Neno Ramos
The Royal Kiss - Day and Night
Neno Ramos
Sculpture - 45 x 85 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 33.5 x 0.6 inch
$20,000
Pere Aragay
Magda Von Hanau
Moìrai. From The Visceral Series.
Magda Von Hanau
Sculpture - 42.9 x 54.9 x 54.9 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 21.6 x 21.6 inch
$10,750
Palazzo Grimani, Female Center
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 121.9 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Argos. From the Visceral Series
Magda Von Hanau
Sculpture - 42.9 x 43.9 x 43.9 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 17.3 x 17.3 inch
$7,500
Hephaestus. From the Visceral Series
Magda Von Hanau
Sculpture - 39.9 x 35.8 x 35.8 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 14.1 x 14.1 inch
$7,500
Astrea. From the Visceral Series
Magda Von Hanau
Sculpture - 36.8 x 36.8 x 36.8 cm Sculpture - 14.5 x 14.5 x 14.5 inch
$6,500
Aphorodite. From the Visceral Series
Magda Von Hanau
Sculpture - 30 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 22 x 22 inch
$7,500
Palazzo Grimani, Male Center
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 121.9 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Visceral Blush II. From the Visceral Series
Magda Von Hanau
Sculpture - 30 x 33 x 32 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13 x 12.6 inch
$4,000
Pierre Lamblin
Couleurs festives (2)
Pierre Lamblin
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,262
Couleurs festives
Pierre Lamblin
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$2,262
Tonnerre de lumières
Pierre Lamblin
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch
$2,827
Vincent Duchêne
Minion Tomato Soup
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 7.5 inch
$1,301 $1,106
Minion Tomato Soup Campbells
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 20 x 7 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 2.8 x 2.4 inch
$848
Minion Campbell's Soup
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 21 x 19 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.5 x 3.9 inch
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Minion Tomato Soup
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 19 x 12 x 17 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 4.7 x 6.7 inch
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Minion Keith Haring
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 20 x 17 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 6.7 x 2.8 inch
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Minion Tomato Soup Heart
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 27 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
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Alberto Letamendi
El iluso que mira las estrellas - The deluded man who looks at stars
Alberto Letamendi
Sculpture - 14 x 7 x 5.8 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 2.75 x 2.3 inch
$4,300
Primer Circulo Limbo
Alberto Letamendi
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$8,482
Superposiciones VII
Alberto Letamendi
Painting - 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch
$3,800
Claude Justamon
Lumière
Claude Justamon
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 7.1 inch
Price upon request
Le passager
Claude Justamon
Sculpture - 140 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
Price upon request
Itinérance
Claude Justamon
Sculpture - 142 x 48 x 45 cm Sculpture - 55.9 x 18.9 x 17.7 inch
Price upon request
Murmure
Claude Justamon
Sculpture - 74 x 39 x 35 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 15.4 x 13.8 inch
Price upon request
Je suis parce que nous sommes
Claude Justamon
Sculpture - 80 x 57 x 34 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 22.4 x 13.4 inch
Price upon request
Absolu
Claude Justamon
Sculpture - 80 x 74 x 45 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 29.1 x 17.7 inch
Price upon request
À l'autre bout du monde 3
Claude Justamon
Sculpture - 70 x 54 x 51 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 21.3 x 20.1 inch
Price upon request
Chu Teh-Chun
Albert Chubac
Epreuve sans titre
Albert Chubac
Painting - 32 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,827
Colleen Wolstenholme
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14.2 inch
$900
Matrix Index 1 / Black
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 66 x 66 x 6 cm Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 2.4 inch
$1,809
Untitled
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 36 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 14.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,300
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 61 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 24 inch
$1,600
Untitled
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 36 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 14.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,300
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 61 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 24 inch
$1,600
Matrix Index 2 / Gold
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 66 x 66 x 8 cm Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 3.1 inch
$1,809
Matrix Index 5 / Silver
Colleen Wolstenholme
Sculpture - 66 x 66 x 15 cm Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 5.9 inch
$1,809
Alexandre Mijatovic
Melancolique Anonyme
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$3,845
Une vie sinon rien
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 70 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$5,089
Un coeur à prendre
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$6,107
Pieds à terre
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$3,732
Comment pleurent les hommes
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$6,785
Equilibriste
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 48 x 25 x 32 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 9.8 x 12.6 inch
$5,768
Cécile Thonus
Une autre Planète
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 26 x 26.5 x 24 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.4 x 9.4 inch
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Rejoins-moi et contemplons
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 45.8 x 24.5 x 22 cm Sculpture - 18 x 9.6 x 8.7 inch
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Le coeur à ses raisons
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 50.2 x 17.2 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.8 x 6.8 x 4.7 inch
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Demain dès l'aube
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 58.2 x 15.5 x 12.3 cm Sculpture - 22.9 x 6.1 x 4.8 inch
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Bonheur avec toi
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 53.1 x 39 x 27 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 15.4 x 10.6 inch
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Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 66 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 26 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
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