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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Yannick Bouillault
L'eau rouge #336
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 82 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,405
Le vieux pot de peinture bleu - 354
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 13 x 23 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch
$405
Pink water #335
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 89 x 30 x 31 cm Sculpture - 35 x 11.8 x 12.2 inch
$1,348
Serpentant inox
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 45 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch
$719
Le vieux pot de peinture rouge - 356
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 13 x 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 9.8 x 7.1 inch
$449
Le vieux pot de peinture orange - 370
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 27 x 19 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 7.5 x 6.3 inch
$517
La théoricienne d'Herculanum
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 31 x 26 x 14 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 10.2 x 5.5 inch
$955
Philippe Huart
Effets secondaires – Hypnotic Love (R2B1)
Philippe Huart
Sculpture - 58 x 41 x 35 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 16.1 x 13.8 inch
$1,348
Gun
Philippe Huart
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Orange Vertige. 2014. (Vortex 13)
Philippe Huart
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$6,180
Bleu vertige (Vortex 19)
Philippe Huart
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$8,989
Effets secondaires – Passionate Love (R3)
Philippe Huart
Sculpture - 58 x 41 x 35 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 16.1 x 13.8 inch
$1,348
Bruno Roudil
Les têtes en l'Air
Bruno Roudil
Sculpture - 23 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$2,191
Patricia Simsa
On a retrouvé son chat
Patricia Simsa
Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch
$4,719
Spaco
Landry Clément
Andalouse BL (LC76)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 67 x 23.5 x 4.6 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 9.3 x 1.8 inch
$2,202
Andalouse White (LC77)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 67 x 23.5 x 4.6 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 9.3 x 1.8 inch
$2,202
Divine PM (LC80)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 59 x 53 x 3.8 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 20.9 x 1.5 inch
$2,697
Divine GM (LC81)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 74 x 62 x 4.2 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 24.4 x 1.7 inch
$3,146
Horizon (LC85)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 60 x 170 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 66.9 x 0.6 inch
$4,944
Li Lihong
Mini Mickey China Ed. 2019 - Silver
Li Lihong
Print - 8 x 9 x 6 cm Print - 3.1 x 3.5 x 2.4 inch
$225
Li Lihong's Apple China grand format - Or - Edition Loft
Li Lihong
Sculpture - 28 x 28 x 28 cm Sculpture - 11 x 11 x 11 inch
$2,809
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Li Lihong
Sculpture - 22.5 x 28 x 16.3 cm Sculpture - 8.9 x 11 x 6.4 inch
$2,247
Milko Dobrev
Composition - Genesis
Milko Dobrev
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch
$1,742
Robert Combas
Sans titre
Robert Combas
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$1,348
Nature Morte Vivante Avec Poire Raisons et Citron
Robert Combas
Painting - 45 x 58 cm Painting - 17.7 x 22.8 inch
$37,081
Guitare Eddie Cokran
Robert Combas
Sculpture - 97 x 34 x 2 cm Sculpture - 38.2 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch
$14,046 $10,534
Plantage de femme en rigolade
Robert Combas
Print - 110 x 83 cm Print - 43.3 x 32.7 inch
$8,428 $7,163
Toctoc
Damien Hirst
Beautiful Self-Constitutive Vortex
Damien Hirst
Print - 23 x 23 x 2 cm Print - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,708
The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine
Damien Hirst
Design - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Design - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
$562
The currency: 6274. nobody should hear it
Damien Hirst
Painting - 21.5 x 30 cm Painting - 8.5 x 11.8 inch
$20,788
The Currency 1781- You don’t go all summer long
Damien Hirst
Painting - 20 x 30 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$59,555