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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Massimiliano Pelletti
Horizontal erosion woman
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 32 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 12.6 inch
£15,997
Horizontal erosion man
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 39 x 24 x 25 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 9.4 x 9.8 inch
£15,997
Back to basic
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 15 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
£14,219
Persee
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 68 x 40 x 37 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 15.7 x 14.6 inch
£39,103
Fiducia in dio
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 68 x 44 x 50 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 17.3 x 19.7 inch
£67,542
Paride
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 87 x 34 x 54 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 13.4 x 21.3 inch
£51,545
Venus d'Arles
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 68 x 35 x 33 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 13.8 x 13 inch
£42,658
Pink african Hermès
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 94 x 39 x 43 cm Sculpture - 37 x 15.4 x 16.9 inch
£49,768
Paige Bradley
Academia (half life)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 147.3 x 55.9 x 106.7 cm Sculpture - 58 x 22 x 42 inch
£21,562
Soar - Life Size
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 224.8 x 71.1 x 96.5 cm Sculpture - 88.5 x 28 x 38 inch
£70,492
Surrender Cup, The Connections (Third Life)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 76.2 x 22.9 x 26.7 cm Sculpture - 30 x 9 x 10.5 inch
£15,342
Academia (Maquette), The Dancers (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 64.8 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm Sculpture - 25.5 x 19 x 10 inch
£9,827
Bow, The Goddess
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 99.1 x 53.3 x 30.5 cm Sculpture - 39 x 21 x 12 inch
£19,904
Ballet Femme (Third Life), The Dancers
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 81.3 x 61 x 113 cm Sculpture - 32 x 24 x 44.5 inch
£17,830
Apex, the wings
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 83.8 x 43.2 x 58.4 cm Sculpture - 33 x 17 x 23 inch
£10,366
Jacques Coquillay
Les vignes de Montmartre
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£1,333
Loguivy- de-la-Mer
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£1,422
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 65 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
£2,488
Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña
The little self made man
Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña
Sculpture - 25 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
£4,177
The little self made man
Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña
Sculpture - 27 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
£4,266
The self made woman
Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña
Sculpture - 54 x 24 x 22 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 9.4 x 8.7 inch
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Tanner Rhines
Bella's Last Adventure
Tanner Rhines
Fine Art Drawings - 17.78 x 12.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 5 inch
£533
Glass House
Tanner Rhines
Fine Art Drawings - 75.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 40 inch
£26,661
Betsy Enzensberger
Thomas Dellert
Frida her life art and loves
Thomas Dellert
Photography - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£3,199
Fire Dance or Le sacre de Printemps
Thomas Dellert
Print - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£2,577
Vincent van Gogh The Sun catcher
Thomas Dellert
Painting - 191 x 161 x 10 cm Painting - 75.2 x 63.4 x 3.9 inch
£19,552
Titanic mini museum
Thomas Dellert
Sculpture - 165 x 120 x 10 cm Sculpture - 65 x 47.2 x 3.9 inch
£6,665
No more war (Anti War Art)
Thomas Dellert
Print - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
£2,133
Target the fist of Muhammad Ali
Thomas Dellert
Print - 90 x 100 x 3 cm Print - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£3,555
F the President... I did (Election 2020 Poster 1)
Thomas Dellert
Print - 70 x 150 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
£3,733
Growing up with Coca Cola. after a work by James Rosenquist
Thomas Dellert
Print - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£3,733
Thierry Benenati
Taureaumachine
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 49 x 60 x 42 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 23.6 x 16.5 inch
£53,323
Chevaleresque
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 43 x 94 x 27 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 37 x 10.6 inch
£23,106
Gare au gorille
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 70 x 67 x 40 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 26.4 x 15.7 inch
£40,881
Requin Cimetière
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 75 x 102 x 45 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 40.2 x 17.7 inch
£42,658
Art Arthropode
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 18 x 45 x 25 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 17.7 x 9.8 inch
£10,220
Le penseur aux oiseaux bleus
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 235 x 140 x 70 cm Sculpture - 92.5 x 55.1 x 27.6 inch
£97,758
Lévrier de compétition
Thierry Benenati
Sculpture - 144 x 55 x 31 cm Sculpture - 56.7 x 21.7 x 12.2 inch
£51,545
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Buste Antique
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 14 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 5.5 inch
£1,244
Visual attraction
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 83 x 50 x 6 cm Painting - 32.7 x 19.7 x 2.4 inch
£2,133
What you see
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 55 x 65 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 1.4 inch
£1,730
Historical urbanity
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,777
Fragment de Buste Antique
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 14 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 5.5 inch
£1,155
New York - Back to the big white apple
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,600
Lidia Kostanek
Femme fontaine
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 63 x 34 x 34 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 13.4 x 13.4 inch
£6,932
Sainte Agathe
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 29 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
Price upon request
Nénuphar
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 20 x 23 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 9.1 x 7.9 inch
Price upon request
Jardin Intérieur
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 34 x 25 x 21 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.8 x 8.3 inch
Price upon request
La cuirasse
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 42 x 33 x 18 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 13 x 7.1 inch
Price upon request
Majeur
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 49 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
Price upon request
Nanan
Aurelija Simkute
Naive | Bronze Sculpture
Aurelija Simkute
Sculpture - 23 x 18 x 13 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 7.1 x 5.1 inch
£5,777