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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Robert Lagob
Bear with Me - Black
Robert Lagob
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$2,149
Bear with Me - Candy Pink
Robert Lagob
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$2,149
Bear with Me - Deep Blue
Robert Lagob
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$2,149
ShakArt - Or & Cuivre
Robert Lagob
Sculpture - 39 x 30 x 11 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
$2,827
Alessandro Piano
Alter Ego Oscar Yellow
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
$565
Alter Ego Oscar Water
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
$565
Alter Ego Pyssla 703
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
$1,018
Alter Ego Pinguibeach 584
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
$1,018
Alter Ego Puppet 750
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
$1,527
Alter Ego Oscar Black
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
$565
Alter Ego Oscar IM
Alessandro Piano
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch
$565
Paloma Castello
Rita Hayworth, The Castelloland Series
Paloma Castello
Photography - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Meeting between two worlds. Three Mirrors
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 120.7 x 2.8 cm Sculpture - 24 x 47.5 x 1.1 inch
$4,000
Tallulah Bankhead
Paloma Castello
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$500
Radio Woman, The Castelloland Series.
Paloma Castello
Photography - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
The Castelloland Installation. 34 digital photographs on brilliant paper,
Paloma Castello
Photography - 43.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Neon Diva from the Castelloland series.
Paloma Castello
Photography - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Tropicarios Installation
Paloma Castello
Photography - 88.9 x 63.5 cm Photography - 35 x 25 inch
$3,500
Mata Hari
Paloma Castello
Photography - 119.9 x 83.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 33 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Qiongfei Zhang
Mao guidant le peuple
Qiongfei Zhang
Sculpture - 200 x 230 x 100 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 90.6 x 39.4 inch
$33,927
Tissu Rouge, Série No 4
Qiongfei Zhang
Painting - 140 x 225 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 88.6 x 0.1 inch
$14,249
Tissu Rouge, Série No. 2
Qiongfei Zhang
Painting - 140 x 230 x 0.4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 90.6 x 0.2 inch
$14,589
Les arbres solitaires
Qiongfei Zhang
Painting - 140 x 300 x 0.4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 118.1 x 0.2 inch
$18,999
Nathalie Zelman
Pièce de Puzzle - personnages de fiction - série Pop Art
Nathalie Zelman
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,414
Pièce de Puzzle - Marque de luxe - série Pop Art
Nathalie Zelman
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,414 $1,272
Bob Marley - série Hermès
Nathalie Zelman
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$565
John Lennon - série Cadres Louis Vuitton
Nathalie Zelman
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$565
Chaussure supreme - série Cadres Louis Vuitton
Nathalie Zelman
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$565
Dark Not So Dark
Nathalie Zelman
Sculpture - 124 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 48.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Jean-Luc Parant
La pyramide des yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 19.7 inch
$2,827
Dessin de boule sur sous-main de Titi Parant
Jean-Luc Parant
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$509
Le départ des yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 19.7 inch
$2,827
Les yeux à roues
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 49 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19.3 inch
$2,827
Caisse d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.7 inch
$2,827
L'échelle d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 49 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.3 inch
$2,827
Couloir d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,827
Lætitia Disone
Madame et Monsieur
Lætitia Disone
Sculpture - 46 x 64 x 3 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch
$10,743
Tête 3
Lætitia Disone
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,018
Tête 2
Lætitia Disone
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,018
Miniatures
Lætitia Disone
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,018
Sans titre
Lætitia Disone
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$3,393
Le petit homme
Lætitia Disone
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 45 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,827
Boshra Mustafa
Untitled 4
Boshra Mustafa
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
$700
Untitled 9
Boshra Mustafa
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 28 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 11 x 0.6 inch
$600
Untitled 5
Boshra Mustafa
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 27 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch
$600
Atelier Piquifou
Femme Art Déco à la robe rouge et étole jaune
Atelier Piquifou
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
$509
Femme Art Déco à la robe bleue et rouge
Atelier Piquifou
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
$509
Femme Art Déco à la robe rose et vert amande
Atelier Piquifou
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
$509
Femme Art Déco à la robe verte, fleurs roses et chapeau
Atelier Piquifou
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
$509
Femme Art Déco à la robe bleue
Atelier Piquifou
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
$509
Femme Art Déco à la robe ocre
Atelier Piquifou
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
$509