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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Bruno Mallart
Les grands gunneras
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£7,998
Le jardin des délires, la terre
Bruno Mallart
Print - 129 x 98 x 3 cm Print - 50.8 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch
£5,332
Au pied de la lettre
Bruno Mallart
Sculpture - 43 x 27 x 7 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 10.6 x 2.8 inch
£3,110
Nous attaquerons à l'aube
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
£889
Samouraille
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
£889
Durer chez l'ocultiste
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
£889
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Roof Top Island
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£753
Casa Rose Chewing
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£220
Casa sourire
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£218
Casa Luna
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£220
Sunshines on me
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£405
Casa J'adore
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£220
François-Xavier Lalanne
Vache couchée I
François-Xavier Lalanne
Sculpture - 16 x 43 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 16.9 x 7.7 inch
£173,298
Histoires naturelles, Choupatte + En Puisaye
François-Xavier Lalanne
Print - 34 x 27 cm Print - 13.4 x 10.6 inch
£1,066
L'oiseau bleu
François-Xavier Lalanne
Sculpture - 19 x 6 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 2.4 x 2.4 inch
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Bruno Cantais
Abstract Energy (Energie Abstraite)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
£1,329 £665
Silence Please (Silence S'Il Vous Plait)
Bruno Cantais
Sculpture - 27 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
£173
Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
£218
Silence Please (Silence S'Il Vous Plait)
Bruno Cantais
Sculpture - 27 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
£173
Keep Smiling (Gardez le Sourire)
Bruno Cantais
Print - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£400 £200
Cat Walk (Défilé de Mode)
Bruno Cantais
Print - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£440 £220
Kenny Scharf
Flores Blue - Cutout - Sculpture
Kenny Scharf
Sculpture - 63 x 53 x 1 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
£12,442
In the Beginning Pink with Diamond Dust.
Kenny Scharf
Print - 93 x 75 cm Print - 36.6 x 29.5 inch
£6,665
Roy Lichtenstein
Reflections on Minerva
Roy Lichtenstein
Print - 106.7 x 131.4 x 2 cm Print - 42 x 51.7 x 0.8 inch
£136,837
Adeline Weber Guibal
Baleine Bleue
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 36 x 26 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 10.2 x 9.1 inch
£3,466
La méduse
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 2.8 x 4.7 inch
£1,315
Oiseau Libre
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 29 x 17 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch
£2,488
La chouette
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 33.5 x 12 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 13.2 x 4.7 x 4.5 inch
£1,955
Le cheval
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 27.5 x 28 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 11 x 4.3 inch
£2,177
Cavalcade
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 20.5 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.1 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch
£2,577
Seb Paul Michel
Vive les cooleurs (2)
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£978
Vive les bears customisés
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 50 x 26 x 21 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 10.2 x 8.3 inch
£355
Vive les cooleurs (1)
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
£978
Vive les fleurs et le pop art
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 23 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
£204
Vive les customisations II
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 20 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
£160
Vive les fleurs et le pop art (1)
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 30 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch
£196
Vive les fleurs (1)
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 32 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
£222
Richard Texier
Peter Nottrott
Sculpture: Ensemble 1
Peter Nottrott
Sculpture - 90 x 120 x 4 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£4,435
Gate To Heaven M 2
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 85 x 125 x 4 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,235
Positive Energy Gold M 3
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 83 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 32.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,235
Nature adventure XL 17
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 105 x 155 x 4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 61 x 1.6 inch
£2,124
Sunny Nature Adventure XXL 3
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
£2,568
One Summer Day XXL 2
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
£2,568
Odin Pigelet
Putain d'artiste #5
Odin Pigelet
Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£107 £96
Teenager style
Odin Pigelet
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£44
Homme lune
Odin Pigelet
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£44
Harper draw
Odin Pigelet
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£44
Jesus Campos
Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin Feu Rouge
Jesus Campos
Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
£871