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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Guillaume & Anthony
Chanel Open Can
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 90 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
£1,608
Playmobil Givenchy
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
£1,608
“Keith Haring style – “Barking dog” skateboard
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 20 x 80 x 3 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£983
Playmobil Chanel
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 63 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
£1,608 £1,367
Yves Saint Laurent Can
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 90 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
£1,072
Yves Saint Laurent Skateboard
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 20 x 80 x 3 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£983
Lacoste skateboard
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 20 x 80 x 3 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£983
Yves Saint Laurent "Klein" skateboard
Guillaume & Anthony
Sculpture - 20 x 80 x 3 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,072
Crys
Uncle Scrooge and his first euro
Crys
Painting - 64 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
£402
UTN
Queen Elisabeth in petrol with golden Basquiat crown
UTN
Painting - 45 x 32 cm Painting - 17.7 x 12.6 inch
£250
Petar Kras
Marko Grgat
ODart
Ryan Uy
Reza
MAMAN Maternité 1987 Motherhood
Reza
Sculpture - 29 x 29 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,384
Two nude Ladies in pink 1985 Deux femmes nues en rose
Reza
Painting - 15 x 20 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 inch
£1,295
Deux nues en bleu 1988 Two blue nude women
Reza
Painting - 34 x 49 cm Painting - 13.4 x 19.3 inch
£849
Les Trois Grâces 1987 The Threee Graces
Reza
Painting - 49 x 34 cm Painting - 19.3 x 13.4 inch
£1,027
John Clement
Sweet Dreams
John Clement
Sculpture - 29.2 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Sculpture - 11.5 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
£2,903
Florian Hunger-Pegof
1967 Humanité Mankind
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Painting - 50 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£1,742
1972 Fleur - Flower METALLICA
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Sculpture - 4 x 3 x 3 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 1.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,742
1972 Vienna Muse My Love My Queen
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
£1,742
1972 METALLICA Oeil Eye
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Sculpture - 4 x 1 x 1 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 0.4 x 0.4 inch
£1,742
1972 Metallica Black 1
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Sculpture - 24 x 10 x 4 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.9 x 1.6 inch
£1,742
1972 Black Metallica 2
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Sculpture - 27 x 4 x 4 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 1.6 x 1.6 inch
£1,742
1972 Silver Metallica
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Sculpture - 21 x 8 x 6 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.1 x 2.4 inch
£1,742
1972 Fish Eye Autoportrait
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
£1,697
Yazid Oulab
Brique de gomme - Mur de l'effacement
Yazid Oulab
Sculpture - 4 x 28 x 9 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 11 x 3.5 inch
£89
Rendre (visible le visible) I
Yazid Oulab
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 29.9 inch
£5,359
Âlif - Clou cristal
Yazid Oulab
Sculpture - 15 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch
£6,163
Gergana Ivanova
Love on the TV Screen
Gergana Ivanova
Sculpture - 15 x 17 x 22 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 6.7 x 8.7 inch
£447
Small Love in Green I
Gergana Ivanova
Sculpture - 10.5 x 16 x 2 cm Sculpture - 4.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
£197
Small Love in Green II
Gergana Ivanova
Sculpture - 13 x 8.5 x 2 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 3.3 x 0.8 inch
£197